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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parents can push all they want for Ivy. Its a scam. Both DH and I are entrepreneurs and that is a mindset that wins every time. It can even win without a degree.

My son is the ONLY child mowing lawns. He is 15 and next spring his first car will be a pickup to trailer his equipment. He has 1 kid he pays on his busiest days to help. Next spring he will drive his own truck. He has had to knock on doors, convince people to spend their money with a neighborhood kid, and deliver a consistent product. He has 14 regular customers for mowing at 40/wk each and then has been busy with leaves and mulching this fall. We're teaching him that the way to freedom and success in this country is to rely on yourself and not be an office drone.[/quote]

I agree. We demand our kids work just like we did at a young age. It teaches them a work ethic that will carry them a long way.  The kids who have a life spoon fed to them do not do well in the real world.

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Interesting discussion.  I am Asian and we don't expect teenagers to have part time jobs.  Asian parents want their kids to focus on their grades and academics which we consider their "job".  [/quote]

I am white but with the Asian parents here. Maybe if my kids would overindulge and get cocky and know it all about life I would push a manual labor experience but that's about it. [/quote]

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