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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My dad was a professor. My parents were education snobs. My best friend's mom was a poor single mom who had a lot of different boyfriends and had kids with different fathers. My mom hated that my best friend came from this family. She hated when I went to play at their house. Both my friend and mom were beautiful and always had pretty clothes. My parents did not value and/or could not afford fancy clothes for me. My friend was a straight A student and went to Columbia. 20+ yrs later, she is still the most kind and generous friend. Yes, her mom is on like husband number 6 or 7 and has had so much plastic surgery but my friend is humble and amazing.

We drive nice cars and live in a big house. I do not think we are materialistic. I go out of my way not to spoil my children. My kids are really sweet. They have friends from all different backgrounds. Sure, I am not especially fond of the family who allows unlimited tv and video games and eats a ton of junk food. I also don't like the family who seems obsessed with overly healthy food. Most people are somewhere in the middle. It all balances out. [/quote]

I wish more people were like you and recognized the benefits of befriending people with differences. It can show you how human we all are and "bad" influences can also show us how we don't want to live as much as good influences show us how to live. What economic class doesn't have good and bad people anyway? As long as a child has good role models and parents to help them on their way, I think some exposure as a child to different classes and some problems of the world is desirable. Certainly we want to lay down the rails as Charlotte Mason says to help point them in a positive direction, but I'm not in favor of not letting them see out from the train. How can they make a difference in the world if they don't understand it?[/quote]

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