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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes. They don't just volunteer at homeless shelters.  Just driving them through neighborhoods that aren't filled with McMansions is enlightening for them. I can tell they are surprised that people live in small ranches with small yards or "no driveways." Also trying to get them to see that playing travel sports is also a privilege. Time, money, having two parents, something a lot of people don't have. [/quote]

I wasn't trying to argue with you, just trying to point out that it didn't hit home for me that people couldn't afford college, despite the fact that I was aware that people lived in (gasp!) apartments.  I think the thing was, I didn't know how much money my parents made, and I didn't really understand the level of income disparity that existed.  Like, I knew that people lived in smaller houses than mine, but I didn't realize that my parents made hundreds of thousands of dollars more than those people.  I knew they probably made more, hence, our house was bigger, but I didn't understand just how vast the difference could be.  I think it would have been more useful for me to understand what life costs and appreciate why some people don't have the stuff we had would have been more useful than driving by neighborhoods with smaller houses.[/quote]
Not arguing with you either, just saying that having my kids grow up being this clueless about life and reality is something I very much try to prevent. [/quote]

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