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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Snowplow parenting happens when you have failed in actual parenting beginning when the kids were very young.

[b]Parented property from a young age kids are equipped to do well later in HS, college and beyond[/b]..  
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Maybe.  There are no guarantees.

When larger families were the norm, everyone accepted that one or two kids wouldn't turn out well, irrespective of parenting.  When you only have one or two children, those kids had better be successful![/quote]

To me, children represent the worst ROI in the 21st century. The level of input expected from parents in terms of the schelpping and actual mental and emotional labor (cooking meals that they will eat, summer activties, ensuring that they do homework..like WTF? etc.) is beyond what I ever experienced myself as a child of a single mom. I never received anyacademic help past the age of 10 because my mom didn't go beyond high school herself, and I figured out college on my own. Received a full-ride scholarship and am now pursuing a PhD in Economics. What I couldn't get at home I was able to figure out by approaching my teachers and professors. As a result, I'm very self-sufficient and don't understand young people of today. Which is strange to say because I'm only 30. [/quote]

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