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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are people living in shacks without clean water who resent your job and lifestyle. Its all perspective.[/quote]

Truth. Ds at 7/8 would think we were sooo wealthy and it drove me nuts that he was in no way humble so I pointed out what we did not have- fancy cars, private schools, a big yard, fancy long vacations, household help, etc... He would get mad that I rained on his parade and yet I feel wealthy too because we can afford groceries and regular healthcare (wasn't always the case before kids). Its too relative and i wish he wouldn't think about the subject at all. It irks me that kids discuss the topic at all when its too faceted to explain well.[/quote]

i remember a discussion with my brothers we were between 8 and 11 trying to figure out whether we were rich or poor. We lived in a blue collar company town so it was tricky--all the same houses although some people had new cars and their yards and houses were nicer than ours and some had crappier cars and yards and houses. I suppose there are kids who absolutely know they are poor and kids who absolutely know they are rich and a lot in between who try to puzzle it out, but I don't think you can stop kids from trying to figure out their point of view on this. [/quote]

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