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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We pushed our kids and they all turned out fine and successful. [/quote]
I didn't push my kids and they all turned out fine and successful. [/quote]

PP you were responding to - 1 Phd in engineering and 2 medical doctors. How successful were yours? [/quote]
well, I guess we define success in different ways. Different strokes. I'm not caught up with title, amount of education attained, salary, etc. I care that they are happy, that they can support themselves, that they enjoy their work, that they had the work ethic to meet their goals (whatever those goals may be) that they have solid relationships, that they use their strengths to positively impact others/their careers. One (age 23) is wrapping up graduate school in bilingual speech therapy, which is what she has wanted to do since high school. She recently accepted a job at the site where she did one of her required fieldwork experiences (large urban hospital). The other (age 25) earned a degree in marketing and information systems and works in data analytics for a large technology firm. She enjoys her work, has great friends, a loving SO, spends time with us when she can, travels often. That, to me, is the mark of "success."[/quote]

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