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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you ask a very good question. I wondered this, for myself, and for raising my kids. I thought it was strange that teens weren't working. I went to a W school, parents had lots of money and I seemed to be the only one who always had a summer job. I had to hustle for it. I didn't know what my friends/peers thought of it. They weren't doing it and I didn't know why.

For my own kids, I expected them to look for a summer job at 15, and certainly be successful securing a summer job at 16. They worked every summer. Nothing fancy. [/quote]

For my husband his father prioritized a work ethic starting at age 14.   He caddied at the country club his family belonged to.  He was a lifeguard in summer camps at 16.   He was also able to be on the club’s swim team and played on a jr golf team so that “too busy with sports” is for people who make excuses.   In college he was waiting tables.  His college was paid for but he earned his own spending money.

His father succeeded in instilling a strong work ethic in him that has served him well in life.  [/quote]

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