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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up working menial jobs and so did my DH. We don't want our kids to avoid them per se but I also question the value. I started working PT in HS and waitressed, worked at Costco, temped to pay for grad school. It is good to understand hard work and low pay. But it's not the only good. All the donors to the nonprofit where I work have kids who spend their summer taking classes or studying overseas. My college student applied for a bunch of internships and the only offer he got was canvassing. He's a big guy and I was not comfortable with him knocking on random strangers' doors. I told him I would give him spending money if he volunteered instead. We can afford that. He was such a great volunteer that they offered him a FT job! He's back at school and I'm glad he did some good in the world and hopefully gained a few skills and some perspective too.[/quote]
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