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Welcome to the new gilded age, and make sure you arm your children with every possible advantage.
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I have heard the same song and dance every 10-15 years.  "This generation has it the worst, this generation has o deal with aging parents and children at the same time, this generation has to save more......."   :roll:   It is called life.[/quote]

Yes, this exactly.

I do believe that our society is dangerously divided between the haves and have nots, but I don't for a moment pretend that I am one of the "have nots," nor are most of the people quibbling over whether Langley or South Lakes or Yorktown is a better high school.

I don't agree that it is necessary to arm my children with every possible advantage (as if that were even possible) for them to have successful and satisfying lives. In fact, I think it is a mistake to raise children this way. I think it can actually be counterproductive, resulting in an entitlement mentality. But then, my goal is to raise resourceful, resilient children, not to raise "high achievers." My definition of success does not equal "1%."[/quote]

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