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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 06:48 AM Original message |
Why should children always "do better" than their parents? |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 06:52 AM Response to Original message |
1. It has nothing to do with 'things' |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 07:08 AM Response to Original message |
2. Would you rather they did worse? |
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fishnfla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 07:10 AM Response to Original message |
3. survival of the fittest eom |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
4. "do better" is a relative term |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
5. My parents wanted us to have more opportunity |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
6. I think it's a holdover from decades ago when........... |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 08:39 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I pretty sure it's part of being a parent |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
7. So nobody demands a good life NOW. |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
9. it's easier to aquire 'stuff' than it is to live life fully- to find contentment |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
10. It was a concept created in our immigrant culture - |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
11. Adversity builds character. It majorly sucks, but it builds character. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
12. Intergenterational Mobility is a sign of opportunity in a society |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
13. The difference between the mom and the driver is perspective. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-18-09 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
14. Rich kids don't need to do better than their parents. It's everyone else who strives for this. |
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