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Originally posted by Nathans_Dad
What a bunch of self indulgent and myopic tripe.
Who would you rather take? Paris Hilton or a 22 year old kid from Watts who is starting up a lawn care service? I'll take the kid from Watts anyday.
BTW, it says EVERYTHING about how the parents are rearing the child that they think a $65,000 sportscar is an appropriate Easter gift for their 15 year old son.
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Oh, you're making this way too easy. Calm down Mr. Old School.
Paris Hilton earned like a $100 million last year - I remember catching her outrageous earning number somewhere and thinking how absurd it was that she made more than Angelina. That's just wrong.
So you're saying Paris is a screw-up 'cause parents gave her everything? Well you're wrong man wrong. She's making more loot than her parents - and you claim that they (circumstantially) raised her wrong? Whereas the kid with the lawncare service will grow up raising another batch of good little McDonald employees 'cause they're mired in work ethic and family values.
Like I said, the middle/lower class just keep doing the heavy lifting and will forever because they perpetuate plebian attitudes like rah rah hard work. Be smart - don't work hard. And don't put high value on "things". Make your kid dream about Porsches just 'cause you did? Well your ancestors dreamt about finding food, maybe we should rewind to that scenario.
Want to be a good parent? Teach your kids that things like Caymans ain't the prizes in life - the prizes are much bigger and more important than things you can touch, drive or eat. One way to make things seem unimportant is to make sure kids have lots of whatever it is. Not necessarily the best way = but it's one way.
That's what separates success from spoilage in child rearing...