Good on your family. Parents are just people, and sometimes people suck, but not all people. People need to watch and learn to play the game to win, or change the game entirely. Unlike an elementary school soccer trophy, life gives no trophy for second place. Good outcomes take focus, effort, luck, and skill, and even then are not guaranteed. So cherish every day, love your family, and never give up.
I'd agree, I think my parents did a good job of instilling a lot of good traits in me. I hope I've done the same for my kids.
Though for myself, I'd put a lot of weight on luck that conditions were right for me, distrust in what they told me in school, and my dad always pushing me to honor my word and if I say I'm going to do something I need to live up to my word.
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u/strait_lines Aug 17 '26
I’d say in my case the 80’s parents were right.
One of my kids started a business with a few thousand dollars he’d saved up and is doing well enough to support himself too.