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What came first? The chicken or the egg?
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<blockquote data-quote="AppleCori" data-source="post: 677998" data-attributes="member: 16024"><p>Whether high, middle, or low income, many people have a difficulty saying "no" to their kids (this includes adult as well as minor kids). In the excellent book 'Compass' which was a recommendation by our friend Cedar, its says something about people doing things for their kid's smiles rather than their best interests. This applies here.</p><p></p><p>Many put themselves in a precarious financial position to give their kids what they feel the kids deserve (whether they can afford it or not).</p><p></p><p>You would be surprised at what my step-sibs have given to their kids and grandkids in terms of 'stuff', housing, cell phones, cars and other things. Much more than anything my hubby and I have given ours, and we could (theoretically speaking) afford it. They can't. That's one of the many reasons why they never get ahead (the ones that fall into this pattern, not all of them).</p><p></p><p>I remember a conversation a couple of years ago in which one of my brothers was telling my hubby what he should be doing for his Difficult Child sons. This brother is in such a terrible financial position right now that they many never recover.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AppleCori, post: 677998, member: 16024"] Whether high, middle, or low income, many people have a difficulty saying "no" to their kids (this includes adult as well as minor kids). In the excellent book 'Compass' which was a recommendation by our friend Cedar, its says something about people doing things for their kid's smiles rather than their best interests. This applies here. Many put themselves in a precarious financial position to give their kids what they feel the kids deserve (whether they can afford it or not). You would be surprised at what my step-sibs have given to their kids and grandkids in terms of 'stuff', housing, cell phones, cars and other things. Much more than anything my hubby and I have given ours, and we could (theoretically speaking) afford it. They can't. That's one of the many reasons why they never get ahead (the ones that fall into this pattern, not all of them). I remember a conversation a couple of years ago in which one of my brothers was telling my hubby what he should be doing for his Difficult Child sons. This brother is in such a terrible financial position right now that they many never recover. [/QUOTE]
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