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Work and Germany Part II: Abandonment Recovery
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 674267" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Why is it important to be upwardly mobile? Just asking...</p><p>Because I believe, to some extent, some of our kids have looked at the whole "game" of getting ahead and decided it isn't worth it. So many people try to play it right... and end up exactly where your son is. So, why bother trying to get ahead. It fails so often, lets people down, leaves them worse off than they were before. And they are not wrong. That is the reality of life. Those who successfully play the game and do get ahead, try to make it look like it can be the same for everybody if they just try. The reality is... only a very VERY small percentage will ever actually get ahead.</p><p> </p><p>In some ways, I regret ever trying so hard. Wasted so much time and effort and gave up so many opportunities to slow down and have a better life - not more stuff, but more balance, more time to smell the roses, more relationships, less pressure...</p><p> </p><p>What if they are right and most of us are wrong?</p><p> </p><p>Just asking. Just wondering.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 674267, member: 11791"] Why is it important to be upwardly mobile? Just asking... Because I believe, to some extent, some of our kids have looked at the whole "game" of getting ahead and decided it isn't worth it. So many people try to play it right... and end up exactly where your son is. So, why bother trying to get ahead. It fails so often, lets people down, leaves them worse off than they were before. And they are not wrong. That is the reality of life. Those who successfully play the game and do get ahead, try to make it look like it can be the same for everybody if they just try. The reality is... only a very VERY small percentage will ever actually get ahead. In some ways, I regret ever trying so hard. Wasted so much time and effort and gave up so many opportunities to slow down and have a better life - not more stuff, but more balance, more time to smell the roses, more relationships, less pressure... What if they are right and most of us are wrong? Just asking. Just wondering. [/QUOTE]
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