Posts by VisionaryMom

I don't believe that paying for grades is a good route to take in part because of this problem you are facing. Your step-daughter obviously either has a problem at school (in which case the lack of money for her grades may be a...

The legal high drugs are frightening to me. People can die from them, and they are addictive. I would want that to stop immediately, though he will have to want to and likely will have to get professional help.    The...

Quote: Originally Posted by One_Girl  I think it is so funny that you think those things are upper class skills. Most of the skills you list are common to all social class. I think what people are offended about is...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tjej  Interesting question and interesting thoughts.    I think I grew up in what you are talking about, and my parents did a decent job.  They taught me the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Linda on the move  Your cut off of a 100K really isn't that much money when we are talking about MONEY. It's not enough, even in a moderate COL area, to eat at snotty restaurants all the...

Quote: Originally Posted by JollyGG  I worry that if I pay for my kids college they won't value it as much and work as hard (I payed my own way and am still working on the loans, but I knew the cost and value of what I was...

Wow. I have no idea why you seem so angry and offended.   As I said, I grew up in a working-class family and neighborhood. I am comfortable there. My husband grew up in an upper middle-class family, and while he's wonderfully...

My question is specifically for families with higher incomes - low 6-figures in and average COL area. What do you consider essential skills for your children to learn that are likely class-related? DH & I were talking today about...

I'm also a bit ambiguous about them in general. I definitely see some good ones near us. The single charter high school in our district is excellent. We looked at a couple of the elementary schools with programs we liked. The problem...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tigerle  A child psychiatrist who saw us for about two hours (with our son for about one hour) after DS had just turned four, was sure she was seeing a child on the spectrum, and one of...