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0 pointsdarawk7y ago0 comments

Did you skip what I wrote? You say you're all about parents sacrificing for their kids. But why would they bother if their kids won't get any benefit from it?

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harryh7y ago

It's a matter of degree. Some sacrifice = great. Extreme sacrifice = bad.

darawkOP7y ago

Is not eating out or taking vacations too much sacrifice?

pertymcpert7y ago

Yes. Really.

Your family is not model to be aspirational of. Yours is a warning to others.

darawkOP7y ago

To be clear, my family did not make those tradeoffs. I'm not the original commenter. But why do you think such a thing is a warning?

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harryh7y ago

It is when combined with "commuted 4 hours daily."

learc837y ago

I agree. I wouldn't have traded 20 hours a week of time spent with my dad for a better neighborhood.

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harryh7y ago

It's a matter of degree. Some sacrifice = great. Extreme sacrifice = bad.

darawkOP7y ago

Is not eating out or taking vacations too much sacrifice?

pertymcpert7y ago

Yes. Really.

Your family is not model to be aspirational of. Yours is a warning to others.

darawkOP7y ago

To be clear, my family did not make those tradeoffs. I'm not the original commenter. But why do you think such a thing is a warning?

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harryh7y ago

It is when combined with "commuted 4 hours daily."

learc837y ago

I agree. I wouldn't have traded 20 hours a week of time spent with my dad for a better neighborhood.

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