Education
private school upbringing that had joyless family life. Yes, the best is to have your cake and
eat it, too. But although wealth just won't go around, love, sharing, reading, good manners --
are within the reach of all of us.
Can't win 'em all, or predict. Some kids rebel no matter what. If we try our best to raise
virtuous, well behaved, thoughtful offspring, and they nonetheless become sociopaths, vulgar
ingrates -- then it is sad, but not something we could foresee or help. Sometimes peer pressure,
or odd brain chemistry, or some trauma, warps our kids beyond reach. It's just tragic. But
likewise, sometimes out of the ashes of broken families, and from squalid conditions, angelic
children grow up. Against all odds, some kids grow to be excellent adults, in ways that amaze
us.
I once asked a woman who's raised about a dozen kids if she had happy returns with all.
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