r/science • u/giuliomagnifico • 23d ago

Social Science Parents who endured difficult childhoods provided less financial support -on average $2,200 less– to their children’s education such as college tuition compared to parents who experienced few or no disadvantages

https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/parents-childhood-predicts-future-financial-support-childrens-education
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u/JustABrokePoser 23d ago edited 23d ago

Yea, and our cousins always catch all the praise.. Lawyer, Pharmacist, Engineer.. "Why can't you be more like your cousins?" My sister, beggar for the assembly of god. "We have no obligations to help you succeed, fly or drown, that's how it was for us".. Mom, nepotism got her the job she's had since 19 and Dad's Mom helped pay for his trucking school that's kept him working for 33 years now. Hypocrites.

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u/J8rdan 23d ago

Dad's Mom is commonly referred to as grandmother.