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> Do you think the author's children are not successful?

I believe the definition of success should be questioned.

> standard upper-income white-collar class American aspirations

There's no particular reason to privilege this point of view. The three people I named in my first comment on this post did not meet this standard, but I'd much rather emulate their accomplishments than be the fastest rat in the race.




I'm not disagreeing with you.




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