Mine will also pay for trade school or college. They are still young yet, the oldest is about to start.

So nice to hear how other mom's have raised successful, happy adults! We also have long philosophical discussions, always have since the age of reason.

Thank you for sharing as well!

~Bonnie

: Hi Bonnie..

: Kudo's to you and yours!!

: I know what you mean about not following the paradigm. My
: Three (two boys, one girl) are hard-working, college
: educated (not indoctrinated) and all three excel. One in
: business management, one in cyber security and the other is

: a nurse. Like people tell you about your children, people
: often compliment me on how loving and mature my three are.

: My two boys joined fakebook and instagram. They made me join
: to see grandbaby pictures, and then they quit :-) They said
: they couldn't handle the daily BS of people exaggerating
: their lives events and posting everything that happens in
: their life. The constant narcissism, in their generation,
: is staggering. One of my nieces is like that. I don't log
: on often but when I do there are 20 or more 'selfies'
: waiting with pouted lips and camera angles of her face.
: Even when she takes a picture of her daughter it is with
: her face in it. It's as if she has been taught that she
: only matters if others validate her beauty and existence.
: .. It's like the Chinese teach their citizens with social
: credits and Karma.

: Like yours, mine paid their own way as well. They bought their
: own cars, paid for college, paid insurance, had loads of
: chores and more. Gregory is my esoteric twin. We revel in
: late night talks about everything under the sun. From
: history to inter dimensional entities, it's discussed and
: researched. Justin and Dana are equally intelligent and
: open-minded..

: Thanks so much for sharing.. You did good mom !!

: Lynda

: My kids are working young people now and you would not believe