My parents are so disappointed in me..

[Pizzagirl]

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He probably doesnt care as much. Its probably my mom crying lol.

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<p>Does disappointing your mother bother you? Why is that? If you’re useful – as defined by having top grades / scores / poised to enter a top college / make a boatload of money – then what does it matter if her feelings are hurt? After all, assuaging her hurt feelings doesn’t provide any usefulness to society, so making your mother feel good / proud of you isn’t really an important endeavor, right?</p>

[Pizzagirl]

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You see, i can be happy with myself because for every parents like mine that exists, there are many more parents who wish their kids were smarter, more diligent, and -well, lets say it- useful to society. Flip through the parents forum to confirm. Those with underchieving sons or daughters, spoiled brats who wont work, insecurities about whether their kids are going to “make it.”

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<p>I’d rather have a kid at a school ranked #100 who is kind and compassionate than a kid at a school ranked #5 who thinks that the world revolves around money.</p>

[jasonInNy]

<p>The world does revolve around money.</p>

<p>If your family didnt get paid next month, lets see how far things would fall. If that doesnt do it, try 3 month. Money makes the world go around.</p>

<ol>
<li>It serves as a medium of exchange. Try buying a car with chickens.</li>
<li>It stores value reasonably well.</li>
<li>It allows people to speculate.</li>
</ol>

<p>@noimagination</p>

<p>Really? I have a feeling that the Don of the biggest mafia in the world earns a RIDICULOUS amount of money. I also have a feeling that he is very very smart and would have excelled no matter what field he entered. I’d call him pretty useful.</p>

[Northstarmom]

<p>“I’d rather have a kid at a school ranked #100 who is kind and compassionate than a kid at a school ranked #5 who thinks that the world revolves around money.”</p>

<p>^5</p>

[woody]

<p>Jason - I think you would really enjoy “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz”</p>

[noimagination]

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I’d call him pretty useful.

Even if he breaks your kneecaps?</p>

[Gardna]

<p>

Really? I have a feeling that the Don of the biggest mafia in the world earns a RIDICULOUS amount of money. I also have a feeling that he is very very smart and would have excelled no matter what field he entered. I’d call him pretty useful.

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<p>“The Don of the biggest mafia in the world”? </p>

<p>I think you want to stay away from talking about organized crime from now on.</p>