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Comment by SoftTalker

I don't really see how there can be any question that chaos, poverty, moving every year, constantly changing schools, multiple and changing "parent" figures, adults making poor choices over and over, no examples of deliberate planning and saving for the future, screws up kids.

They learn that life is completely unpredictable, that opportunities for reward should be taken immediately because they will not be there later, they never learn to spend extended time on learning anything or saving money for the future because they have never seen anyone in their life do those things.

A few manage to figure it out anyway, but most are doomed to repeat all of that as parents with their own kids. It's sad.

parent SoftTalker 2 years ago

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