[whitezenki]

Originally Posted by Scapegoat

for every one you know that turned out great (my ex included) there are hundreds that haven't...

Its not family that supports that though, its more where and with who you grow up.

I have seen just as many well to do kids fall into it as I have kids stay in it just as their parents.

And I have seen close to 50% or more get out of it.

Where I'm from your just as likely to fall into it as you are to pull yourself away from your parents and the lifestyle they lived with it.

I could go on for days with the things I have seen, good and bad.

I've seen my best friends parents brag about their social security, welfare, and drugs (pills), while my best friends are doing great in college with an awesome future ahead of them.

I've seen kids with well to do parents collecting unemployment strategically, and then working the minimum like 4 hours a week to collect welfare.

I have seen kids turn their parents in b/c the welfare checks had run out and they were trying to pressure their children to shoplift b/c if they did it on their own, the $500 dollar fine would be the least of their concerns.