KaraBrooks
Senior Insider
This is too funny (and sadly too true!):
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2010/05/24/100524sh_shouts_rich
http://www.newyorker.com/humor/2010/05/24/100524sh_shouts_rich
Next Week: “Your New M.F.A. Graduate: A Parents’ Guide.”
phil62 said:Interesting. We did things a little different. Here were our house rules for our three boys;
They had to have their first job BEFORE graduation.
On the day they graduated, they became "financially liberated". No more money from Mom and Dad.
They could live in the house for one year, during which time they paid rent and actively began looking for their own place.
The result. All three now are married with families of their own, own houses and cars, and are of course gainfully employed in the family business. BTW, the rule for the family business was 2-3 years of outside work experience before joining.
The boys didn't like it at the time, but all three have since come to us and said thank you for the firm push into adulthood.
Phil