That is, how we parents act, rather than what we teach.
Rich parents teach their kids how to exploit others, and they become "successful" at that. "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" taught that, and author Kiyosaki later teamed up with DJT to write more of the same.
My Dad worked hard, and was scrupulously honest, like "Poor Dad" (Kiyosaki's Dad, who was an educator and reformer). My Dad got into politics on a reform slate and was a City Councilor, the guy who voted his beliefs while others got paid for their votes.
Well, I made a decent living, never rich, and my daughter is DEI leader for a University system. Her Dad's sense of equality, respect for all people, and fairness to all people was not taught. She just saw how I acted, and how her Mom, an RN, cared for everyone equally, and with respect. She wanted to speak Spanish to her patients, but the rules were that a designated person would do so to avoid misinterpretation.
While I have some regrets in life, I can't think of anything more or different that I would have done in the circumstances. I didn't push her into computing; she just beat all the other kids in high school computer class, though she did choose a different path.
In the same university system where I worked for some 7 years.
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