My teenage son got a job at a fast food place and now looks down on me for working in the same industry for twenty years, saying I should have done more with my life.
More people experience this than they realize.
A young person's emerging awareness of class and ambition collides with gratitude, creating painful distance from the parent who sacrificed for their opportunities.
“Where Are You with Money and parenting — financial pressure and class?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.