My daughter goes to private school with kids whose parents buy them $300 sneakers and I lie awake calculating whether I can afford the class ski trip without touching our emergency fund.
More people experience this than they realize.
The anxiety of economic inadequacy becomes entangled with parental love and the fear of your child's social exclusion.
“Where Are You with Inequality — the data and the debate?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.