[Vermont Lt]

Were your parents jerks? I doubt that.

I paid for mine as well. My parents provided me with as much as they could for four kids.

This guy simply dismisses the whole idea.

So, yeah, if this is his attitude towards his kids future then he deserves to be left outside the teepee.

If you want to tell me your life story, I guess I can judge your relationship with your parents. ;-)

That last part was a joke.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I live in a college town. I see kids like yours whose parents paid their way all the time. Most of them are idiots majoring in education or communication because you can get drunk every night and still pass.

People value things at exactly what it cost them. If it costs them nothing, that's what they value it at.