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