Wouldn’t wish cancer or child suicide/OD on anyone. It drives home the point, the trappings of wealth and material success are not immune from disease. Sad story.
The more important lesson is not using your wealth and success to harm others.
” I remember reading the interview and it turns out her sister was married to the founder and she just happened to get a job at google. That’s not parenting, that’s networking and who you know.”
True, true. Esther’s book should have been “How to Raise a Doctor”... because in the case of the other two, let’s face it, the “how to” is basically:
Step 1. Have your daughter her garage to Sergey Brin and Larry Page for their startup enterprise.
Step 2. Have her sister marry Sergey Brin.