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For the most part, those of us who never sent their kids to college are luckier.

My kids all live on their own, have productive jobs, make their way and they do it with hard work.

Guess College ain't everything it's cracked up to be.

For the most part, those of us who never sent their kids to college are luckier.

The grammar above made that particular post simply reek of irony. That being said, I've never understood the resent towards higher education amongst those who don't have it. When I was growing up, I can distinctly remember that the parents with little or no education were the ones who who most stridently preached the value of an education to their children.

You're right college isn't all it's cracked up to be. I just had to take a leave of absence when BU had a paperwork glitch and lost my $46,000 scholarship. Come to find out, I can get a good-paying job and a cute two-bedroom house near my parents if I want. I was going for a degree in education so the pay is actually better just getting this job. So, college may not be all it's cut up to be.

For the most part, those of us who never sent their kids to college are luckier.

My kids all live on their own, have productive jobs, make their way and they do it with hard work.

Guess College ain't everything it's cracked up to be.

I agree with you, college isn't for everyone. I knew it wasn't for me in the traditional sense. I knew if I went right after high school, I would've flunked out within a year. I enlisted in the service and 4 days after high school graduation, I was marching in formation and getting yelled at by drill instructors! You grow up fast in that environment. :-)

Taking up a trade is just as honorable and often-times, more profitable as getting a degree. I have a friend whose son did not want to go to college and became a mason instead. He made big money and used it to buy a diner with an apartment upstairs and will be opening that soon.

I'm trying to raise my kids to be good citizens who have a good work ethic and contribute to the community. I'll do my best to help them out for college, but it they choose a different route, that's fine by me.

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