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Nor in our house. My turn to brag!

My daughter was a military brat, was public schooled, home schooled, private schooled and Catholic schooled. But whever she went, she was serious as a heart attack about school. Always got the straight A’s. She’s not a drama queen, is quite sober in her outlook, but it paid off.

During high school she had to wake up at 5 a.m. and commute to a Catholic school far from our home. Why we did that to her, I don’t know ..but instead of complaining, she continued to get straight A’s and became the yearbook editor.

So, she gets into a great university (better than her dad or I ever did) and became the campus newspaper editor also. She also majored in a “hard” degree also and got into the
business school — economics — at our extreme urging.

She now works in NYC for a TOP NOTCH financial firm. I can’t mention its name, because it would surely cause some hissing and spitting fits. I am very proud of her, as I actually lived in a mobile home as a child, and came from a crazy broken practially white trash family.

But she did so well. I do believe there are still opportunities for the top notch kids with good personalities, who keep their noses clean. However, for the “average” kids, there are less opportunities ..and that is what has changed — but these dummies can’t make the connection.

Had I tried to do it now, I doubt I would have gone to college. Makes me want to cry.

She leans right politically, but day by day, is seeing the light as she pays extreme taxes.

Our son, however, is one of those average kids. I’m just praying constantly for him .. . and also hoping he just goes into the military.

Going to the Catholic school she had a lot of very neurotic friends from wealthy families — many of whom still have not even graduated. Lots of them staying on those 5-6 year plans. Lots of them already heavily medicated.