I hadn't thought of that possiblity...
You are too right about some parents being self-absorbed. I had earned $600 for my first year of college (in the 70's state college wasn't out of reach)which my step-father "borrowed". Needless to say, I ran out of money after the first term, went to work full time, went to class full time, and didn't study(I needed to sleep). I managed to pay off my college bills about the time I was suspended for bad grades. My hat is off to anyone who can go to school full time and work full time. I have since learned I could have worked smarter, but when one is 17 one is 'so smart'. Someday I hope to go back and finish, of course, I'll probably be the oldest freshman ever.