[cratermoon]

> Do you think the author's children are not successful?

I believe the definition of success should be questioned.

> standard upper-income white-collar class American aspirations

There's no particular reason to privilege this point of view. The three people I named in my first comment on this post did not meet this standard, but I'd much rather emulate their accomplishments than be the fastest rat in the race.

[eesmith]

I'm not disagreeing with you.