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		sjg007 on Jan 10, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Anxiety and burnout: why kids are consumed with wo... >Anything less will be seen as failure to their friends or family. Why?

NeoBasilisk on Jan 10, 2019 | [–]

Realizing that you probably can't support the same lifestyle that you grew up with can feel like failure.

almost_usual on Jan 10, 2019 | [–]

Don't ask me, I'm not their parents. It seems to be a norm in SV.

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