Did my parents not care at all about their kids?

[Richard]

Well it appears all the conservatives here think parents who send their kids to private schools are just lazy selfish bastards who couldn't care less about their kids.

Huh?  I don't think that.  Honestly.  Where did I ever say that?

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Most likely just dumb and uneducated.

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Buying you a car is NOT "doing something for you."  It hurts you in the long run.  Paying for your college education is also NOT "doing something for you."  It hurts you in the long run.  (Unless it is an interest free loan, which is how I will pay for my kids' tertiary education.)  And worst of all, paying off that huge credit card debt is NOT GOOD FOR YOU AT ALL.

I'm sorry, but from what I read your parents made a lot of mistakes.  Maybe they were all heart and had the best intentions, but the way to hell is paved with good intentions and this is certainly not the best way to teach one's kids responsiblity and accountablility.

My parents, after I turned 18, helps me out, but I do not get any freebies (except accomodation and food).  I pay for my own education.  I pay for my own accomodation and living costs while living at school.  They would never in a million years pay off my credit card debt, unless it is through selling my stuff (such as my computer, etc.).  They would never buy me a car, unless it is like an interest free loan that they expect me to pay back.

[Richard]

Well it appears all the conservatives here think parents who send their kids to private schools are just lazy selfish bastards who couldn't care less about their kids. I guess mine are since me and my brother all went to public schools, and my youngest brother is still going to a public school and will definately go to a public high school as well. My parents were not fond of private schools at all. One of my mom's friends sent her kids to a private school, and I sometimes heard my mom talking about how stupid she thought that was, and how stupid it was to pay so much for something you could easily get for free. So were my parents just heartless bastards who didn't care if their kids failed? If so that's rather odd considering all they sacrificed for us (moving off the reservation to a place that was a much better environment for us even though it meant commuting an hour to work and back every day, buying both me and my brother our cars and paying for our college education now, and paying off that huge credit card debt I incurred my freshman year...but hey, no parent who sends their kids to a public school can care about their kids!)

Your mother makes the point; why pay for something when you can get it for free. If there was a voucher system where she could send you wherever she wanted, would she still have have chosen the same way? Maybe, maybe not. But at least she would have had a choice. With the present government run  monopoly on education she had essentially no choice.

Ser David, if you want to buy a wine, would you rather take one that you already paid for and tastes like vinegar, or spend a few extra dollars and get a quality French wine?