On Wed, 30 Nov 2016 12:52:13 -0800 (PST), Tim
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2:10
On Wed, 30 Nov 2016 10:33:33 -0800 (PST), Tim
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No motivation there. What are the chances that the kid will ever get
their act together in a case like that?
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I doubt if much Wayne. I know some professional students who have never had a working job in their life.

One is 48 and working on his 3rd doctorate. Also a fellow in a prestigious northeastern university. As long as there's grant money coming in...

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Academic life can be very rewarding in a non-monetary way but parents
should not be expected to subsidize it. At least they are not laying
around the house blaming everything but themselves.

Academic life can be very rewarding in a non-monetary way but parents
should not be expected to subsidize it. At least they are not laying
around the house blaming everything but themselves.
......

Yes, Wayne, I agree and you are correct in that there are plenty of those that you describe as well..

On Wed, 30 Nov 2016 16:34:58 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 30 Nov 2016 12:52:13 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

2:10
On Wed, 30 Nov 2016 10:33:33 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:
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No motivation there. What are the chances that the kid will ever get
their act together in a case like that?
...

I doubt if much Wayne. I know some professional students who have never had a working job in their life.

One is 48 and working on his 3rd doctorate. Also a fellow in a prestigious northeastern university. As long as there's grant money coming in...

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Academic life can be very rewarding in a non-monetary way but parents
should not be expected to subsidize it. At least they are not laying
around the house blaming everything but themselves.

Thought they were all protesting Trump or the top 1%, with a lot of liberal support of course.