Originally Posted by Old Dad
Originally Posted by Val
But many kids have no concept of even thinking in these terms. They've been conditioned to believe that this is what they're supposed to be doing. Therefore, it is a good match.

They don't even start to figure stuff out until much later. If they figure it out at all. I wonder how many unhappy youngish adults we have who don't even perceive the roots of their problems, much less understand them.

That's what parental guidance is for.

The problem is that this is *caused* by parental guidance.