Another alleged extreme and sick example of how people feel they are “entitled” to whatever they “want.”
I’ve also heard unbelievable stories about what lengths some parents will go to with regard to getting their kids into the “right” schools, or trying to secure their “dream jobs” for them, that border on criminal behavior.
In most cases, these tactics don’t work, and the “delusionals” finally have to face the fact that much of life is out of your control, and not everyone gets the gold ring.
Many kids today are suicidal because they can’t achieve the lives their parents promised them. Some feel if they can’t be a “Rock Star” or a “Silicon Valley Icon,” they don’t want to be anything.
Even with the “perfect” degree, personality, looks, you name it, we watched our kids compete against others with Ivy League backgrounds and fantastic experience for amazing career positions etc., and very few snagged their dream job. Sometimes it all boils down to a variable you never, ever imagined.
We leveled with our kids, and it paid off, but today, there seems to be a huge disconnect between their dreams and reality. Hope the folks have saved a small fortune for family therapy.