SDC,
My intent was not to make it sound like renters are doomed. My intent was to show that security and stability are NOT overated like PC and Bugs said. One of my best friends out here grew up in a trailer park in Reno and is hugely successful. He’s brilliant and succeeded in spite of his challenges. In fact he’s far more brilliant than any of us. The truth is we succeeded in spite of any of us being really brilliant. The highest any of us scored on SAT’s was probably in the mid 1300’s and several were just over 1000.
Personally I believe being surrounded by a great group of peers when growing up can be just as important as parents. It can make up for alot and is an integral piece of the puzzle. It is what I wish for my children and for your children. It is why i am so frustrated that good, itelligent people in SD are forced to raise their children under less than ideal conditions. So much of what happens to our kids when they grow up does not happen under their parents watchuful eyes. My friends and I were not perfect, far from it. But the stability of the environment we grew up in is a major part of who we all became.
