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Yesterday, I was running my grandmother around for her errands. I was picking up some soil at Walmart (she insisted) and the radio host started talking about Sting and how he's not giving his kids anything when he dies.

According to the host, she quoted Sting saying "I'm not leaving my kids anything. They all have great work ethic, and it's a form of child abuse to say 'Oh, here's what I left you. You don't have to work if you don't want to.'"

She further went on to say with utter seriousness "It's such a, you know, great thing for a parent to do. Why don't they just give it all to charity, or, you know, spend it on themselves? Leaving it for the kids? That's just, I don't know, like you're babying them from beyond the grave. That's terrible to do to your kids, right?"

I sat there in silence for a moment as I just turned that over in my head in disbelief that they just up and said it out loud. It's evil.

Of course, my grandmother, who put herself over 40K in debt and has never been one to save anything or build anything even when she was younger (even back when my grandpa was alive and it was early in their marriage, she managed to drive our family to bankruptcy at least once and I know of 3 times in my 31 years of life she's done the same) just sat there in silence as I mumbled to myself about how evil and immoral the anti-inheritance people are.

Because we all know that the evil people pushing this on others aren't doing the same for themselves. No, they're hoarding it for their families, using unscrupulous practices to gather more and more, and no matter how they spend it they're never going to run out of money at this point.

While it's been more just a fact of life these last few decades that parents won't leave their kids or other family much, now they're trying to make it a righteous action to deliberately give them nothing and the kids should be happy about it. A sickening idea all around.

This is literally the first time I've heard it said out loud that "Leaving your kids nothing is a good thing," and on the radio of all places.

Yesterday, I was running my grandmother around for her errands. I was picking up some soil at Walmart (she insisted) and the radio host started talking about Sting and how he's not giving his kids anything when he dies. According to the host, she quoted Sting saying "I'm not leaving my kids anything. They all have great work ethic, and it's a form of child abuse to say 'Oh, here's what I left you. You don't have to work if you don't want to.'" She further went on to say with utter seriousness "It's such a, you know, great thing for a parent to do. Why don't they just give it all to charity, or, you know, spend it on themselves? Leaving it for the kids? That's just, I don't know, like you're babying them from beyond the grave. That's terrible to do to your kids, right?" I sat there in silence for a moment as I just turned that over in my head in disbelief that they just up and said it out loud. It's evil. Of course, my grandmother, who put herself over 40K in debt and has never been one to save anything or build anything even when she was younger (even back when my grandpa was alive and it was early in their marriage, she managed to drive our family to bankruptcy at least once and I know of 3 times in my 31 years of life she's done the same) just sat there in silence as I mumbled to myself about how evil and immoral the anti-inheritance people are. Because we all know that the evil people pushing this on others aren't doing the same for themselves. No, they're hoarding it for their families, using unscrupulous practices to gather more and more, and no matter how they spend it they're never going to run out of money at this point. While it's been more just a fact of life these last few decades that parents won't leave their kids or other family much, now they're trying to make it a righteous action to deliberately give them nothing and the kids should be happy about it. A sickening idea all around. This is literally the first time I've heard it said out loud that "Leaving your kids nothing is a good thing," and on the radio of all places.
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[–] • 2 pts

I remember having a conversation with my father around when I graduated college. He was sort of lamenting that he couldn't have just written a check for my tution (I did have enough scholarships that I got out not too bad) and didn't have money to just set me up right out of school. He had bought me a car for graduation though. He said, "I didn't have the means to give you everything you probably, but I always tried to give you enough that your life was a little easier and little nicer than mine. I figured if I could do that than I could consider myself a success. And if someday you do the same for your children, and so on, well in a few generations the Circus family might really be something."

He was successful, After growing up solidly in the top of the bottom half of the middle class, I find myself living cleanly in the bottom of the top half of the half of the middle class.

I've kinda taken his thoughts to heart, and I spoil my child just enough that he has nice nicer things I didn't as a kid but wanted, but not overly so he still knows to appreciate things, and of course I'll have been able to tuck away money for a car or his school or whatever he needs to give him a real leg up when the time comes.

[–] • 2 pts

See, you and your dad get it. No one said jack about "spoiling" the kids, and I'd consider that another form of child abuse as well. But to deliberately leave them nothing, and to glorify it, to essentially spit on the concept of preparing the future generations entirely?

That's where I draw the line. Especially when we know those in power are laughing at us for doing so while they do the opposite.

Go on, have your cruises, buy that classic car that'll sit pretty in your garage except for 85+ degree days with sun and no wind. No one said you have to live like a miser just so your kids and grandkids can get everything. You do have the right to enjoy your life and use your money... but if you have any sense of love in your heart and for your family, leave something meaningful for your kids. Let them have a piece of your legacy to carry onwards and pass the torch to the next generation. Something tangible that will actually benefit them and their children, the entire family, for their future.