How were you raised?

My parents lived through the depression. They didn't have much but managed to put together enough to buy a small home of their own. I grew up in that home and it was big enough for a loving family of three. Dad worked and mom was home to care for me and the home. I had a lot of friends and no one ever said anything about how any other friend lived. We were just good friends.
I made it through high school and with no post secondary education I lucked into a good job which enabled me to marry and have 3 boys. My wife lost her job just before our first was born and stayed home with the kids. The oldest worked to put himself through community college and now is a journeyman auto mechanic. The twins also worked and put themselves through university and are now computer programmers. All of them made more starting out than I did when I retired. I passed on the values I was taught and I know they will do the same.
It is so different now and there are so many troubled kids with no guidance. It is very sad to see some of these kids in the news reports.
Sorry for my rant but had to add my 2 cents. Mike