Why do wealthy families often produce children who are not capable/motivated in life?
535414
Because, unlike those of us, who when growing up had to work for what we wanted and knew that if we needed something then we would have to be determined to get it, rich kids always had what they wanted handed to them on a platter and therefore never built up any desire for anything.\n\nI'm motivated in life because I know I have to work for what I want but do they?
648737
Generally, people are concerned more about THEMSELVES than they are about anything else. That means until you are sure the rent is paid, there's food on the table and the kids are okay, you don't pay much attention to anything else. \n\nThe rich obviously have money and with money comes power. The rich use their money to influence political agendas that benefit them, with little thought of the "everyman"\n\nAs far as WHY we entrust them, I don't believe we do.  It's just that most of us don't know how, or are too lazy or self-interested to make ourselves and our opinions heard...
722377
Though I wasn't born out of illegitimacy, but I know an illegitimate child, in many societies, are largely underprivileged and ignored in a way, due to the fact that the law does not give the same rights as the legitimate one when it comes to inheritance. Children who born illegitimately usually get private financial support from its biological father but kept in the dark.
890737
They didn't work for their wealth?\n\nYour an idiot, lots of extremely wealthy have earned by creating something very important. So think about those people, what they created, and imagine your life without those things
601432
Because they love their child. And they want to give it better future and life better than they lived. Thats it. You will also do same with your child.
319359
We are all tested in different ways.  You may think it is better to be born into a "super rich family"  But the truth is being super rich bares a huge responsibility.  It is your responsibility to care for and feed the poor.  Wealth may seem great but the fact is it is only a test. If you are buying huge fancy homes while the people all around you are starving, how will that be seen by the all mighty. \n\n Being poor may seem horrible but in the end we are taught that there suffering will erase a large amount of their sin. And also have you ever noticed that when we want something we become more religious than when we have everything, so poor people are much more likely to be religious as they need his help.  In the end I think there will be more poor people in heaven than rich.\n\nHonestly, I dont look at wealth as a blessing.  To me it is a curse.  Everytime you see that beautiful outfit in a store you have to make a choice.  Fill your closet with one more thing you really dont need or feed that child who is begging in the street on the other side of the earth.  How many make the right decision?????  Most do not,  They go ahead and buy another set of clothes or the fancy boat, or the fancy car.  While hundreds will not see a meal that night.  They justify it by saying, I must be a better person because I was given this and I deserve it.  They do not know it is only a test and they are failing and digging deeper and deeper into hell.  \nWe are all tested in different ways, no one person is better than another.  Some are tested with suffering some are tested with the temptation to gluttony there are many tests but in truth none is really better.  The priviliged become proud and The all mighty does not like pride. Those who suffer become humble.  So one may feel better but in fact it may not be better in the end.
1092492
Maybe the fact that you are married and have two kids by the age of twenty has something to do with that. It is easier to be successful and have your own things when you start a family a little later in life. Starting a family fresh out of high school or while in high school is like starting in the hole. You got a long way to go before you can climb out and break even, let alone get ahead. It is not impossible, but even without the family, it takes time and hard work.
508718
Nope, you're not wrong at all.  because people don't want to accept any responsibility for their issues.  They refuse to look at why they may want kids despite the fact that they are dysfunctional.  Dysfunction comes in many different forms, it comes in needing validation from others, not being financially sound to raise a family and doing so anyway, it comes in trapping a man with pregnancy due to their fear of being alone, it comes in living with cultural boundaries and traditions that aren't condusive to proper emotional, mental, physical and spiritual development, it comes in their paranoia of being judged by society or friends, culture or family, it comes in trying to resolve their own childhood dysfunctions with their own parents by controlling a vulnerable human being that they brought into the world, it comes in feeling insecure and thinking that someone needing them will heal them.   I could go on.   All of this is basic responsibility and it's amazing how much people avoid it.  Why?  because they place their own unhealthy needs onto others instead of doing the work themselves.  Sad really and it's our downfall of society.  If you can't raise a healthy child then you've just brought another dysfunctional person into the world who will grow up to do yet the exact same thing and the saga continues through generations and generations and generations and generations.
444485
because their F-lazy and don't give a dam and think their man will take care of everything, just don't care about anything\nexcept the ones that stay home take care of the kids and house until the kids go to school or a good stay at home wife and mother that cares about her family that is not a person like the above
79882
Because Rich people always want everything and can just go out and buy it, no having to question how it will effect them, and poor people always appreciate what they have because they have to work so hard to get it. I know I was happier when I was a single mom making squat. Now it just seems that I have $$ and can have more things easier and it doesn't seem to be as much a a thrill to get things.
1170983
The reason why is because most families put a lot of effort into their first child/children. Eventually they get tired, and decide to spoil the baby of the family. My friend, who's younger sister (who happens to be around the age of graduating from college), has her parents still pay for her gas money!
321165
Unfortunately, in a world where beauty and popularity are valued above intelligence and ability the heroes of the young are the stars of sports and entertainment.  \n\nUnfortunately this carries over into the work place as well. People with physical defects, gray hair, or who are overweight (anything more than about 10 puonds) has a harder time finding a job. This is especially true in the professional world and in the higher levels of corporations.\n\nI agree with you that parents need to spend more time with their kids and encourage healthy behavior, which is one of the reasons that I an a homeschooling advocate.
513172
Me. Since certain talents and abilities, as well as intelligence, are inherited, we can have similar interests as a family member. On the other side, consider that we tend to expose our children to things we value or enjoy, so they may not have opportunity to gain other interests...nature vs nurture once again
1130563
We have created a value out of possession.  There is nothing great about being rich...  Real Richie's are always made through some swindle breaching the system getting things out of turn.  Individuals who really work hard for a better life are few and do not normally make it among the really rich.\n\nRichies is largely to do with inheritance, possessing social capital, use of cunning and sometimes being plain lucky.\n\nWhile poverty is to do with circusmtances.  While there may be some druggies who may refuse to work for their living, greatest number of the poor in the world are engaged in an exploitative relationship... a form of subsistence slavery out of which there is no escape.  Its grossly unfair to term half of the world population which is surviving under impossible conditions as lazy and less dignified than those who make it easy because of inherited privilege and then claim to be smart.
777609
it stems from lack of discipline when the are young. mommy and daddy giving them everything. they expect everyone to just get out of their way.
459960
No doubt, it is a contributing factor.  In addition, you have a lack of guidance by parents who are both forced to work in conjunction with selfish parents only concerned about their own needs.  They do not spend quality time with their children when they can, and they appear to be concerned with their own pleasures rather than their children's emotional needs.
1011336
The single most accurate predictor of a person's level of wealth is the level of wealth of that person's parents. That is, the children of rich people are almost always rich, while the children of poor people are almost always poor.  If you exclude people like entertainers, athletes, lottery jackpot winners, and those who have won millions is a lawsuit, it is even more likely that children of poor parents, will themselves be poor. \n\nGiven that traits like laziness and stupidity are just as likely to be seen in the children of the rich as in the children of the poor, this tells me that it is something other than laziness and/or stupidity causing poor people to be poor. \n\nThe fortunate like to think that poor people are poor because of stupidity and laziness. That allows them to pat themselves on the back for being intelligent and industrious; their being UN-poor proves that they possess these qualities in abundance, right?