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>I didn't say I didn't respect either of you for overcoming your challenges. I said that the fact that you did so doesn't mean that overall, people's success in life correlates with their parents' success.
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In many cases, that's true. My father had a work ethic that was scary and he pushed it on me.

But his father didn't have any work ethic at all. My father was a self-admitted goof-off until he got into the Army and realized he needed to get his head together. So success comes from many sources.

It's not just the successes themselves - it's what the parents teach.