Is your child a shining rainbow beneath which golden prospects await?

[Writer]

:P

[BlooInBloo]

1. Whoa.

Did Obama or Pelosi or someone use that overly-florid language?

[patrice]

2. Of course! Isn't Everyone's?

. . . uh, whaddya mean, "No"? Why not? We're a Pro-Life country, afterall. All children become all that they have it in them to be, as long as they fit the Capitalist "Free" Market mold.

[Brother Buzz]

3. Yes, until half his college fund disappeared into the either

Pots of gold are very elusive these days. :shrug:

[BlooInBloo]

4. Um, "ether", or "aether" (old school) or "æther" (knows how to find characters on computer)

:rofl:

That's a choice one tho - gotta pass that one around.

:rofl:

[Brother Buzz]

7. Umm, oops, error noted

:rofl:

[ddeclue]

15. Are we referring two the famous Michelson-Morley "either" experiment

wear they measured the speed of lite?

:rofl:

[exboyfil]

11. My children's college fund turned form a 529 to a 329

I was reading some quaint literature from our state financing college site. It talked about how much you could build up in savings at $175/mo for 18 years at 6% interest. Think about it 6% interest. We have college presidents here in my state talking about increasing the tuition 25%. The extra dollars will go to improve access by increasing financial awards to those who do not have the ability to pay. At $20,000/yr at full cost before the increase I am not sure who they think has the financial ability to pay.

I want a prepaid tuition plan in our state. If I had access to such a plan I would borrow my maximum out of my 401(k), borrow against the full equity in my house, raid our 529s, and probably badger the grandparents for a loan to scrape together whatever I could.

Even before the crash investments were not keeping up with tuition inflation. After the crash it is not even close.

I want my tax dollars that went to the state universities back, and then I would send my kids to Rose Hulman.

[ddeclue]

13. Oh noes not the "either"...

It's ETHER...

:rant:

[ThomWV]

5. Nope, but I raised a boy who is honest, pretty smart, works , and is a great father to his own child

Is that not enough?

[pnwmom]

10. That is what every parent should hope for, that along with the health of

all your children and grandchildren.

[lumberjack_jeff]

6. Given that a child born today inherits $40,000 in debt...

... it'd better be a hell of a lot of gold.

[exboyfil]

12. I am encouraging my children to learn Spanish because I

am predicting they are going to need to leave this country for opportunities in the future.

[DinahMoeHum]

8. Where did you get that phrase from? Just curious.

Sounds like some "New Age" psychobabble.

[Zhade]

18. Probably some "gifted and talented" schmuck here on DU.

You know, the ones still living off their having been fairly smart in school decades ago.

[seasat]

9. Nope, it's just crumbs, milk, and poopie beneath my twins.

I'll be sure to let everyone know when the golden prospects fall beneath them. I still think they're wonderful kids despite not having golden prospects beneath them.

[blogslut]

14. Yes

n/t

[scarletwoman]

16. Hopefully they don't await for long, it's obviously time to change the diaper. (nt)

[Zhade]

17. Anybody who thinks that way needs an ego check.

They're living through their kid. It's unhealthy.