Did you have loving parents AND financial privilege?

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I seem to know lots of people who have had one or the other from my generation. Nowadays I think it's more typical to have both?

Personally I come from a family of wonderfully loving women, great role models, but had a rubbish absent dad. I am old now so it doesn't matter in any real sense, but sometimes I see something about the father- daughter relationship and think oh, what would that have been like...

Did anyone have warm, loving parents and also things like private school that nurtured your talents, or did you have your own pony? Did you have lovely birthday parties?

Did you have lots of little advantages to smooth the path into independence, and do you feel fortunate now?

If this was you, what was the most magical bit of your childhood or young adulthood? Indulge me, I'm having a crap, dull day and would love to live vicariously reading about other people's memories

I just think that when parental love combines with enough money, it seems to make for a childhood that is as close to perfect as you can get.

One of my parents had a Sigificant mental health disorder so was loving but also unstable and at times frightening. We were certainly not rich but lived very frugally (heating to a minimum, shopped at charity shops). We weren't poor as We lived in a nice house but didn't waste money on luxuries.

I would say my childhood was ok. Certainly not idyllic. My parents have supported me finiacially with driving lessons, university and deposit for a house as an adult. Living in a freezing house as a child has paid off in adult hood!!

Loving parents who were interested in us as kids and encouraged us to develop our own personalities and interests. Not much money at all, very difficult at times. It absolutely built my resilience and my attitude to money - I'm cautious financially but earn a decent salary and am an ambitious career driven sort. I'm sure this is influenced by my childhood as I never want to struggle like I saw my parents struggle. I've seen peers really struggle in adulthood (particularly after university) having had all the financial privilege and opportunities you could wish for in their childhood. It's something I'm very cautious of with my DC - me and my OH aren't wealthy by any stretch but we're good earners and I don't want to hand everything over on a plate in their childhood.