Middle class is a family income in the $40-140k range, give or take.

It isn’t “Fair”? What is this, kindergarten? Who failed to notify you that life isn’t fair?

Yes, and probably, yes. Maybe they can look up to you someday

You shouldn’t feel bad about it unless your parents are dictators of a developing nation or part of their clique.

Exactly this. Money-privilege is like white privilege. You did nothing to earn it, it is not fair, but it is not something to be guilty or ashamed of. Own your privilege, but recognize that many do not have it and do what you can to level the playing field.

Absolutely. I mean I draw the line at nepotism, but however much you can help your kids get an advantage in this world, go for it.

Yep. Jealous people writing about their jealousy as if to suggest the people they are jealous of should be the ones who feel bad... Personally, my parents helped me a lot more than the average Joe, and I plan to help my kids a lot more too.

So, a person who has worked their way up to owning, say, a small business and their own home over the years should have to forfeit it to the government upon his or her death? And being middle class is “rich”? OK.

Estate taxes need to be reformed. There is no reason why most people should be doubly taxed on money/assets they’ve already paid proper taxes on. Right now, estate taxes unfairly penalize the middle and upper middle class.

I’d hardly call it an embarrassment of riches. I’m in the middle of the middle class. Other than that, yes, there will for sure be comments on this article attacking people like me, so calm down.

I’ve received a lot of assistance from my family, and your post makes me breathe a sigh of relief. So often the message from my coworkers is “fuck rich kids with rich parents” that I feel ashamed like I should be struggling more or that somehow I have been wrongfully handed a safety net while others don’t have it.

Because my siblings and I shouldn’t inherent anything from my parents? All the family keepsakes, their house, their cars should get sold off because taxes?

You shouldn’t feel bad about it, at all (even if the general consensus is that you’re an awful, awful person! bad, millennial! bad!) It’s good that you acknowledge the help you received.

It’s true, I’ll freely admit that. I coasted through two years of art school on my parent’s dime. I bought a house at 22, and part of my closing costs were paid for by my parents. I quit a horrible fucking job at 26 and was able to cash out a CD that had been taken out for me by my grandmother to get through the…

who knew that this whole time the cure for lyme disease could be found in your local GNC

No snark, really. And being stuffed up, feverish etc while that pregnant has to suck. But don’t they ever want anything to be private? Everything has to be shared or it didn’t happen?

Absolutely. It’s a fascinating question.

#allwipesmatter

I don’t mean this rudely, I am genuinely curious: how?

Some people, guys and gals, are into the idea of being someone’s “first”.