Well I can think of about 6 exceptions to that within my clan: my father (well he went from nothing to the top end of upper middle class, so maybe he was not "rich"), my uncle (famous film special effects guy), my aunt (quite successful actress and real estate investor), my cousin, and my cousin's cousin. And that is just for starters. The descendants of my grandfather's sister on my mother's side are incredibly successful in about 6 instances, and all by virtue of their own efforts. Two are or were senior partners of two of the largest and most powerful law firms in Los Angeles. Another owns a real estate empire of about 6,000 units.
Yes, you come from a rich family, Torie. No surprise there.
Well, OK, whatever, but none of the persons I listed did (e.g., my dad during high school had to work nights with his brother to support the family), and notice I did not list myself.
I know it would cause you great mental stress to suffer from the possibility that your little template might be errant, but hey, life is filled with these annoying cognitive dissonances. We just have to keep functioning despite them. Now imagine just how rich you might well be Opebo if you could function as well vertically as you do horizontally? Did you ever think about that?
