AA Parenting: The Genius Gene Vanishes

Summary

When our son turned one, a top lab found the "genius gene" in his DNA. I poured money into his development, and my parents were thrilled, pledging to groom him as their heir.

At dinner, I suggested the "Little Buffett" finance camp.

Mark cut me off, slamming three full glasses down. "The first," he slurred, "is to five years of working like a dog, never spending on myself. The second is to my genius son, whose tuition costs me tens of thousands a year!" He downed all three. "And the third is to me, the world's biggest fool—with a wife who only throws money away!"