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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spooky Owl!" data-source="post: 435103" data-attributes="member: 57984">It's a very upper crust attitude -- frankly, more upper crust than the gauche Ewings seemed to be. The reason the children of the rich grow up to run down the street as adults with their hair on fire is the result of the perverse combination of too much economic privilege and too little affection or healthy attention; the wealthy almost seem to find emotionally nurturing their offspring to be distasteful or even embarrassing.Which is just one reason that the Ewings, despite their bank balances, come off more middleclass than super-rich: they're not nearly as aloof to the kids as the real rich folks.They're TV rich, so a few cuddles are in order -- and occur. Even if it seems inadequate to healthy, working-class folks.</blockquote>