“The American dream is kind of to stay close to your family, do well, and let your kids grow up around your parents,” he says. This, I feel, is telling. The dr

“The American dream is kind of to stay close to your family, do well, and let your kids grow up around your parents,” he says. This, I feel, is telling. The dream is becoming the hope that your children can live as you did. It's not about each generation doing better; it's about not doing worse. It's about maintaining.