My Dad (early 50's) has made more than I'm ever likely to (late 20's). He was always very circumspect about it, as it sounds like you are, but as I just became

My Dad (early 50's) has made more than I'm ever likely to (late 20's). He was always very circumspect about it, as it sounds like you are, but as I just became a father (and for some other reasons as well) he recently decided to share some hard numbers with me. I don't know how I feel about it, but I don't think I'd have been any worse off for not knowing. tl;dr As someone in a similar position to your kids, I think your reasoning is sound.