Would you feel bad if your parents paid entirely for your college experience but the guy in the room next door had to work a couple jobs to make it work?
I didn't feel bad that I was very fortunate. I went to Mass and thanked God for the gift I was given. I wished and hoped and even prayed everyone had the same chance I did, but that's not the way the world works.
My Dad and Mom paid my education and that of my brothers and sisters, but there was one catch: Pay it forward.
My wife, on the other hand, used loans and jobs to work her way through Marquette. She worked two jobs and had some debt.
Over the years since, our charitable giving has been focused on giving others the chance I had (just as my parents did with their charitable giving). And like Brother MU, when our children were ready for college, we paid their way. Sometimes, I think, as I mentioned elsewhere, they should have had skin in the game, but with their learning disabilities, that wasn't as possible as we would have liked.