Ms. CARRIE WANG: Yes, I think in my parent's generation usually they stay in the same job in their whole life.

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Perhaps as Generation Facebook grows up, the virtual parent-child relationship will sort itself out.

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It seems to be important in some sorts of cancer, and there is also evidence that regulation by methylation can be passed from parent to offspring, meaning that characteristics acquired by one generation may be inherited by the next.

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But... the next generation demands better: "I'm a parent and I can't afford to be discouraged".

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