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There is an old saying: The first generation starts the business, the second generation builds the business, and the third generation pi$$es it away.That and how many SUCCESSFUL business's are handed off to offspring who promptly run them into the ground. I have seen this happen more times than I can count now as I get older. Often takes till the 3d generation before the place will finally just be completely gone. Father will get something off the ground and going great. His son or sons will take over but by the time the Grand kid is at the helm it falls in the dirt. Can really be sad to watch it happen.
I've seen this happen a lot. But quite often, the second generation jumps the gun and does the third generation's job ahead of time.