1.   Many parents cannot afford private education for their children.

2.   And, like a growing number of teen-agers whose parents can afford it, she has a personal trainer.

3.   But how many parents can afford it?

4.   Fewer parents can afford all the bills, and young couples are increasingly paying a share.

5.   Her parents afforded her a comfortable upbringing as the owners of a large general store.

6.   He was in college before his parents could afford to buy a home.

7.   His parents could not afford to send him to college.

8.   His mother, Virginia, grew up with crooked teeth, but her parents could not afford braces for her.

9.   In fact, most American parents cannot afford at-home child care, much less the expensive nannies who are hired through agencies and get paid on the books.

10.   It means that a working parent can afford to take a job that lets them be home when the kids get back from school.