In the footsteps of your father
By Rosemango
@Rosemango (106)
Trinidad And Tobago
September 15, 2009 7:31pm CST
Last night I made up a story for my nephew, it was about a boy whose father was a corn farmer and wanted him to follow in his own footstep but the boy wanted to be a race car driver. I called it the fable of Mathew Mathias Paul, named after his father and grandfather. The moral was that children should choose their own path in life if they truly want to be happy. My nephew loved it.
My question do we owe our parents the following in the footstep path or do they owe us a Let the child choose and be what they want to be.
I believe in finding your own path.
2 responses
@cloudwatcher (6861)
• Australia
16 Sep 09
As the mother of five sons, now all adult and highly successful in their chosen careers, I say the important thing is to encourage them and instill in them a desire to learn and to achieve in whatever they do.
A parent should want the best for their children - and the best depends on their satisfaction in life and their own personal happiness, more than in becoming a success academically. This can only be achieved if they have a real interest in their chosen field, so a parent should help them to FIND a path that suits them, not push them into a path of their choosing.
@wxit456iop (17)
• United States
16 Sep 09
Sometimes I see the "Follow in my foostep", as a passing of the torch. It is how they have lived their life and sharing it with the next generation it seems is deemed very important to that parent or parent(s). My father was a more of a "You should pick this career", while my mother was a "Be the very best, whatever you choose". Growing up with mom their was no pressure to be what she wanted, but to be the best "Me" I could be and don't settle for less.
