What you have missed.... give them to your children.

hI Rameshchow, Guess you are right meaning the majority of the parents wish their kids to do what the parents could not do. but i am in the minority. I have a sole daughter and she can be whatever she is interested in being. I do have dreams (who does not)but that's what they are-dreams!

My adult daughter, especially, seems to be all the things I would have liked to have been. She represents the better me.

that's a nice thought. that's really what parents should do. if their parents were not able to give them enough then break the cycle. don't let that happen again to the next generation. Nobody ever said that children were easy to raise. Failure of the parents to meet these specific needs can have wide-ranging and long-lasting negative effects.the following are the important tasks that we should hand to our children: Water Plenty of nutritious foods Shelter A warm bed with sheets, blankets, and a pillow Medical care as needed/Medicine when ill Clothing that is appropriate for the weather conditions Space (a place where he or she can go to be alone)

Thats what most people do. They pass what they haven't done. Actually, they pass everything. What they've got, they've accomplish but they only don't want that to end because they want more than they didn't get. It is natural in the sense. Well. if i become old, be married and have children and grandchildren i'll do the same.

I think it is kind of nature of human. When you realize you lose something significant in the life you have experienced, and you know exactly how important it is for health life. You would greatly desire to give it to your next generation at any cost and hope they don't feel pity. Parents want to see their children fulfill the dream they have in their youth. I don't totally agree with that because putting your dream on your children may bring some extra pressure to children if they don't want to follow the way you have made for them to go alone. It is better to let them grow with their own dreams, I think. Maybe sometimes you can see what you want to be in them and that would be a great surprise.

one never want anyone to be better than them except thier kids

It's good to let our kids finished those things that we've missed providing it is also their choice and not us pushing them to do things they really doesn't like. My daughter has a great voice that i don't have and i love singing. So,i always encourage her to improve her voice and have some voice lesson but she doesn't like it,she's more fascinated with musical instrument. Okay fine..i never pushed her,but i supported her with her passion.

Yes, that's what many people do, live their dreams through their children. In some ways I am athletic. I am good in boxing and was good in football and pretty good in basketball. But I didn't play these sports, so I had dreams of my offspring doing them. I also didn't pay attention in school like I should have which hurt me in college. I'm very smart in math but not as smart as I could have been. And as a writer, I could be better if I had tried harder in school. Knowing my potential, I wanted to see my offspring do good in school.

My parents didn't force me to live their dreams except for the part where my mom would force me to wear frilly dresses when I was younger which I really abhor. Having that experience I realize that I wouldn't force my children to do something that they don't want. They do have a choice. My son just turned 5 and he knows what clothes he wants to wear and activities that he like. And I let him be otherwise I would hear a lot of whining. My parents aren't vocal about saying "I love you" to me and my siblings. When I was young I really like to hear those words from my parents as if it is an assurance that I'm loved. I know that they love me but there are just things that needs to be said. So now that I have a child of my own, there isn't a day that I didn't say "I love you" and give him a kiss each day. Fortunately, I share the same views with my husband.