Picking up where they left off

My answer is No. As mother I want my child (to be) to get any course she/he wanted. I will just support and guide him/her all the way.

I also want to see my future children achieve the things I can't achieve...but..(there's a but)... if they want to. Because there's a possibility that they have other things they like. If it is so, I will not force them to do what I want but I will let them to do what they really want. If we have the same desires, wish, goals then I will let my future children to learn it more than I did before. And everybody happy! ^_^

I am glad that you are happy,but maybe you should go back to school and do what you want to do.You kneed to be who YOU want to be,not who your mom,dad,grandma,grandpa or anyone else didn't get to be and want to relive thru you.

NO and NEVER. I have frustration in life and I know how it feels when you failed on something. So why should I let my kids feel the same ?...injustice. It's not my kids fault that I failed from achieving my dreams and they have dreams of their own. I would rather support them for their dreams and be happy with their achievement. I know it's your mom's happiness seeing her dreams in you. I know the feeling because I have been there. I love music a lot and wants to become a professional guitarist, but did not pursue it. I was able to pass my interest with music to my kids, maybe one reason it runs to our genes. I am glad all my kids (3 of them) love music a lot and 2 of my older kids can play various musical instrument -without proper training, they are gifted and doing it well

My father was always somewhat hinting to me that he wanted me to be a doctor as he did not finish his medical degree himself. The more he suggested that, the stronger I feel not wanting to be a doctor. So I have never done that to my own children. I'm happy that they are now pursuing their own interests. None of them is following what I did not achieve or what I am doing now; it's even better to see they are pursuing something I am not capable of while they're enjoying their interest at the same time...

hello mikyung i think that our parents think the best for us and therefor the bet their hopes to us to become something more then them in the profesional life and the personal life. thats why i belive in the judgment of my parents and follow their guidence and started studing in a economic university.

No. Even if I regret a choice I made I recognize that my children are individuals and I want them to be free to make their own decisions. Maybe they will make a choice that they, also, regret. It's important that they be free to have their own experience. If I want to control their choices, to prevent them from making the same mistakes I made, I would be interfering which could potentially cause a problem in my relationship with them. I do my best to maintain my relationships with my children by allowing them to be free to be who they are and do what they do.