Unwillingly following in your parents footprints

By Sue
South Africa
January 8, 2019 3:40am CST
Do you ever feel that no matter how you try and avoid it, you keep stepping in the same traps as your parents. It feels like I'm making exactly the same mistakes as my mother. I tried so hard to not make the same mustakes, but somehow BOOM! Im exactly where she was. I thought that it might be a generaatiinal curse thing, but dont know if it is a real thing.
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@nela13 (58710)
• Portugal
8 Jan 19
I feel proud of my parents and my mother has always been a very strong woman, I will be very proud about being like her.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
8 Jan 19
I am sorry to hear that you don't feel like that is a good thing. I would have been proud to follow in my mom's footsteps. She was such a great role model for me.
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
8 Jan 19
@Pixilove Moms always want is best for their children and better then themselves. I am sure she would not be disappointed. Life doesnt always go and we plan it to. It does not make us failures. I am sorry you are going through whatever it is that you are.
• South Africa
8 Jan 19
I am very proud of my Mom and all she managed to do. I just feel like she would be disappointed if she saw where I am today as she always wanted me to go further in life and not repeat her mistakes. To have a nice house, a good job and a successful marriage. I tried so hard to not fall inti these traps.
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@Icydoll (36717)
• India
8 Jan 19
I feel proud to walk in my parents footsteps .They are my great support and strength.
@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
8 Jan 19
Sound like not a good news. I think it is a "No" and maybe "Yes" at the same time. If there's an answer like that or maybe I'm just in between. "No" because for sure we thread our own story, we have our own decision but "Yes" because in the name of fate, we cannot control fate.
• South Africa
8 Jan 19
I really tried to do everything different, yet it all came to same result.
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
8 Jan 19
@Pixilove There are still a lot of pages of life to be written, my friend. I know in time you will make a difference.
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