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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 252704" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>Hmmmm--</p><p> </p><p>Interesting question. </p><p> </p><p>I was raised by a couple of parents that didn't give a D*mn. No "<em>Good for you</em>"s or "<em>Way to go</em>"s or "<em>We're so proud</em>". So for every accomplishment of my youth--there was no cheering section. There was no Mom or Dad to whom to wave or shout "Hi".</p><p> </p><p>But I have no doubt that they are very proud of the job they did as parents. Whether they deserve that feeling is a matter of debate, I'm sure....</p><p> </p><p>When I became a parent...I was amazed to discover how much of who my children were was out of my hands. I had assumed that I would influence and guide them, teach them things and they would no-doubt develop interests similar to my own because of all of those experiences. </p><p> </p><p>I was WAAAYYY wrong. </p><p> </p><p>They were born exactly who they are. All of their tendencies, preferences, interests, quirks were all present from the very beginning. If I had dropped them off on a doorstep somewhere--they would still be good at math, poor at spelling, still hate certain vegetables etc and they would still grow up to be exactly who they will be.</p><p> </p><p>We as parents are not as influential or important as we would like to think we are!</p><p> </p><p>Sad....and a relief at the same time.</p><p> </p><p>--DaisyF</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 252704, member: 6546"] Hmmmm-- Interesting question. I was raised by a couple of parents that didn't give a D*mn. No "[I]Good for you[/I]"s or "[I]Way to go[/I]"s or "[I]We're so proud[/I]". So for every accomplishment of my youth--there was no cheering section. There was no Mom or Dad to whom to wave or shout "Hi". But I have no doubt that they are very proud of the job they did as parents. Whether they deserve that feeling is a matter of debate, I'm sure.... When I became a parent...I was amazed to discover how much of who my children were was out of my hands. I had assumed that I would influence and guide them, teach them things and they would no-doubt develop interests similar to my own because of all of those experiences. I was WAAAYYY wrong. They were born exactly who they are. All of their tendencies, preferences, interests, quirks were all present from the very beginning. If I had dropped them off on a doorstep somewhere--they would still be good at math, poor at spelling, still hate certain vegetables etc and they would still grow up to be exactly who they will be. We as parents are not as influential or important as we would like to think we are! Sad....and a relief at the same time. --DaisyF [/QUOTE]
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