why does parents want their child to do what they havent achieved?and want their child to be like someone successful?
2007-01-19 09:51:19 · 22 answers · asked by aycicek 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
isnt it my life?
2007-01-19 09:59:42 · update #1
i lnow i wont be like that when i hav a kid...
2007-01-19 10:00:11 · update #2
I can only answer from my perspective... I want my children to achieve one thing I was unable to... a college degree... why? because I want them to have a better life than I do... simple enough... I want my children to work smarter not harder.... I want them to be able to go on vacations, buy a house or two.... and I know, through that personal "lack of" that with that little piece of paper? I would have been able to earn more..... and be able to now give them more...
I do not however want them to "be like someone successful"... I don't want them to be "like" anyone.... they would not be themselves if I did?! and I want my children to be themselves... I want each to be the "best" them self they can be.... and that is all anyone can ask of anyone else....
I just do not want to ever have my children have to struggle for the basics in life.... that I think, is why all parents want their children to be successful or achieve what they have not been able to..... do you want any child of yours to ever be in a situation where they do not have the skills, or job potential to put food on the table? clothes? roof over their own head? do you want to them to be able to pick up whenever they want, and take a trip? go on vacation? I thought the same way while I was a teen... even when I was 23 and had one child.... then came the day when I could not make ends meet... and that same child needed new shoes... I had to swallow my pride and go apply for food stamps, just to make ends meet.... and I was working two jobs! no... my children are going to college... after that? they can go work at a grocery store, or anything else... as long as they have some sort of specialized field to fall back on if they need to.... because after they are done laying at being grown up? they will look around, find they are grown..... and then what? it is not fun to look around realize geez.. shoulda... coulda... woulda if I had just understood what was so important about it all....
hope that helped....
2007-01-25 18:21:05 · answer #1 · answered by elusive_001 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
When I was a teenager, I thought that all of my parents decisions were based on how hard they could make my life, and I swore that I'd be different when I had children. I now have five children, and sound exactly like my mother. It is a parents responsibility to prepare their child for life in the real world. The real world is hard. Your parents don't want you to have to suffer through the same things they did. So they try to push you harder. They want you to have a perfect trouble free life without financial struggles, and relationship problems. One wrong decision and your life can take a drastic turn. If your parents didn't love you, they would not care how your life turned out.
2007-01-27 03:19:17 · answer #2 · answered by adondeesta1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because parents want the best and only the best for their children. They don't want them to struggle and be making the mistakes that they did. They want their children to learn from their mistakes. Most kids today though don't listen to their parents and think, "My parents are old and it's been a long time since they were my age." Sure, it's been some time since the parents were kids-but some of the same situations and mistakes are being made by today's generation.
Parents actually want their kids to make something of themselves before the kids die. They want the kids to live a happy and healthy lifestyle.
I hope I helped!
2007-01-19 09:57:24 · answer #3 · answered by sweetdollツ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You only get one life on earth and if you can learn from their experiences, you might have a better one then they think they have now. We want the best for our children. I know that sounds like a line, but it is definitely true. There are no do overs. So don't be sorry you should have.
2007-01-27 04:18:45 · answer #4 · answered by Annie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parents always want their children to have the best in life to have chances to do what they were not able to achieve. Parents want you to be able to go to college, and get the best job there is.
2007-01-27 03:11:47 · answer #5 · answered by Gina D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know why parents want their children to do things they havent done, but they want the best for their child and thats why they want them to be successful. They want to teach them their mistakes so they can have better opportunities and life.
2007-01-19 09:56:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
so they wont have such a hard time we as parents want our kids to have a better life than we did we already made the misstakes now we know we are just trying to let yas know their is better for you out their dont make the same mistakes we did
2007-01-27 03:10:40 · answer #7 · answered by slp9209 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
parents just want their kids to do better than what they have for them. Its just a parental thing but i know that i will be like that when i have my kids but i wont put too much stress on them
2007-01-19 09:56:57 · answer #8 · answered by .em. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because as parents we struggle everyday to make sure that there is food on the table and clothes on our children's backs. We want everything for our children and we do not want our children to have to work as hard as we do to get it!
In short... parents love their children and want only the best for them.
2007-01-19 10:01:41 · answer #9 · answered by flappymcp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all , who doesn't want their children to succeed? Some parent's never really done anything with their life, so...they suffered..and they don't want their kids going through the same heartache..when you want kids, you want the best for them always. ALWAYS!
2007-01-19 09:57:57 · answer #10 · answered by RAW AND GRIM \,,/ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋