Projecting your views onto your kid only ends up with them resenting you and you feeling like they can’t meet expectations.
Some things are non-negotiable: my kids aren’t allowed to be disrespectful shit-bagels, but other than that they get to decide who they want to be. I am fortunate enough to get to discover that with them.
Parenting is for the good of the kids, not the wants of the parents.
Winner winner chicken dinner.
Projecting your views onto your kid only ends up with them resenting you and you feeling like they can’t meet expectations.
Some things are non-negotiable: my kids aren’t allowed to be disrespectful shit-bagels, but other than that they get to decide who they want to be. I am fortunate enough to get to discover that with them.