hot-angel:
One more thing: [Parents in the same profession] shouldn't try to make their children into what they are. Most parents that are of the same profession (mostly doctors, lawyers and those top people) always try to turn their kids into their kind. I think that's wrong.

From Husband and Wife in the Same Profesion

Yeah, I agree with you girl. Most kids do what they don't like. Choose what you want and you will be happy with it; don't try to be like mum or dad.

It's better when kids want to be like their mom/dad. IT's worse when Mom/dad want kids to be like them. You feel me?

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i feel u gal,but Kids do what u like and not what they want
But dont disrespect them

if doing what i like meaning disrespecting my parents...psshh, i am up for it. Especially when what i wanna do is SO RIGHT!!!!

Uhu. I agree with you girls. Ones happiness is what really matters.

Exactly..

Let me ask this question. What if your parents insist you must study what they want?
The reason I asked this question is bcoz of those who can't help themselves since they are totally dependent on their parents.

Psshshh..my dad won't do that, and if he does.. i ain't gon do what he wants me to do.

You're lucky not everyone is as lucky as you are you know.

it's not been lucky. u have right to do wat u want.

That's correct but not all have the opportunity to exercise this right especially in some African countries.

I agree wiv De-King.
its all about the rigts in the Family and enviroments(Culture)
But u shuld choose what u want to do

y'all r right.

am always right

yes u r.

So r u

So, you see, if you have an opportunity to at least do what you want, just thank God for it.

DE-king u don dey change d talks o

Yah DE-King, I thank God for this opportunity.

Latoya:

DE-king u don dey change d talks o

Latoya I don't understand what you mean.

All i can say is for the kids to do what they are good at,
not what ur parent wants u to do.
it could distroy your future.

Damn right gina.

Don't you want to listen to what others have to say?

The trouble with this 'what the parent wants and what the child wants' issue is that people assume that the two are mutually exclusive. In other words, they assume that either the child forgoes doing what she wants and does what the parent wants or she does what she wants and forgoes doing what the parent wants (unless there is a happy coincidence and both parent and child want the same thing).

Well, what if the parent decides that there are a range of things he would like to do and the child also decides that there are a range things that she would like to do? Then there's a greater chance of there being a happy coincidence.

But if I was a parent, I would get the child to do what I want by subtle and not-so-subtle techniques. For example, if I wanted him to be a world-class footballer, I would play audio tapes of football matches during my wife's pregnancy. Then I would play back-to-back videos of footballers when he was a baby... I'd take him for kickabouts in the nearest playground when he was a toddler... I'd hang posters of world famous footballers in the house... I'd buy football video games, etc. etc.

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But if I was a parent, I would get the child to do what I want by subtle and not-so-subtle techniques. For example, if I wanted him to be a world-class footballer, I would play audio tapes of football matches during my wife's pregnancy. Then I would play back-to-back videos of footballers when he was a baby... I'd take him for kickabouts in the nearest playground when he was a toddler... I'd hang posters of world famous footballers in the house... I'd buy football video games, etc. etc.

Very interesting point.