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- Oct 30, 2012
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As I watched my first child play with big eyes, big heart, and big dreams, I had a vision of him graduating college, getting a decent job, and then telling me, "Well Dad, I did it. The job is just so-so, but in 35 years, I will be able to live my life the way I want to." Seeing how much fun a child has with his whole life ahead of him, made me extremely sick to think of him being bound to mediocrity because of what society defines as the right thing to do.
This was the first part of my ah-ha moment, but the confirmation was when I thought about what my response would be. Would it be "Son, don't settle, you can do whatever you want in life as long as you take care of your responsibilities" or would it be "well, that's what I did, so I guess I can't blame you." Not only would I be a terrible role model, but also I pondered why would I settle for anything less for myself than I dream for my own children?
This was the first part of my ah-ha moment, but the confirmation was when I thought about what my response would be. Would it be "Son, don't settle, you can do whatever you want in life as long as you take care of your responsibilities" or would it be "well, that's what I did, so I guess I can't blame you." Not only would I be a terrible role model, but also I pondered why would I settle for anything less for myself than I dream for my own children?
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