I’ve always said that when I die, I don’t want my son to stand up at my funeral and have the only nice thing he can say about me be that I kept a clean house.
I want him to be able to say we went places and did things, that he was exposed to museums and the theatre, that we went to hockey games and amusement parks and the beach, that he tried things like karate and guitar and summer camp, that we had adventures, and that I encouraged and supported his friendships. To me, these are the things that are really important.
What is important to you? What do you want your children to remember from their childhoods?
Are events and occasions important to you? What kinds of things are you doing with your child? Do you gravitate to educational events, frivolous but fun stuff, a bit of both?
Maybe you are more concerned with instilling specific values. What values matter? How are you teaching them?
Perhaps you want them to be proud of you. What achievements do you want your children to remember?
What do you remember from your own childhood? How does it affect what kind of childhood you want your children to have?
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