Things I hope my child doesn't do...

wildflower75 · June 2014

I saw this on pinterest and cannot stop laughing but deep down inside I dread ever finding something like this in my child's room... it would break my heart.
Is there anything you are dreading that your child might do one day (especially during the raging hormonal teenage years)?
Too funny!

bumpuser10309732 · June 2014

That's pretty funny! I'm just dreading the teenage years, PERIOD! I get a lot of snap chats from my 17 y/o nephew that I'm just like O....M....G and then the other one is 15 and he's a horror show right now. Just DREADING it!

atraveller · June 2014

Honestly - I'm just hoping my child is born healthy and I don't completely screw him or her up! I just haven't thought that far ahead yet.

asarem93 · June 2014

I keep reading stories about kids saying creepy things. I think I'm looking forward to it, but really if my child said he saw a man in the corner, I would probably run out screaming.

TheOtherJacobsons · June 2014

This thread could be dangerous. Too much potential for karma to be fickle. Eh, I believe in pre-paid karma, so why not...

I hope that my child:

is like me and eats anything.
likes to read.
isn't too into sports... we'd support her, but me and DH aren't really into that.
doesn't turn into an asshole.
is confident, smart, and healthy.
grows up happy.
is responsible and caring.

wildflower75 · June 2014

TheOtherJacobsons Good point.. I love listing the things that I DO want my baby to do!
That list is long and in a journal but my daily prayer is

That my baby grows healthy and strong inside of me
That my baby is:
A good eater
A good sleeper
A happy joyful and friendly baby

And the list goes on and on....

pushgal84 · June 2014

I hope my son has the common sense to use a tissue someday. I do not want to find socks that'll snap in half or anything wiped on his curtains. I have no problem with him exploring his body when he is that age, but FFS, dispose of it properly! DH says, "one day he'll wake up and start washing his own sheets. Just let him do it and don't ask any questions."

Jennifer18131 · June 2014

pushgal84 said:
I hope my son has the common sense to use a tissue someday. I do not want to find socks that'll snap in half or anything wiped on his curtains. I have no problem with him exploring his body when he is that age, but FFS, dispose of it properly! DH says, "one day he'll wake up and start washing his own sheets. Just let him do it and don't ask any questions."

Have you seen the Amazon review of Kleenex? Hilarious

DreadGamerWife · June 2014

@pushgal84 It took me a moment to get what you were referring to in your post. My first response - why would someone blow their nose with a sock - that is just gross? Ohhhh, the other use of tissues by teenage boys to dispose of bodily fluids....

Emerald27 · June 2014

I hope my children grow into responsible, kind and trustworthy adults. I also hope that they feel that they can come to me with anything, and never feel like they need to keep secrets, no matter what it could be, from me. I really want a very open and honest relationship with them.

I hope my children are healthy, of course, and that they treat others as they would like to be treated.

ETA: What I would prefer that they NOT do is spend most of their time playing video games or sitting inside instead of being active outside. I also prefer (and this seems silly and vain, but they're my perfect little babies!) that they not alter their bodies with tattoos and piercings and such. I have nothing against tattoos, but my babies are perfect. Lol...can't explain it.

themiss · June 2014

I thought about this a lot before we got pregnant, actually, not so much since then.

But, my fiance and I are both a bit....odd. We're both kind of gross, sarcastic, inappropriate, I'm artsy, play video and computer games and big into reading, he is in to science and biking and building little things. I LOVE that we're not what people consider "normal" and embrace our oddities.

People joke about how strange our kids will be....but what if they're NORMAL?! I know, I know, what is normal? But, what if they are super smart and composed and waspy? Oy vey!

staryb · June 2014

I hope our kids like going on vacations and day trips. I know that sounds silly but I've seen/heard too many stories about whiny teenagers being "too cool" to spend time with their families. I didn't go on a lot of vacations growing up and when I did it was with my grandma so I've always wanted to go on family vacations & DH feels the same way. I just hope our kids are into it. I also hope they like roller coasters

[Deleted User] · June 2014

I hope my kids have compassion for others and think about how someone will feel when they are about to say/do something. I hope they can see something good in every person or situation. I tend to be a pessimist because of my childhood and I so totally envy people that can find the light in any dark situation.

I hope that my children respect others and take pride in their work.

Emerald27 · June 2014

Nicb13 said:

Emerald27 said:

I hope my children grow into responsible, kind and trustworthy adults. I also hope that they feel that they can come to me with anything, and never feel like they need to keep secrets, no matter what it could be, from me. I really want a very open and honest relationship with them.

I hope my children are healthy, of course, and that they treat others as they would like to be treated.

ETA: What I would prefer that they NOT do is spend most of their time playing video games or sitting inside instead of being active outside. I also prefer (and this seems silly and vain, but they're my perfect little babies!) that they not alter their bodies with tattoos and piercings and such. I have nothing against tattoos, but my babies are perfect. Lol...can't explain it.

If my kids do get tattoos, I hope they take their time to pick good ones and not generic ones off the wall of some sleazy tattoo parlor that they will regret later!

My husband has half his body covered in tattoos so I am partial to them

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Good thought! Again, I really do have nothing against tattoos. In some cases, they can be super attractive and work well on the body they were chosen for. I don't have any (and am deathly afraid of the pain...chicken that I am), but I don't have anything against them.

This is me being so amazed at the perfect flawlessness of my babies thinking - "you are perfect as you are. Don't change it!" It's weird, I know. I'll probably feel differently as they grow older, but when you hold a perfect tiny baby in your arms...meh. :P

MrsL2B · June 2014

I hope my kid doesn't inherit my diabetes or his dad's knees. I feel fairly positive about us being "cool" parents, and if I find any books or diaries that talk about how we suck, I certainly won't take it personally. I always suspected that my mom read one of my diary entries from when I was 8 and held it against me for the next 25 years. She often brought up our troubled relationship at times when I thought everything was just fine.

jesslinnn · June 2014

My main one is I hope my kids don't text and drive. It's something I'm VERY passionate about. I hope they choose not because they realize the danger of it, instead of just not doing it because I said not to. That's goes for driving after drinking too.

MissMandyD · June 2014

I hope to raise a curious child that questions the world they are presented with and isn't afraid to choose a new path that suits them.

TheOtherJacobsons · June 2014

Nicb13 said:

Emerald27 said:

I hope my children grow into responsible, kind and trustworthy adults. I also hope that they feel that they can come to me with anything, and never feel like they need to keep secrets, no matter what it could be, from me. I really want a very open and honest relationship with them. I hope my children are healthy, of course, and that they treat others as they would like to be treated. ETA: What I would prefer that they NOT do is spend most of their time playing video games or sitting inside instead of being active outside. I also prefer (and this seems silly and vain, but they're my perfect little babies!) that they not alter their bodies with tattoos and piercings and such. I have nothing against tattoos, but my babies are perfect. Lol...can't explain it.

If my kids do get tattoos, I hope they take their time to pick good ones and not generic ones off the wall of some sleazy tattoo parlor that they will regret later!
My husband has half his body covered in tattoos so I am partial to them

Totally this. DH has a full back piece and has plans for his arms and legs. We're pro tattoo, but I'm with you, it should have a meaning.

DaniGrace89 · June 2014

I hope she's not ungrateful or entitled. I heard a kid in a store calling his mom cheap for only offering to buy him 3 $60 video games. She laughed, and proceeded to purchase the games despite the kid being an a$$.

My girl better not have sex either. Until she's married.

haha

lilmissfancy · June 2014

I don't want my son to do things because everyone else is doing it. Be a leader not a follower.

victoria+james · June 2014

I hope my son is a good communicator! Seriously the most useful tool in business and marriage.

MorganWP · June 2014

pushgal84 said: I hope my son has the common sense to use a tissue someday. I do not want to find socks that'll snap in half or anything wiped on his curtains. I have no problem with him exploring his body when he is that age, but FFS, dispose of it properly! DH says, "one day he'll wake up and start washing his own sheets. Just let him do it and don't ask any questions."
I had the same thought when we found out we were having a boy. It made me think of the part in Bridesmaids where Rita is like "I have three boys and I love them but then they get to that age and they're loud and sticky and there is semen all over everything. I cracked a blanket in half. In half"

staryb said:

I hope our kids like going on vacations and day trips. I know that sounds silly but I've seen/heard too many stories about whiny teenagers being "too cool" to spend time with their families. I didn't go on a lot of vacations growing up and when I did it was with my grandma so I've always wanted to go on family vacations & DH feels the same way. I just hope our kids are into it. I also hope they like roller coasters

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Ah! I cant get out of your block. But my auntie and uncle just bought a bigger trailer so they could accommodate their kids' friends when they go on camping trips in the future. Their oldest is 7 and they're already thinking about that.

MorganWP · June 2014

Quotes are hard apparently...

I'm mainly hoping that my DD and I will be close as she grows up. I was close with my mom but it was more of a sister relationship than a mother-daughter one, and I didn't/don't really mind it but it's not really what I want for me and DD... if that makes any sense.

megaddie · June 2014

I hope my kid doesn't cheat on assignments and expect to get away with it...(cheating epidemic in my classroom:( )

angeltennis3 · June 2014

staryb said:
I hope our kids like going on vacations and day trips. I know that sounds silly but I've seen/heard too many stories about whiny teenagers being "too cool" to spend time with their families. I didn't go on a lot of vacations growing up and when I did it was with my grandma so I've always wanted to go on family vacations & DH feels the same way. I just hope our kids are into it. I also hope they like roller coasters

I was one of the kids that HATED family vacations. I loved them until my teenage years, but fitting a family of four into one tiny hotel room, being forced to share a bed with my brother, and losing sleep every night because everyone snored got to me. I complained so many times about vacations my parents finally stopped taking me and I was thrilled. We will take our kids on vacations, but I think DH and I will still go on our own and leave the kids with grandparents as well.

I have always needed a lot of personal space, so that could be some of it too.

haboobjob · June 2014

I'm hoping my little girl will stay a little girl for as long as possible. When I was younger, all I wanted to do was grow up. Now that I'm older, I feel like the old lady trapped in a young person's body. I've literally caught myself having the "back in the day" conversation with people in college (when I graduated just 5 years ago).

I want her to explore and grow and discover the world around her without fear or pressure from others. Just be herself and surround herself with people who appreciate her for who she is.

BTW - Totally didn't get the Kleenex post earlier. Had to re-read like 3x. lol

pinkshades05 · June 2014

My biggest fear is that my kids will grow up to be entitled bullies. I watched my brothers become like this and I hate being around them. Instead, I hope my kids will appreciate hard work, treat people with respect, and be productive members of society.

As a parent, I don't care about being cool. I just want my child to know they are safe and loved; that we won't hesitate to put up boundaries for their own protection but we won't love them any less for their choices or mistakes. I had a great relationship with my parents and I want the same with DD and LO#2.

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