Parents either dream or dread about a time when their child looks up with hopeful joy filling his eyes and exclaims, “I want to be just like you when I grow up!” The parents who dream about this occurrence usually have interests and unfulfilled dreams they would have liked to accomplish and do not want their child to regret not pursuing his interests and dreams. On the other side of the scenario, are the parents who feel a bolt of cold dread at their child’s enthusiasm. They know they have committed some errors in their life and have no desire to watch their child repeat them. To achieve these goals for their children, both types of parents encourage their children to excel in areas that the parents see beneficial. What they do not realise,
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According to Hopkins, Morrison’s father was a navy captain (1). He could have wished to see his son honoring his country just as he had. Like Morrison’s father, parents can get distracted by their own wishes and unfulfilled dreams. Sometimes parents remember their dreams and push them onto their child. For instance, suppose a father dreamed of joining the Major Leagues, a professional baseball team, when he was young. Remembering his own disappointment, he does not wish for his child to miss out on the opportunity he himself did. Therefore, the father has his son join a baseball team. Everyday they both practice to fulfill the father’s dream. But, it is not the son’s dream. The son wants to own a business. To him, taking business classes and studying stocks are far more intriguing than tossing a leather-coated sphere. Not wanting to disappoint his father though, he continues to practice baseball. As children age, the stress in the relationship with their parents increases. This stress can lead to depression (Ehrlich et al. 380). The baseball loving father has, smothered his son’s dream’s with his own causing him stress and
According to Hopkins, Morrison’s father was a navy captain (1). He could have wished to see his son honoring his country just as he had. Like Morrison’s father, parents can get distracted by their own wishes and unfulfilled dreams. Sometimes parents remember their dreams and push them onto their child. For instance, suppose a father dreamed of joining the Major Leagues, a professional baseball team, when he was young. Remembering his own disappointment, he does not wish for his child to miss out on the opportunity he himself did. Therefore, the father has his son join a baseball team. Everyday they both practice to fulfill the father’s dream. But, it is not the son’s dream. The son wants to own a business. To him, taking business classes and studying stocks are far more intriguing than tossing a leather-coated sphere. Not wanting to disappoint his father though, he continues to practice baseball. As children age, the stress in the relationship with their parents increases. This stress can lead to depression (Ehrlich et al. 380). The baseball loving father has, smothered his son’s dream’s with his own causing him stress and