Jul
21
Everyone is in such a rush to guarantee a child’s future, yet nobody has been able to rightly (and righteously) explain the ultimate reward. I’ve heard people say, “I just want to give my child the best opportunity to succeed” at least 100 times, but always without elaboration. Hell, many of the parents I see gunning hardest for said success are, quite frankly, unhappy. They either work 70 hours per week at a job they loathe or count the hours until the kids go to sleep, or they just generally long to be somewhere — anywhere — but here.
Parents, why are you pushing your kids? - CNN.com