Do we turn into our dads?

[toofarnorth]

My dad was about 10 at the end of WW1 , he was in the Home Guard during WW2 ,  all he wanted was peace and quiet.   So not like me in any way shape or form , but different times change folk.

[SnakeBite]

Respect your ELDERS. they Have and Done more than YOU have. Just try to not make the same MISTAKES

[GalaxyMan]

On 12/27/2019 at 6:44 AM, brokenbone said:

my dad was a bully, i hope i dont resemble him in any way,

but to ensure its not going to happen i wont have a son

That's why I never had children, I didn't want to take the chance of being the kind of a parent like I had. I wouldn't wish that on any child.

[thaibeachlovers]

On 12/29/2019 at 8:04 PM, GalaxyMan said:

That's why I never had children, I didn't want to take the chance of being the kind of a parent like I had. I wouldn't wish that on any child.

I had such a defective childhood that I just didn't want any child to suffer that fate. I didn't realise that some children actually have brilliant childhoods till much later in life. I thought happy childhoods were just in books, like the Swallows and Amazons series.

Didn't change my mind when almost every family I knew treated their children less well than they should have. My first partner didn't treat her children badly, but she preferred her career to them, and I ended up being more of a parent to them than she was. Didn't make me want to go out and create some of my own though.

[NOWHERE]

My father married the wrong woman first time around, but had great children. I followed in his foot steps.

[Odysseus123]

Yes.

Possibly worse..as he could carve and rig wonderful model sailing yachts which he gave to us and other kids in the street as presents.

 

Those little ships sure gave a lot of joy at the local swimming hole.