Do You Work Your a$$ Off So Your Kids Don't Have To Struggle???

[Kak]

Personally, I work my a$$ off so my family can have a better life. But not so my kids won't have to struggle or find their own way. I don't fight day and night just to hand them the keys to the kingdom or gold shrimp on a silver platter.

I want my kids to struggle and find their own way; I just want them to struggle on a higher level than I did.

So yes, I look at this with a very legacy minded view and I won't reward spoiled behavior. I will reward initiative and responsibility.

I look at it like a tight line to walk and if I screw it up and they end up communists, every penny will go to my family foundation. I truly hope that isn't the case.

My goal would be to have the Keegan family elevated in its value to the world for generations.

There are two kinds of people in this regard, those that were there for the sacrifice and those that weren't. It is our job to make sure they understand the sacrifice and also that they have no choice, but to make their own.

 

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[tpuffer]

My 5 month old daughter likes to be held so that she can stand to jump. When I set her in my lap so that I can take a break she will try to use her legs to push her way up to be able to stand. But she can't do this yet without my help. Every time she tries this I tell her you have to struggle to ultimately get what you want. . Gotta start the struggle early!

There is meaning to be found in struggle - in the grind. It adds meaning to it. The path and the process is the majority of the enjoyment of any journey.

 

[MaxKhalus]

A video hit my FB feed this morning (no politics). Guy was ranting why Trump won and how the working class doesn't care about political games. How they only care about family and how they work their a$$ off so their kids don't have to struggle.

So I was wondering how ya'll (who have kids or are thinking about it) feel about a statement like that from an entrepreneur perspective. Do you work your a$$ off so your kids don't have to struggle?

Personally, I work my a$$ off so my family can have a better life. But not so my kids won't have to struggle or find their own way. I don't fight day and night just to hand them the keys to the kingdom or gold shrimp on a silver platter.

I want my family to have nice things and enjoy life. Definitely. But I want my kids to have a strong mind, strong values and be people of action, will, and fortitude. No guarantees they'll turn out that way, but if they don't, it won't be because they were handed everything without earning it

100% Agree.


It's better to "struggle" by choice, and not by default or accident.

 

[Cryley]

I'm fine with my child learning how to struggle and push through. There are many ways they can learn that. Education, sport, arts etc

I do however always want her to have a roof over her head if need be and a fridge filled with food.

Struggle because of a need to improve themselves or the world around them but not a struggle for their life. Maybe I'll be harsher when she's older than 20 months but for now all I want to do is snuggle and play silly games with her lol.

 

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[Ing]

I m an example of giving my kids too much, so that their struggle is not so very big.
As parents you will have it hard to not do that.

No, I don’t struggle for my kids not having to struggle.
But I help them, when I see, that they struggle.