What I want....

END RESULTS THAT I WANT FOR MY CHILDREN:

• I want them to have goals without fear
• I want them to love and respect their family
• I want them to have college educations and experiences
• I want them to have social expertise
• I want them to master the basics of music
• I want them to master the basics of a 2nd language
• I want them to live a full life knowing I'm ok and happy
• I want them to feel my support to jump out of the nest
• I want them to develop their own opinions and learn how to back them up
• I want them to WANT to come home and be with their mama
• I want them to LOVE their brothers and sisters without competition or jealousy
• I want them to know we sacrificed for them but they don't owe us a thing
• I want our conversations to be full of logic and intelligent debate
• I want there to be no drama or throwing darts
• I want them to respect the opinions of others
• I want them to try to understand before they are understood
• I want them to be TRUE to their beliefs
• I want them to be open to change if they need to
• I want them to know that there's always more to learn
• I want them to LISTEN when other people talk
• I want them to be kind
• I want them to be funny
• I want them to make their life's choices because they wanted to, not because they didn't feel they had any other choice.