Be careful what you ask

Ok, I'm probably not feeling well emotionally so this may have been a bad time to survey my children. I had wanted to ask them questions and then years down the road, I thought it would be fun to read what their answers were when they were at this age. I asked them for their favorites and least favorites. I asked them also what they thought they would be doing in 5 years and what they'd be when they grew up. Now I'm questioning whether I'm giving my children what they need to develop a healthy desire for success. Or maybe more accurately, I'm realizing my dreams for them, are not the dreams they have for themselves!

DS11 wants an "easy" job. He doesn't want to go to college. (That's actually ok with me. I'd rather he go to tech school.) In 5 years, he'll be "delivering mail or helping the librarian." When he grows up, he wants to "be a baker or a builder of houses." He also threw in video game designer. No surprise there. I thought he'd be an accountant because of his gifted number aptitude. I could actually see him being a carpenter. He really likes to build things and he could use his math talents.

DS7.10 wants to be a judge or a food critic. Actually, I think he'd make an excellent lawyer. He is very strong willed and will tell you its black when you know its white. He isn't very easily persuaded so I don't know if this would make a good judge or not. As for food critic, he is such a picky eater now, he'll only eat a few different foods. How could he be a food critic! DH thinks DS7.10 would make a good Pastor. This shocked me because DS7.10 doesn't show his sensitivity outwardly. I always thought, or hoped for, DS7.10 to be an auto mechanic. He used to be into cars and trucks and we need a good trustworthy auto mechanic in the family!

I know I shouldn't get too worked up about this. DH was going to be a truck driver with a shark tank in the back of the trailer. I remember wanting to be a teacher and in a way, I guess I am. Who knows what the Lord has planned for them? I just have to remember they have their own dreams.