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[quote=Anonymous]I tell them constantly that I want three things from them:
- Be able to take care of yourself financially 
- Do what makes you happy 
- Be kind

There are caveats to each of the above things and it's up to them to figure out what their caveats are. Do you like expensive stuff? Then plan for a lucrative career that won't make you miserable. Are you easily frustrated, anxious? What can I do help you learn how to make number three easier, then? Because it's harder to be kind when you're stressed out. I have a cousin who moved to a remote country as a young 20-something and lived quite happily with only the things in her backpack for many years. She's now an adult with her own family and she lives a very unconventional lifestyle with very little. Her parents were always supportive of her finding her way, even though it was extremely contrary to what they had planned for her. I want my kids to feel the same kind of love and support to find their own means to become independent, self-sufficient, critical thinkers, whatever that might look like for them. [/quote]

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