What Will My Baby Be When He Grows Up?
My grandmother tells me that parenting is a grand 25 year experiment and investment. After 25 years, supposedly, you can see the results of your investment. My oldest is 15, so I still have a decade left to go before I know if this is true or not.
Do you ever look at your child and wonder? Do you wonder what he will be like when he “grows up”? I do.  I worry that my son may decide to be a soldier like his Daddy, his Grandpa, and his Great-Grandpa. I know it sounds silly, but I was struck with this fact the other day as my husband gave my son a proper “buzz cut” with his military clippers. Hopefully, by the time my son is old enough to enlist, war will be outlawed. OK, I know that won’t happen, but I can dream.
Yesterday, my husband was doing some construction work on our house. Without even thinking, he put down the hammer and our son picked it up, and began banging away. I noticed that he held the hammer in his left hand, just like my dad. My dad also happens to be a construction worker.
Several months ago, we had our refrigerator repaired and I noticed that my 1 year old was laying on his belly, watching the repairman look under the refrigerator to see what the problem was. I was amazed at how he concentrated on that repairman! My girls wouldn’t have even cared.
It shall be interesting over the coming decades to see what talents and interests our son has. As we encourage him to explore those interests and talents, I’m sure that it will be an interesting journey.
Do you ever wonder what your baby will be when he or she grows up?
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Susan says...
I always think that maybe she will be artistic and a writer or a singer, but then I realize that I want her to be living on her own by 35 as well so maybe not.
VaMomma says...
My oldest wants to be an artist.