Marshmallow-stories???

This is fromhttp://ahnnabanana.livejournal.com/172664.html#cutid1. When I saw this post, I liked it and felt the same way as the writer did. So, just wanna share with you and hope you enjoy it.

What I wish parents knew about their children (feel free to add, oppose, or react)

1. Much of who we are is a reflection of who you are and how you raised us. We always say we don’t want to end up like our parents, but inevitably we do.
2. We appreciate everything you do for us. Maybe not immediately, but we do. From the stories you told us before we slept to the hard-earned money you give us for allowance.
3. Don’t laugh at our dreams. If we are four years old and we tell you we want to become a dinosaur after watching Land Before Time, understand that it’s a phase. If you laugh at us, we will be ashamed to dream without inhibition.
4. Don’t use us to fulfill your dreams. If you didn’t take piano lessons when you were kid, you can make us try it but don’t force us to study piano for ten years if our heart’s not in it. And (I got this from my dad) don’t expect a 16/17/18 year old to know what s/he wants to do for the rest of his/her life. The least you can do is guide us, believe in us, and encourage us if you see potential.
5. We will not let you rot in a Home for the Aged. Not because you won’t give us inheritance if we do but because we want to take care of you the way you took care of us.
6. Whether we’re 9, 19, or 29, WE WILL ALWAYS MAKE MISTAKES. Let us make them. Experience is always the best teacher. It’s also the toughest one because it gives the test before the lesson. We learn and grow from them.
7. We can’t earn your trust if we’re not given a chance to.
8. You’re not ALWAYS right and we’re not ALWAYS wrong. Maybe 95% of the time, but still! Please don’t rub salt on our wounds; it doesn’t help at all. Listen to what we have to say. Sometimes listening is more than enough.
9. There’s gotta be some balance between the material stuff and abstract, intangible stuff. Buy us the Barbie we want but show up during school programs. Get us the Wii but attend our graduation.
10. We love you not by default. We love you because. We love you unconditionally. We love you with no expiration date.