My fear is that i'll try so hard not to screw up my kids that I'll screw them up.

I'm well on my way to being the Steve Martin character in the movie 'Parenthood'   : )

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Raymond Camden
  To: CF-Community
  Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 9:34 AM
  Subject: RE: Having kids (was RE: Exploring Frugality)

  > Back on topic...
  > In a way, I'm actually "scared" of having children, in case I
  > turn out like my father, and just walk away - in fact, I know
  > I'd just walk away!
  >

  My wife and I have pretty much just resigned ourselves to the fact that we
  WILL mess up our kids. Period. My wife is scared to death of spiders. I'm
  super fussy about messy hands (i.e., I hate to eat with my hands). So I'm
  sure our kids will get some of our hangups. But that's just life - don't
  worry about it. ;) As it stands, kids will end up simply integrating your
  hangups with new hangups to create all new hangups. :>
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