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  • January 10, 2011 at 4:17 PM #651931
    scaredyclassic
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    My theory on happiness is that you should have low expectations. You definitely shouldn’t expect much of children. Let em grow, see what happens. My wife disagrees. It is often better in life not to do too good a job.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:24 PM #650823
    Rich Toscano
    Keymaster

    I’m not a parent, so take this for what it’s worth. It seems like the goal should be to raise kids in a way so that they will lead happy lives. Hard work and accomplishment (such as school success and shredding violin skills) can help lead to financial success and stability, which is a very important part of happiness. But it’s not the only part — far from it. It seems that these parents are solely focused on that one aspect to the exclusion of everything else.

    Again, non-expert here… but I doubt very much that this approach optimizes for happy and well-adjusted adulthood.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:24 PM #650892
    Rich Toscano
    Keymaster

    I’m not a parent, so take this for what it’s worth. It seems like the goal should be to raise kids in a way so that they will lead happy lives. Hard work and accomplishment (such as school success and shredding violin skills) can help lead to financial success and stability, which is a very important part of happiness. But it’s not the only part — far from it. It seems that these parents are solely focused on that one aspect to the exclusion of everything else.

    Again, non-expert here… but I doubt very much that this approach optimizes for happy and well-adjusted adulthood.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:24 PM #651473
    Rich Toscano
    Keymaster

    I’m not a parent, so take this for what it’s worth. It seems like the goal should be to raise kids in a way so that they will lead happy lives. Hard work and accomplishment (such as school success and shredding violin skills) can help lead to financial success and stability, which is a very important part of happiness. But it’s not the only part — far from it. It seems that these parents are solely focused on that one aspect to the exclusion of everything else.

    Again, non-expert here… but I doubt very much that this approach optimizes for happy and well-adjusted adulthood.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:24 PM #651609
    Rich Toscano
    Keymaster

    I’m not a parent, so take this for what it’s worth. It seems like the goal should be to raise kids in a way so that they will lead happy lives. Hard work and accomplishment (such as school success and shredding violin skills) can help lead to financial success and stability, which is a very important part of happiness. But it’s not the only part — far from it. It seems that these parents are solely focused on that one aspect to the exclusion of everything else.

    Again, non-expert here… but I doubt very much that this approach optimizes for happy and well-adjusted adulthood.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:24 PM #651936
    Rich Toscano
    Keymaster

    I’m not a parent, so take this for what it’s worth. It seems like the goal should be to raise kids in a way so that they will lead happy lives. Hard work and accomplishment (such as school success and shredding violin skills) can help lead to financial success and stability, which is a very important part of happiness. But it’s not the only part — far from it. It seems that these parents are solely focused on that one aspect to the exclusion of everything else.

    Again, non-expert here… but I doubt very much that this approach optimizes for happy and well-adjusted adulthood.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:39 PM #650828
    scaredyclassic
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    Happy? Too high an expectation. Doomed to failure.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:39 PM #650897
    scaredyclassic
    Participant

    Happy? Too high an expectation. Doomed to failure.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:39 PM #651478
    scaredyclassic
    Participant

    Happy? Too high an expectation. Doomed to failure.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:39 PM #651614
    scaredyclassic
    Participant

    Happy? Too high an expectation. Doomed to failure.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:39 PM #651941
    scaredyclassic
    Participant

    Happy? Too high an expectation. Doomed to failure.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:46 PM #650833
    briansd1
    Guest

    No money, no honey.

    No honey, no happiness. Pretty simple, really.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:46 PM #650902
    briansd1
    Guest

    No money, no honey.

    No honey, no happiness. Pretty simple, really.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:46 PM #651483
    briansd1
    Guest

    No money, no honey.

    No honey, no happiness. Pretty simple, really.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:46 PM #651619
    briansd1
    Guest

    No money, no honey.

    No honey, no happiness. Pretty simple, really.

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