Soldato
Do you feel that you have made your parents proud?
- Thread starter Virdi
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I would like to think so.
Yup
My old dear says it all the time married a wonderful woman and have 3 wonderful children she's proud that I've found happiness and I turned out a decent person couldn't care less about anything else she regularly pulls me up for dedicating too much time and effort to work matters and not enough to family
My old dear says it all the time married a wonderful woman and have 3 wonderful children she's proud that I've found happiness and I turned out a decent person couldn't care less about anything else she regularly pulls me up for dedicating too much time and effort to work matters and not enough to family
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More than a Yes !
No, frankly I couldn't care less. They have no right to feel anything about my life as they had little or no positive input into it.
Yes, but I think they want grandchildren one day 
Soldato
Was he your opponent?
Soldato
It doesn't matter what you do, so long as you provide them with a grandson who will carry the name on another genreation
Soldato
That is unfortunate, But i can understand your initial response now.
As for me, My parents arent proud. They were when i was working as an IT technician, but when i changed my career prospects and started retraining for the fitness industry my mum in particular didnt like it, and is some what disappointed. Not that she's said anything, shes just good at making it blatantly obvious without uttering a word
Soldato
Interesting thread 
I would say yes mine are proud. I am the only person in my generation of family that has gone to both college and University. I got my first house at 24 and just started a business at 27.
Compared to the rest of the family, well, none have managed to finish college and generally associate with the dregs of society. They would like grandkids, my gran is the worst though, she _really_ wants to be a great gran.
I would say yes mine are proud. I am the only person in my generation of family that has gone to both college and University. I got my first house at 24 and just started a business at 27. Compared to the rest of the family, well, none have managed to finish college and generally associate with the dregs of society. They would like grandkids, my gran is the worst though, she _really_ wants to be a great gran.
I think so yes, finished a degree back home in australia, now moved to the UK pretty much on my own for the next 2 years.
Definitely wouldn't say I'm more successful than my parents, well my mum anyways, but I'm only 23 so plenty of time for that later. At the moment its all about living on next to nothing and travelling
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Definitely wouldn't say I'm more successful than my parents, well my mum anyways, but I'm only 23 so plenty of time for that later. At the moment its all about living on next to nothing and travelling
.My Gran cried when I was awarded a medal for bravery though and that more than made up for the lack of Parental support.
It gives me a sense of accomplishment when I remember how proud she was.
Not yet. Having an uber successful lawyer for a dad means I have a lot to live up to 
I think that the fact that I lived "off them" until I was 21 didn't help either. Even if they are proud of me, I don't feel proud of me, which is probably even worse. Still, I'm only 24 and so far have been successful, so things are moving in the right direction!
I think that the fact that I lived "off them" until I was 21 didn't help either. Even if they are proud of me, I don't feel proud of me, which is probably even worse. Still, I'm only 24 and so far have been successful, so things are moving in the right direction!