...my exact philosophical opposite.

Or worse still, exactly like me.

I am hoping to evoke in some of you the equivalent to Steve Martin's dream sequence from Parenthood, trying to talk his grown-into-a-sniper son down from the radio tower. What say you?

LMAO that scene cracks me up.

I worry Beenie will grow up to be just like her dad, and show no sign of being my daughter. On the other hand, i also worry she will take after me and get fat. I don't want her to, cos life will be hard for her. Yet i don't want her to be blonde, cos life will be too easy. Tough call, CPF, tough call...

PS: DaD is certain he can master the skillz Steve Martin has at the end of that film, where he's talking to someone on his left, while changing a diaper with one hand, without looking. DaD is convinced this is possible, with practice.

.... a conservative Republican who joins the Army. Or even worse, a Catholic priest.

My girlfriends and I used to have this "would you rather" with our babies. "Would you rather he grow up to be a Hell's Angel or a priest?" "Hell's Angel!"

Ann Coultier.

A Pussycat Doll.

Hateful. Closed-minded.

Yeah, hateful and closed minded. Somebody who hurts others. Someone who doesn't think.

I think the last one is unlikely since people randomly tell me all the time how thoughtful he looks and have since he was born.

A follower.

worst fear:
that she will be a victim - a homeless drug addict that turns tricks and gets beat up regularly

I want to teach her to be independent and tough but nice, make and hang on to her own pile cash, explore the world and her own mind - yada yada...

Soylent Green.

A quitter--someone who shies away in the face of challenge. Girl Grey loves to challenge herself, but sometimes wants to quit if it seems too hard. Well, who doesn't, but it's obviously important that she perseveres.

Someone who doesn't think for themselves

boring.

a member of a very strict religious organization.

A teenage girl sponsored by Disney.

someone with an eating disorder as - no kidding - a 6-year-old distant relative of ours already has

a non-creative person

a bigot

afraid

emo

For B specifically, that he ends up a follower - not thinking before acting and just joining in with others. We've already started having discussions about that.

For the little Miss, I'm not sure yet, although with her habit of trying to charm us out of punishing her for being naughty, I worry. This type of activity does not bode well.

I second the close-minded and hateful comments. I also hate the idea that he'll be politically conservative or ultra-religious. I hope he never decides that my relationship with my partner is wrong and that we will burn in hell for all eternity. I hope he doesn't go into the military and I hope he doesn't ever get someone pregnant and refuse to take responsibility for it.

A serial killer. It's always the mother's fault, so I'm being very careful not to do anything that may turn him into a psycho.

a bully, whether it's on the playground or ann coulter-style. also, like mytwocents, i really hope he doesn't grow up to resent his big queer family. he deserves to feel proud of the people who raise him.

emo! That's funny.

Suicidal, depressed, scared, and alone. All the things that the emo kids want to be because they don't know how horrible it actually is. Basically, me for most of my life.

I swore to myself for a very long time that I would never have children of my own body. I considered it at the time to be the ultimate selfishness to intentionally create another human being, who has no choice in the matter, just because you want a cute cuddly little baby to play with. That baby may grow up to love life, or to be forever angry that life was forced upon him. I still worry about that, though obviously I've given in. Mostly I just do the mature, adult thing and try not to think about it.

While the idea that I might not be able to have kids of my own now that I want them is killing me, way in the back of my mind it's almost a relief. I always wanted to adopt, to make the life of a child already in the world better than it might be otherwise. My husband wanted at least one child biologically ours, and I got caught up in the idea.

And now I suppose I ought to beg all you parents out there not to hate me for saying that. I honestly realize that parents are some of the least selfish people around. It's just scary to me, that's all.

Sheesh, that was long.

a crappy bully jock.

Cruel, depressed, closed-minded, a bully, someone who values things more than people.

My goal is to raise the boys to be strong and kind.

An Asshole.

Or to embody any of the characteristics that come with being an asshole.

someone that hates their body and thinks less of themselves or other people based on looks/body type or size.

a right-wing Jesus freak (I have no beef with Christians, I'm talking hardcore scary Jesus freak....you know, the "God hates fags" type)

someone intolerant

(Although, I have to admit, I'd probably nurture the Goth along a little. You want to be Goth and Wiccan? Mommy's so proud!)

unhappy.

(I wrote that before reading anyone else's reply).

"Come on,son. Let's sing some of the old songs!"

Not to be all Captain Bringdown, but seriously my biggest worry is that they could die before they even get a chance to grow up.

See, just as I was typing that Little Girl started gagging on her string cheese. (sigh...)

Committers of matricide or patricide.

hateful/intolerant. a follower/someone who does not think for themselves. unhappy.

I can take just about anything. But if they are kind/respectful, think for themselves and happy I can die happy.

-With my son, someone who can't take care of himself or protect himself from the cruel world.

-My daughter, someone who thinks that beauty is everything and uses it to get what she wants from people. I wish for her to be a well rounded woman who puts her intellect and inner beauty before her outside appearance.

I just want him to feel like he belongs and is loved, wherever/however he ends up.

Slow on the draw in a gunfight.

Introverted.

...a dick. That's been my biggest fear since I found out we were having a boy.

Jake, I worried about the same thing. I also worried that he would be a thug because he is on the large size.

Now I just worry that he will be a depressed anxious mess. Ever.

...a closed-minded right wing freak.
...a closed minded left-wing freak.
...someone who always agrees with me.
...someone who always disagrees with me.

a sexist asshole.

i am raising a white dude so it is definitely a fear (similar to Jakes i think).

apathetic

still living in our basement.

also, a jerk towards girls in highschool (i figure if he can get through highschool without being a jerk, he'll be set).

>>Introverted.

Sorry to single you out, DGB, but I just wanted to speak up for the introverts! Introversion isn't highly valued in our culture (and often misunderstood) but it's not a bad thing. It's just a different way of relating to the world - more internal, ponderous, etc. rather than more external and quick to respond to stimulus. (It doesn't automatically mean shy.)

Take me, for example. I'm hugely introverted (many surveys say). And yet, I have a really, really good life. I'm happy (mostly) being an introvert. Please don't fear us :)

Thanks for listening.

/lecture

I don't want my kid to have my utter lack of faith in Humanity's overall goodness that I have.

That and the slow on the draw in a gunfight thing :D

i think by american standards i'm an introvert, but we draw the lines differently. Most (not all, just most) Americans i've ever met come across as wildly extroverted, way more than any aussie would ever be. I get the feeling it's more encouraged in you guys.