I guess this is true for all parents. We feel a sense of satisfaction when somebody tells us that our kid looks like us. Or we feel amazed when we see our kids exhibiting traits, mannerisms like ours or having the same interests as we have. I guess it is because we feel that we have left our legacy in this world. A part of ourselves is carried by our kids so that even if we are gone, there will be still something through our kids to remember us. Our kids, our legacy.

I want my son to be like me – working in the same field and having the same interests as I have. I sometimes find myself disappointed whenever he has other plans for his future. But then I realized that as a parent, my legacy to this world is not a son who is a replica of myself. My legacy to this world is a son who is unique, happy, fulfilled, generous and in his way can make a difference in somebody’s life and will make this world a better place.

When he grows up, it would be nice to see my kid following my footsteps but more that that, I want my kid to be the best person he can be for himself and for others. I don’t mind if we don’t have the same surname or if he works in a totally different field, as long as I see him doing what he likes and being with people he loves, that’s all that matters.