to be a bit suprised that my grown up kids are...ordinary?

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I suppose I imagined they were going to be brain surgeons or astronauts or something. And they are not, they are just happy regular people which is great of course but somehow I thought they would be something more out-of-the-ordinary.

And they ARE lovely.

sorry, wrong thread. Not sure how that happened.

Happy is the end goal, is it not? All the things that people tend to strive for e.g. good relationship, successful career, riches, assets, houses, children, friends, hobbies and so on, are all just ways of trying to make themselves (or their families or people they care about) happy. Happiness is where it is all at.

Bloody hell how old is this thread? Noddys DS must be all grown up now

What were you searching, Nancy?

Bollocks, ordinary is Amazing!

If I can get a kid to ordinary I'm going to consider that kid blessed

If they're not in prison, homeless, on drugs or pregnant by 18 it's a fucking miracle

If they get to go to university that's 1 in 500!

Ordinary is fantastic.

My grown üp children are amazing. They light up my life every day. They are not astronauts or brain surgeons but they are good, kind people, loving parents and loyal friends. They are extraordinary because they are themselves. My lovely people.

I don't know any astronauts, but I do know a brain surgeon, and let me assure you that she couldn't be ordinary. She has a demanding, highly-skilled job, yes, but otherwise she's just a nice, humdrum, rather harassed woman.