After you've raised your children and they've gone on to live their own lives...what are/would be your expectations of them regarding their relationship with you?

I have no expectations. They come to me often. They even ask my ex to baby sit so they can go out and hang with me!

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My children are free to live their own lives when they get older..my hope is that I raise them well enough to remember where they came from and to always have respect for that

I seemed to have become the MOM ATM to them now and oh let's not forget about being the free babysitter as well

good point

Sounds like my mom

My kids are all grown and are all my best buddies! And I pick up my grandkids once a week...on a weekend to come spend the day with me...it's pretty cool

What my expectations are and what’s reality are two different things, I have 3 daughters 2 in town but only 1 comes over to see how dad is doing.

To come to me when they need help, comfort, or advice - while always having the courage to stand on their own two feet and forge ahead, no matter how difficult life can be at times. To love and respect me and allow me to do the same for them.

lol..my son calls me his personal atm machine...they're all spoiled rotten but my oldest son works full time, has custody of his daughter and is finishing his master's degree, my 16 yr old son is smarter than most of his HS teachers and takes college courses thru a gifted program and my daughter is a straight A honors student...they're really social and athletic and most of the time all their friends are at our house...k i'm not proud and a little off topic...but i just nudge them in what i think is the right direction...and the biggest thing is to lead them by example...my biggest expectation for them was to be wonderful human beings...and they've far exceded that...k sorry for the book and nope i'm not proud of them at all

Here here!!!!

Unfortunately, I'll never know how that turns out. My son will never live to see his adult years and even if he does, will never live outside my home unless he gets placed in a group setting.

But in my case, I am closer now with my mom than I ever was. The older I get, the closer I get to her.

I love my sons dearly and hope to always be a part of their lives, in one way or another. I pray the bond we have now is strong enough (and gets stronger) to overcome whatever obstacles we might face.

I have no expectations, except the hope that I have raised them to be happy, loving, and responsible adults.

I hope they will be a constant part of my life, and that we will be a close family, but I don't expect or demand it.

I understand that they will be "on their own".

A call now and then, a visit every once in a while, and well.........when grand kids come around I hope to be a major part of helping them raise them.

For me, I expect to get out and do all the things I chose to wait on because of my responsibilities. I want to volunteer for something like the Peace Corps. Finish my doctorate (of which I am only like 1/6 of the way there........)

High hopes w/ a very Open hand love.

No expectations, no disappointments.

There are two lasting bequests we can give our children:

One is roots.

The other is wings!

I have 2 grown and 3 at home...

Gonna be a Grandma this year...

I taught my kids respect for who they are, where they came from...

My oldest daughter just got maaried and found out she pregnant on christmas Eve... We talk several times a day on the phone .. Have always been close.. But I dont EXPECT anything from her other then to live her life with the morals and values i taught her and to raise her children with the same

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I expect them to be responsible adults, and parents(if they have children). Other than that they are adults, I am no longer allowed that luxury.

absolutely!! right on!