mommagreenfish

My five-year-old is a never-ending source of cuteness. He’s one of those kids who is both small for his age and bright for his age, which is a deadly combo.

This week, he was asked at school what he wanted to be when he grows up. He told them that he wanted to be a music teacher because he wants to be a musician and he wants to be a teacher so he figured he could put both of them together.

While some parents might hope for their children to be a doctor or a lawyer, my husband and I were very pleased with music teacher. In fact, we suggested he think about teaching Music For Young Children - the same program he’s currently enrolled in.

Five might be a bit young to decide a life goal, but our five year old certainly has come up with an aspiration that suits him to a tee. He quirky, and musical, and loves being around people.

I’ve always said that my measure for successfully bringing up children is how happy they are as adults, not how much money they make. So far, it seems, we’re on the right track with our five-year-old.

[As an aside, our seven-year-old has been waffling for years between teaching English in Japan and geologist, with a brief desire to make Gameboys. He’s not settled yet, but I know he’ll do what makes him happy. And it will probably mean visits to Japan :)]

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