When I grow up I want to be like my father

[5W-KILO]

There was this popular rich man in my city,

Rumour has it that he hit a jackpot many years ago in is youthful days and he was able to build a big empire using that money, he has a lot of properties and children, now he is no more.

Now one of his children happened to be a friend with my eldest siblings, this my brother shared how this friend of his gave up on many opportunities simply because he wanted to become like his father.

He said when they were young this friend have always vow to grow up becoming like his father so much that he is dreaming of hitting a big jackpot one day through gambling just like his father, his father never talked him out of it.

Now the son who is a friend to my brother have not hit any jackpot and he is so miserable that he haven't done anything for himself, the fulfilled dream of his father turned him into a hopeless person.

I learnt from this that we should be careful how we make our money because our kids might be watching and want to be like us, common explanation about gambling to the son could have changed things but the father looked away.

[swogerino]

There was this popular rich man in my city,

Rumour has it that he hit a jackpot many years ago in is youthful days and he was able to build a big empire using that money, he has a lot of properties and children, now he is no more.

Now one of his children happened to be a friend with my eldest siblings, this my brother shared how this friend of his gave up on many opportunities simply because he wanted to become like his father.

He said when they were young this friend have always vow to grow up becoming like his father so much that he is dreaming of hitting a big jackpot one day through gambling just like his father, his father never talked him out of it.

Now the son who is a friend to my brother have not hit any jackpot and he is so miserable that he haven't done anything for himself, the fulfilled dream of his father turned him into a hopeless person.

I learnt from this that we should be careful how we make our money because our kids might be watching and want to be like us, common explanation about gambling to the son could have changed things but the father looked away.

Well I think the problem is that people talked as I don't think a man who built these many big properties and empire would have talked again about gambling after achieving what he wanted. There is a risk that our children can follow us in the wrong path but this son of his rather than enjoy the benefits his father left him, he goes into a quest to achieve what his father did. Someone should have told him that it was only luck who gave his father the ability to build what he built and luck is not always the same, making an empire out of gambling is extremely rare.

[Multani Boy]

There was this popular rich man in my city,

Rumour has it that he hit a jackpot many years ago in is youthful days and he was able to build a big empire using that money, he has a lot of properties and children, now he is no more.

Now one of his children happened to be a friend with my eldest siblings, this my brother shared how this friend of his gave up on many opportunities simply because he wanted to become like his father.

He said when they were young this friend have always vow to grow up becoming like his father so much that he is dreaming of hitting a big jackpot one day through gambling just like his father, his father never talked him out of it.

Now the son who is a friend to my brother have not hit any jackpot and he is so miserable that he haven't done anything for himself, the fulfilled dream of his father turned him into a hopeless person.

I learnt from this that we should be careful how we make our money because our kids might be watching and want to be like us, common explanation about gambling to the son could have changed things but the father looked away.

We pay attention to those rare winners, but do not hear about the many losers.

Survivorship bias can distort our thinking and lead us to make bad decisions. For example, imagine if a father gambled and got lucky and won some money. His son sees his father become rich from gambling and concludes that gambling is a great way to make money. This is survivorship bias in action, because the son does not hear about other people that gambled and lost money. Sometimes the result of situation makes us think that the decision we made was a good one, when in fact, it was mostly luck. This is another good example of why parents should educate their children.

[Hypnosis00]

That kid, bro, sees that his father keeps on winning? Because I don't think he would be like his father if that kid saw losses. So we can't say this will be the case for us. I don't see the situation worrying us when our kids see us gambling.

If you are a responsible parent, you will educate your kids and correct what is wrong. I believe one reason this child expressed a desire to be like his father is that his father taught him about gambling.

Honestly, I don't hide my gambling habit from my family. But I don't think that they will be like me as well.

[New Judgement]

I don’t know why I’m not believing this story, but if this is true that the boy father made that amount of money from gambling, he would have given his kids the best education out there, so they can be able to make the right decisions in life, even though they decide to go into gambling, they will know how to gamble responsibly. We can’t just blame the father for not telling the boy the danger of not gambling responsibly. It could be that the son has been hiding his gambling activities from the father, or he started gambling and making the bold claim of being like his father, when the father has died.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

His father hit a one in a lifetime jackpot and it doesnt mean he gonna hit that too. What he see is his father enjoying the life that jackpot gave yet his father never talk to him and lecture about this life.
You will be in miserable life if you will chase that jackpot, It will never come if you chase it. I hope its not to latte for that kid and fix his life. Gambling is fun and entertaining but his mindset will bring him to doom.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

I feel sorry for this individual, his father failed him by not setting the record straight but instead lead him to having this kind of conviction about gambling, although there's one question that comes to mind if wondering why this guy chose to be like his father, you mentioned that the man had many kids, so did his other kids aspired to be like their father? If no! Then this person has him self to blame, he should have known better but chose to be stupid. How can someone be bent on making a fortune from gambling in this era that information is so unlimited, you don't need someone to tell you that gambling is an activity of luck. I blame him and also his dad because, parents guides and direct but the kids choose their path.

[Awaklara]

Children always observe how their father does things. They do not blame the child who wants to achieve success like his father. Because they see the real example of their father rising from a jackpot. But what the child does not understand is how to manage gambling and the winnings. They can enjoy success because the business succeeds, not because of gambling winnings. If at that time the father was not smart in managing the winning money, nothing would have changed.

[Bd officer]

It is true that many children want to grow up to be like their father but everyone should follow the good qualities of their father. Gambling can never be a good thing.

Now his father was lucky so he won the jackpot but is there any guarantee that he will be lucky too? So such thoughts should be dropped and one should focus on work. And gambling should be used for entertainment. They should be careful about this, otherwise he will lose the property left by his father.

[Rockstarguy]

I learnt from this that we should be careful how we make our money because our kids might be watching and want to be like us, common explanation about gambling to the son could have changed things but the father looked away.

It is unfortunate that he lost his father at such a young age, who maybe would have taught him not to rely on gambling. He has a good dream, but the only problem is that he depends on gambling for a living, which makes it hard for him to do other things for himself. This is how gambling is; it will really mess you up when you depend on it to win by all means. It may be possible that his father understood gambling and played with the amount he could afford to lose, and luckily, he won a jackpot. One thing we should also understand is that the way people approach gambling might be different from how you want to go about it. The most important thing when you wish to win the jackpot is to understand that there is no guarantee.

[Yeesha]

There was this popular rich man in my city,

Rumour has it that he hit a jackpot many years ago in is youthful days and he was able to build a big empire using that money, he has a lot of properties and children, now he is no more.

Now one of his children happened to be a friend with my eldest siblings, this my brother shared how this friend of his gave up on many opportunities simply because he wanted to become like his father.

He said when they were young this friend have always vow to grow up becoming like his father so much that he is dreaming of hitting a big jackpot one day through gambling just like his father, his father never talked him out of it.

Now the son who is a friend to my brother have not hit any jackpot and he is so miserable that he haven't done anything for himself, the fulfilled dream of his father turned him into a hopeless person.

I learnt from this that we should be careful how we make our money because our kids might be watching and want to be like us, common explanation about gambling to the son could have changed things but the father looked away.

Both the father and the child are at fault. When the father has the opportunity to achieve great thing through gambling, he should have make productive use of it. He should invest in something tangible, beneficial, valuable and productive, rather than spending his entire life gambling. Gambling doesn't guarantee huge wins, but since the father was lucky enough, he should have let the child know better, by making him understand how risky and complicated gambling could be. And for the child, if he is old enough to understand what success is/mean, then he should also know the difficulties and challenges that it possessed. How can he place his dreams under the control of gambling. Gambling has nothing to offer. Just because his father was lucky enough does not mean that it will pass from lineage, or from generation to generation. The child made a great mistake by thinking that gambling can make him to become who he is dreaming to become.

[hmbdofficial]

I will blame this on the late dad, he should have known better that the kind of dream his child is pursuing is very difficult to realize, with his years of experience in gambling he could not give his child good orientation about how gambling works and how only few lucky once get the big bag, which is why it cant be reliable enough to make future plans around. something that is totally out your control cannot be used to make plans unless you wan to end up living a miserable life.
 

[Ruttoshi]

Kids should also know that their fathers luck and theirs isn't the same thing. I feel that you brother friend is just lazy which was why he let go of those opportunities that came his way and decided to wait until, he hits the jackpot.

It is funny that youths of nowadays, don't want to face reality but prefer to always look for a short cut to riches even when they confirmed it that it's almost impossible. We all have our different Destiny.

[Cityhunter34]

Now his father was lucky so he won the jackpot but is there any guarantee that he will be lucky too? So such thoughts should be dropped and one should focus on work. And gambling should be used for entertainment. They should be careful about this, otherwise he will lose the property left by his father.

Definitely not at all, because gambling doesn't work that way. It is absolutely a game where luck has the final say. That's why we shouldn't rely heavily on gambling, because what might work for your father might likely turn against you.

So we shouldn't think of making it like our father through gambling; it should be for something reasonable that you are sure will bring profit, because there is no single guarantee in gambling.

[oll]

I learnt from this that we should be careful how we make our money because our kids might be watching and want to be like us, common explanation about gambling to the son could have changed things but the father looked away.

It's always highly commendable to be like your father. It's a natural evolutionary tool for all children, allowing them to quickly absorb experience and skills. But why was this guy trying to emulate something that essentially has a slim chance of happening? His father was just lucky, that's all. Luck isn't genetically inherited. It would be fine if this guy wanted to be like his engineer father, or his doctor father. But it's highly questionable to want to be like his gambler or bettor father. It would be better if this guy had already learned to run the household his father managed.
Management, administration, and money management are what all children should learn from their parents.

[Mayor of ogba]

The boy that wants to be like his father when he grows up actually set a good part for himself because his dream will make him work very hard in life to become wealthy like his father but where he got it all wrong was trying to achieve that through gambling because if his father was lucky enough to hit a jackpot build empire with the money doesn't mean that he will also be lucky like his father, the boy should have just continue the legacy his father left behind and he would still be like his father and one of his children would have also want to be like him when he or she grows up.

[Uhwuchukwu53]

I won't blame the boy but blame the father, everyone one most likely desires what make their parents succeed, just as the inherited physical asset like the house, but is quite unfortunate that the father never told him such heredity don't exist that gambling is lunch propelled by 5% knowledge, intelligent and smartness, though many gambler don't know the implications of not teaching their children the disadvantage of what they do, the man would have established physical business and train up his children through that medium some that the heart will not only depends on such luck, that is also while is not too good for parents to expose their children on gambling even if they know about it but should be able to teach them very well the implications.

[knowngunman]

I don’t know why I’m not believing this story, but if this is true that the boy father made that amount of money from gambling, he would have given his kids the best education out there, so they can be able to make the right decisions in life, even though they decide to go into gambling, they will know how to gamble responsibly. We can’t just blame the father for not telling the boy the danger of not gambling responsibly. It could be that the son has been hiding his gambling activities from the father, or he started gambling and making the bold claim of being like his father, when the father has died.

I think we are having the same thought. But to clear things, Op clearly stated that Rumor has it that the man hit a jackpot, it's just a mere rumour with no evidence that the man made his money from gambling. If you have money and people don't know the source of your income, they are free to start making assumptions that suit them. They can even call you ritualist 

I believe that for someone who's smart enough to make good decisions with his winning, he must surely be smart as well to make good decisions regarding the future of his children. If the children decide to gamble in the future, that's solely their own decision and has nothing to do with the father. The child that's motivated by his father's properties acquired from gambling is just using that as excuse to showcase his irresponsibility.

[Sobz]

Kids should also know that their fathers luck and theirs isn't the same thing. I feel that you brother friend is just lazy which was why he let go of those opportunities that came his way and decided to wait until, he hits the jackpot.

It is funny that youths of nowadays, don't want to face reality but prefer to always look for a short cut to riches even when they confirmed it that it's almost impossible. We all have our different Destiny.

It is possible they might have advice him but he still choose to do what he wants, many young people dont listen, they think everything is impossible but later from their own mistakes. People may have told him he is not doing the right thing but since his father made it in gambling is father is like a role model to him. Most young people understand how unpredicted gambling but their is this instinct young people normally have that they can do anything and succeed in it.

[Gozie51]

I learnt from this that we should be careful how we make our money because our kids might be watching and want to be like us, common explanation about gambling to the son could have changed things but the father looked away.

I was waiting for this. There is nothing wrong if a child aspires to be like his father or mother. People unconsciously carry traces of their parents through gene or even grandparents or other lineage members that have long gone. So, it is not bad. The matter of gambling is actually looked at from a negative perspective because if the father was a guru in the tech industry, one of the innovative minds or someone who made wealth from a more recognized field of live like medicine, law, sciences etc, it would have been applauded. But those parents who hear or see traces of their children trying to take after them, they bring them closer to tutor and guide them on that part. In fact, some parents by themselves draw one or two of their children closer to show them the rope of their business. Therefore, in the instant discussion, both the father and the son didn't get it right. The father who happened to build his wealth as a result of winning jack pot must have had some winning secrets. So nothing stopped him from passing such secret to the son. Likewise, the son who have been dreaming of big wins like his father could have as well went to his father to be tutored and get his winning secret. The reason I said they are both at fault is more of both finding time for each other. And then, he would have known if his father's winning was based on just luck or not, or whether he actually had a secret to his winning