Photo from a BNC event. I'm the one all the way on the right
Everyone is different. We all have our own ideals and our way of life. Some people choose a super social party lifestyle while others may prefer to not be as social and chill at home. Today, I will answer a hypothetical situation where if I had a child and they changed their way of life from what I brought them up in. Firstly, I want to clarify that I don't have a child at the moment and I'm still not completely sure I will have them in the future.
When I was young, my mom brought my younger brother and I to the states for a better life and future. My mom was able to provide many opportunities for us like trying different sports, having gaming consoles etc. I had a super mom and I think most people can relate to this if not I feel sad for you. I think one of the things that probably disappointed my mom at first was my choice of going to Malaysia. Not just my mom but it seems like even people in Malaysia think I made a huge mistake coming back to live in Malaysia. These people never experienced living overseas though and I feel there's this imaginary mindset that the states is the best place to be. Honestly, I like Malaysia better and I found myself to be happier here which is why I have stayed. It's already been seven years here in Malaysia and I believe my mom has already let go of that disappointment. I think she just wants me to be happy and do well wherever I am.
Now if I was to have a child, I think in most situations I would be supportive of what they wanted to do or the way of life they wanted. It's kind of like how my mom became supportive of me living in Malaysia and my dad was supportive of me in the crypto space. I genuinely feel most parents will be supportive of their children as long as they feel they are heading towards the right direction. The only cases I wouldn't support my child is if it was something negative. For example, bullying other students, doing drugs, breaking laws etc are things that I would 100% try to stop as I'm sure there's a wide consensus that these are things that parents shouldn't support.
Anything else I would be ok with it. If they were a different religion than me, I would be totally fine with it. I'm a free believer so I kind of believe in everything that I want to. I'm sorry to say but I don't believe in God but I believe that all religions are meant to help people lead a positive life due to their core principles. My question though is do we really need religion to tell us what's right or wrong or how to be a good person. I feel this is something that we should know ourselves but I understand some people feel lost and they need something to believe in to guide their life. I don't judge them for that and that's why I wouldn't mind whatever religion my child wanted to follow. This is a bit random but when I was younger, I learned a lot about the different religions like Confucianism. Anyways, there's one aspect of the Hinduism religion that I liked which is called karma. Karma basically means good things happen from past good actions and vice versa for bad things.
So to sum it up, It's all good for my child to have a different life from what I grew up teaching them as long they don't do anything harmful to society or themselves.