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 Thursday, 11 December 2008 at 5:48 p.m.

 Breeding a Child Genius

I stumbled on this curiously titled article called The Choice to Breed a Genius and was left shaking my head again.

Time magazine's invention of the year was the DNA testing serivice called 23andMe.  With a swab of your saliva, the company will map out your DNA and show how you fair against diseases and other hereditary characteristics.  Couples can also find out the chances of their unborn and unconceived offspring in developing hereditary diseases as well.  

I am totally fine with the latter, even if I'm sure that it's a Pandora's box for many people.  I am wary of parents who are deadset on creatign the "perfect" child. Feeding them proper food and sending them to best schools is not enough-- they have to force them get the highest grades, excell in all the sports, etc. 

While I want S to succeed, I firmly believe that is not my job to to tell her how to live her life. I can guide her yes, tell her about my experiences and beliefs, but as far as choosing and conditioning her to become a genius or to become my ideal of what perfection or success is-- that I cannot do.

I won't deny that I have some fantasies and some dreams about S in the future, but I right now I cannot bring myself to force her into a mold. If you ask me what I really want for my child? I just want her to be happy. That's all.

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