As parents, do we sometimes have too great expectations for our children?

as a parent i had a list of objectives i wanted to teach my kids..how to take care of a car, how to dance, not to be afraid to learn and to think for themself in everything.. i always kept my ear to the ground and if they mentioned anything they wanted to try, i would back them and encourage them to do it... even if i didnt like it.. one son wanted to be a fire jumper.. so we researched what it would take and the physical training.. and i told him he needed to start getting ready.. he found he didnt like the rigors of it and dropped it. i pushed them to not only follow a job they wanted to learn, but to also learn a job they could do sitting just in case something happened.. i wanted them to go to the community college but i at least got them into a vocational school. i warned them of what they would encounter in whatever they chose and heard stories later how they didnt believe me but it all came to p 8) (i have lived alot) just dont try to live vicariously through them.. that will make them miserable