What I wish for you
A letter to my son (but also to me).
You won't do what I'll tell you to do, you'll do what I'll do. You'll behave as I'll behave. It's possible that my own inner critic will have some (hopefully not powerful) impact on you. I wish for you that I'm able to identify that inner voice and stop my damaging habits before trumping your capacity for happiness.
Reading opens worlds, makes people generally more articulate, less boring and less lonely (even though it's important to let any mood happen). Stocking new and yet unread books on your shelf is a good reminder of how much more there is to learn. I wish for you to find a way to appreciate and love reading.
Exercise should be part of a family culture. Exercising when most people are still asleep or just waking up can make any day productive. I wish for you to never have to choose between exercising or doing the other stuff, but if you do, I wish that you're able to plan for it before someone else (life) does the planning for you.
Technology is powerful, but goes both ways. It can be useful and beneficial, but also harmful and superficial. I graduated high-school when social media was starting to become popular. I wish the technology of your time is more interoperable, the Internet less centralised and you are not being taken hostage by your virtual worlds.
–Dad