Decision making skills is a major part of being a parent in the twentieth century. My parents raised me to their fullest potential, but there were a few mistakes made in their decisions. They forced me to attend a private school that they thought was the best schooling environment for me. My parents basically gave or tried to give me anything I requested, versus me working and earning my own way. The time they spent with me was very plentiful, but it was not when I needed it the most. I hope to raise children of my own one day. I will raise my children the way I was raised, but correcting the few errors my parents made when raising me.
             My parents wanted the best for me. They went out of their way to make sure I grew up with a good education. They forced me to attend a private school against my will. It costed them quite a bit of money, but I'm not sure it was money well spent. The school's staff changed over the six years I was there. They became more strict on kids behavior by issuing demerits. After a total number of them, you end up with in school suspension or suspended from school. My demerits continued to stack up and I kept getting suspended from school. My mother decided to take me out because she saw that she was paying for me to go somewhere I did not enjoy going and was just wasting money.
             This is one mistake I plan to correct in the future with children of my own. They will not be forced to attend anything they do not wish to. I wouldn't put my child in an uncomfortable position where they don't think they belong. If they want to voice their opinions then I will listen as long as it is reasonable. My parents paid for my education for six years when I could have went to a public school for free like I wanted.
             Up until I was about seventeen and had my own job, my parents would give or try to give me everything I asked for. If I wanted expensive footwear or clothing they always made a way to
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