Having your kids also be technical and bail you out of the shit you've built for yourself. Or at least nudge you away from bad ideas, do listen to them.

I'm being a little unkind to my Dad. He moved to management fairly early on and didn't really keep up with things.

He taught me a hell of a lot though, and did really know his shit at one point. It worries me how much his skills and understanding have declined over the years.