Why is it wrong for a human to want to be God?

[lostguest]

Good parents always want their children to eventually do better than they did and surpass them in every possible way. God is the only supposedly "good father" who specifically wants his "children" to remain in an eternal state of subordination and inferiority to himself. Would you consider a human parent a good parent if he had such expectations from his children?
Instead of creating humans in his image, why didn't he just create clones of himself? Is God intimidated by the existence of other beings like himself?

[McCulloch]

As a parent myself, I do want my children to prosper and do well. I would even say that I would encourage them to surpass my own standards and success. This being said, regardless of the goals and success that my children reach, they can never be the parent. They will forever be my children.

Notwithstanding your own perception, they will in all likelihood grow up and become the parents. This is one way that I see the God as parent metaphor is inappropriate.