Vicariously

pg. 131: At this point Jordan and I tried to go, but Tom and Gatsby insisted with competitive firmness that we remain- as though neither of them had anything to conceal and it would be a privilege to partake vicariously of their emotions.

vicariously: indirectly, to experience secondhand.

vicarious (adjective)

vicariousness (noun)

Am I the only mother who is aghast at parents who live vicariously in their kids “achievements” when they put their child's life at risk?

I don't have the nerve to do it so I am living vicariously through her doing it.