Hey do u parents out there have ideas what u want your children to be and do for jobs?

i forced my son to go to law school and i forced my daughter to be a doctor and i forced my other daughter to be a dentist.





i aint going to have any wasters in my family. my brother made his two sons be a lawyer and doctor too.


my sister forced her two daughters to be optician and phycologist and her son to go to business school





follows on from our father forcing me to be a lawyer my brother went to business school as is a ceo and my sister is a doctor.





and we r english and all happ and rich

Hey do u parents out there have ideas what u want your children to be and do for jobs?
Good on you and all your family .I would like my children to be what ever makes them happy .And I would like them to grow up having respect for others.Sorry my expectations aren't too high I guess.
Reply:no offense, but thats not really fair to them. they should be able to choose what they want to do on there own.
Reply:If you were my father Id force you to lick the toilet bowl.
Reply:i want mine to be happy and grow up and live their own lives. to be whatever they want to be. because i tell mine you can be whatever you want to be to always be honest and do your best
Reply:I expect of my children their very best, whatever that may be. If it is to be a doctor making 1/4 million a year then its a doctor making 1/4 million a year. If it's being a schoolteacher making what little they make, then its being a school teacher-no offense whatsoever to any teachers reading this-you all just do NOT get paid enough for what you have to endure. If for whatever reason it is "menial" labor then that is what I expect too. THEY have to live with their career choices NOT me. My job is only to make sure they know what their very best is and that they know that is what they should ALWAYS strive for.
Reply:My eldest is 9 so his chosen career is not yet really an issue, but I know you can't force them to do anything. Hopefully he'll captain England, but just in case I'll encourage him to go to Med school. However what I do know is he won't be sat on his a*rse, If he hasn't got a plan, he'll be out grafting. And none of this poxy media studies degrees either
Reply:Wow, for sounding like you come from a educated background, your spelling and grammar sure sucks.
Reply:Children should be allowed to choose their own profession. THey will spend 40 plus years of their life doing it. My job, as the parent, is to push them to do the very best they can at whatever they choose to do,
Reply:My Nephew is 5,and wants to be a Soldier like his Uncle Dick was





ive told my Brother to talk him out of it
Reply:Happy and rich is the jack pot! But, I'd never force my children to be anything, because then they would miss the big important lesson in life of making decisions for themselves. I just hope that what ever my children decide to be, they are not stuck up and self conceited or rude and judgemental like some people tend to be these days. Know anyone like that?
Reply:Don't think my little girl would appreciate me forcing her into a career she probably wouldn't want.





I wouldn't want her to become a doctor, isn't that just a failed vet!
Reply:You paid by yahoo to ask silly questions?





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Reply:as long as they are happy and healthy its ok with me


money is not that important
Reply:No one ever forced me to be or do anything.





I've allowed my children to learn from their own mistakes. I preached education until I was blue in the face, but they went their own ways.





Now, at 24 and 21, respectively, after struggling on their own (with a bit of help every so often) for 6 and 3 years, they are both enrolled in school, son in nursing, daughter in business/accounting, so they can make better lives for themselves.





The baby has learned from their mistakes, at 17 she plans to attend school and become a commercial artist.





I want them to be productive, happy, and ambitious, to view life as a journey. I want them to know that while money isn't everything, it sure opens doors to a lot more experiences.
Reply:I have a feeling that if I did that to my kids, they'd FORCE me right into the old age home. My daughter wants to be an artist and I couldn't be happier about it!
Reply:There are two ways to look at this question. 1) you're a complete prat and have no idea what you're talking about. You're a dreamer, ' a Walter Mitty'.





2) and this is scarey. You're for real. Particularly the doctors in your family. This is a vocation - not something that you can 'force' anyone to do. You have got to want to do it, if necessary you'd do it for no pay, you want to be a doctor so much. For the other professions, I'm equally bothered that your children are so stupid (and for that matter, the rest of your family) that they will only do a career their overbearing parent tells them to do. This might work for a menial job for someone who has not benefitted from a good education, but really: you TOLD your children to be these things? and they did it?!!!





Another little point. What exactly in your bigotted, narrow view is a 'waster'? I presume someone who was to work in a supermarket, a nurse, a teacher, a policeman, a binman, etc, etc. Hmmm.





I don't think I ever want to come across any of your family in a professional capacity - prehaps you could warn me where they all are?





If, (god forbid), you are English - well, I can't think of a worse example of what being English stands for. I certainly wouldn't want you to stand up and speak up on my behalf about being English!!





Rich? If you're counting financially, maybe you are, maybe your not. The truth is, nobody actually cares. That's not what makes a successful human being. However, if your talking spiritually, as a parent, as productive member of society, you're bankrupt!!!!





BTW - what do I tell my children? What I said before - choose a career that you would do for no pay if necessary, if earning money was not an issue. That way you'll be truly happy and successful.
Reply:i want them to do whatever it is that they are happy doing and be able to support themselves and a family, if they choose to have one. i am not going to force them to be anything.
Reply:Glad you are not my lawyer, your punctuation and spelling is crap.


I want my kids to do what ever will make THEM happy, i won`t be forcing them to do anything.
Reply:Forced !!! sorry i think thats wrong we all want whats best for our children but i don't understand why you had to force them into being what you wanted them to be, they are adults and should be able to make their own minds up !
Reply:Wow, if you were my parent, I'd be disgusted with you....





Great to see how law school taught you to write so well. Last time I studied about the English language, "ain't" was not proper English. Maybe you can use some of that money you have from being so rich and buy yourself an English degree.
Reply:Not convinced I'm afraid!...


If it were a serious question I would say that when children get to the age where they can show their strenghts then you can encourage them to work hard in that direction. First and formost they should be happy. Even a crap job can be enjoyable if there is nothing in the world you would rather do! You work for a long long time so forcing someone to be something, eprhaps to live your dreams through them is unfair and usually leads to rebellion.


As I am sure you are joking (Given the standard of your spelling, grammar and choice of phrases...) I would say perhaps you were not encouraged enough! lol :)
Reply:You sound so far at your own **** that the sun doesn't shine. I'd force you to write that 100 times in sand in the cold weather.





By the way, you can't spell either... Pratt
Reply:I always wanted to be a teacher. My dad, however, wanted me to be a doctor. After three years of premed, I hated it so much that I quit. I had my nursing license by that time, however, and did that, but also hated it. The medical field just wasn't for me. I still want to be an elementary school teacher, and plan on going back to school for my teaching degree in a few years, once all of my kids start school. I would rather be making $20,000 a year and be happy in my work and love what I do than making $250,000 a year and hate my job. I would never dream of making my children be anything that they didn't want to be. Everyone is called to do something in life, and only that person and they alone know what that calling is and what they will be happy doing. Let your kids live up to their full potential doing what they love to do. Wouldn't you rather see them happy with their life, than miserable? A good parent wants a happy life for their children.
Reply:We can't really tell our kids what to be when they get older but I would like to see our 5 year old go into the military.Our 7 year old tells us he wants to be a cop,our 5 year old also wants to be a cop, and as for our 3,18mon and 4 mon dunno yet.








What does you being English have anything to do with it? My 3 older kids are all mexican and the 2 younger ones are mexican/white.
Reply:You're a lawyer? It seems like in all those years of schooling, you would have learned about proper spelling and capitalization.





I don't think you should force your kids to take on a particular profession. If every parent forced their children to go to school to only make high incomes, there would be no civil servants, teachers, nurses, social workers, daycare workers, construction crews, hairdressers, etc. In some ways, the small incomes of some of those jobs is a good way. Careers like teachers, clergymen, nurses, social workers and civil servants should be chosen not based on your paycheck, but because you have a real desire to have that career. They're as much a calling as they are a career.





I have two boys. I will STRONGLY encourage them to get some sort of schooling after high school, and take on decent jobs that will allow them to provide for themselves and their families, but it doesn't matter to me what it is. They could be doctors or lawyers, or they could be teachers or police officers. Doesn't matter to me. All of those careers are respectable.





The only real ideas I have are based on their personalities. When my sister was only seven or eight years old, the observant adults in her life knew she would have a career in medical care. She begged to go with my grandfather to the ER when he cut his arm and had to have stitches, and asked to watch the doctor work. She got her nursing degree five years ago.





With my own children, I believe my oldest son will have some sort of technical or computer-related job. He's fascinated by, and talented at, using the computer and other electronics. My youngest child has an awe-inspiring talent for noticing small details, and I think he'll probably have some sort of job that will take advantage of that skill.





If I'm wrong, I'm not that worried about it, though.
Reply:i don't care want my little girl does as it up to her i not going to but press on her as long as she dose better than me
Reply:My oldest is a teacher of high school History and English.





My next daughter is in medical school and will most like be a pathologist





\Mt son just graduated high school and has not decided what he wants to do. He is delivering pizzas right now and a weekly newspaper on weekends, saving his money for whatever school he decides to go to.





My fourteen year old daughter wants to be a writer and or a movie director. She has talent in both areas and I will be surprised if She does not pursue on or both of those careers.





My seven -tear old twins are all over the map. A teacher one day, a pilot, or sewer worker, or doctor or paleontologist the next. Only a few of the things I have heard them say.





What I want for them is to be happy and fulfilled in their choices. It would be interesting to be the mother of a doctor and a sewer worker. But they are happy I will be, too.
Reply:Hello


Well I really think that you don't have children


And if you do Poor Them


For Starters You Can't Even Spell You Correctly !!





And You live In A Camper van ! ? ! ?


Huh ?


For Those Unsure - look At Previous Questions from this person ! ! ! ! =]
Reply:what did you wanted to be when you were a little girl? sounds like being a lawyer was something of no intrest to you at the time.. do you want to force your children to be something that they don't want to? I would hate for my daughter or son to tell me that I ruin their lives by making them do something they didn't want to do... I know you want them to succeed like all mom %26amp; dad want for their children, but forcing them to do something isn't always a good thing.





PS - being rich has nothing to do with your child happiness!!!!
Reply:sometime when a parent choose a career for their children, its always difficult, its better parents should allow their children to choose a career they like it helps them a lot.


your duty as a parent is to guide them right,advise suggest etc....
Reply:ok that's yout opinion but i'm not pushing my daughter. she will find her own way when she is older and will make mistakes and hopfully learn from them.. As a long as she is doing a career in something that she enjoys and is happy in whether its use a degree or not then that's fine by me. i will be there giving all the support love and encouragement i can.(just to let you in to a little secret kids usually land up, resenting parents that have pushed them)