Teens and adults did your parents try to influence your career choices?

Question

My parents always told me to do whatever makes me happy, and just find a career that I love. But now recently my dad is trying to get me to get a job which involves science like him (he's a research scientist) and my mom says I should work in the medical field like her (shes a nurse).

So did your parents try to influence/ make suggestions about what career you should get ?

:)

Answer 1

No, just my health .

Answer 2

No my parents don't make decisions about my life, I do. They've supported every decision that I've decided to make right now it's to become a teacher with a double major; Elementary Education and Child Development with a minor in Music. I love my mom and dad, they are such good people. =]

Answer 3

Yeah they do but honestly the medical field is the best field to go into because people will always be sick, there will always be surgeries and people will always need medicine. But it doesn't matter you can go into any field that you want. I mean if you want to be a wedding planner there will be times when you won't have any buisness because like now with the high gas and food prices people will be holding off weddings. Or if you become anything in those means. But always do whatever you want. Like if your not making a lot of money things will fall into place.

Answer 4

Mine always let me make my own choices and mistakes, but do offer advice when necessary. Making suggestions is just them being a parent and thinking of you and your future. As long as you are happy, it sounds like they will be very supportive of your decisions in life.

Answer 5

No she didn't

Answer 6

Yeah, we all got the "do what you love" thing growing up, but my Dad clearly didn't mean it. He always expected that because we are "intelligent" and were always top of our class, that we'd go into prestigious careers that would make lots of money. Well, my sister got a physics scholarship to an Ivy League school and promptly changed her major to English. My Dad was SOOO mad. But, there was nothing he could do because she was on scholarship, so she didn't need his money. Now she runs a no kill cat shelter, and is very happy. Then, I started studying Biology when I got to college and he expected me to go to veterinary school. Nope, continued on getting my Master's degree in Biology (animal behavior) and work at a zoo. I make a whopping $20,000 a year. Again, I had a full scholarship, so there was nothing he could do about it. He says he, "doesn't understand how his 2 brilliant daughters could waste their intelligence on such low paying jobs."

My mom is very proud of us though (my parents are divorced, by the way). She thinks what we do is wonderful and says, "the world would be a better place if people as smart a you did something else with their lives then to just try and make money." I think my mom is a wise woman:)

Answer 7

No not really.

Both of my parents are in the medical field so I felt the need to keep that up but my parents have a open mind and told me what ever makes "Amanda' happy.

BTW: I'm amanda

Answer 8

No, my parents never pushed me one way or another.  They were completely supportive in anything I wanted to do.  When I did singing for awhile, they supported and encouraged me.  When I tried acting for awhile, they supported and encrouraged me.  When I decided I wanted to be a nurse, they supported and encouraged me.  You get the point.

Answer 9

Sure they did. I dropped out at 16 and my mom said that the only way she'd let me drop out is if I came to work for my dad's business. Well four years later I'm still working here as a full time insurance agent and I love it.

Answer 10

My daddy has always wanted me to be a lawyer. I don't know why. I never really thought about it, but then one day I was thinking about what I wanted to do. I really wanted to be a journalist. But I also love helping people who need help when something goes wrong. I am actually thinking of becoming a lawyer and later on maybe write more. They never tried to influence me. Give me suggestions maybe, but never influence. My parents say I can be anything.

I ♥ my family!

Answer 11

um not really.. well my dad is an accountant,, and i always knew i couldnt sit in an office my whole life.

my mom has switched careers soo many times now!  (atleast 4  major changes in the last 20years)

my choices for college werent what they wanted at first, they wanted me in university, but now that i love what im doing they are SUPER supportive because i am so happy.

Answer 12

No they always would say oh your good at this and your good at that, maybe one day you will be this or that but no they never pushed me into doing anything i didnt want to do, just simply encouraged me :)

Answer 13

I am part of a big family & everyone told me what they think I should do.I felt a lot of pressure and felt that I had to go into the business field like evryone was recommending.I landed up choosing something completely different that I felt I would love (pediatric physiotherapy) i'm only in my first year but I am glad that I chose something that I am interested in.

Don't feel pressured into going into the field of your parents choice.You are the one who will have this career for the rest of your life.You must love what you do & have a real passion for it.Otherwise you won't be truely happy :)

Answer 14

Like you, my parents always told me to do something I loved, and they were ok with whatever I chose as long as I go to school and do SOMETHING! I'm sure your parents will be happy with whatever you choose, as long as you're doing something with yourself and not planning on working in a fast food joint for the rest of your life.

Do whatever you could see yourself doing for the rest of your life. I am, and I wouldn't have it any other way!

Answer 15

my parents always make suggestions about becoming a doctor. but they know me, and they know i'd be happy in the medical field.

Answer 16

They always tried to discourage me & put me down, telling me what I "can't" do. All they would tell me is that no one will want to hire me because I'm "crazy". I'm 24 w/ a college degree now, & they don't want me to work & make a living.

Answer 17

my dad wants me to have a career that helps others like doctor, cop, and all that stuff. he would be really proud of me.

but he also said he would support me 100% on what i choose as a job as long as it's reasonable like good pay, and stuff. not macdonalds or anything.

i'm really into fitness and we're talking about going to school for nutritionist and something like physical  training to open up a gym or work at a doctor's office.

so he kinda does make suggestions. but not in a harsh way

Answer 18

My parents don't try to "force" me but they do try to influence me. They want me to go to Harvard and become a lawyer/doctor and get married to a doctor/lawyer and have little miniature doctors/lawyers. Freaky, eh?

But they say they'll be happy with whatever I do as long as it's not something "silly" like art or anything and it's a stable job. Even though I do want to do something artsy - I'm just not sure.

Answer 19

my parents are pretty much the same way.....my mom has always said do whatever you want and makes you happy

but recently she's been saying i should become a teacher (like her) but really thats the last thing on earth that id want to do =]

Answer 20

no. my mom just told me what college im going to (at first it was princeton but now she wants me to go to NYU). my mom isnt that crazy about dentistry, so she wouldnt want me to do it and she would kill me if i joined the navy like my dad. (she's against women in the military. lol)