Just wondering... what would you want your kids to do for a living?

[labrador4122]

My daughter is still a baby, but I would never tell her to go to school to be a nurse RN.

I want her to be happy and self sufficient in life. But in my dreams, I would love for her to be an artist...... a singer, actress and dancer....

what would you want your kids to do for a living when they grew up?

[Saysfaa]

I want my daughter to be a happily married mom someday, in the meantime, a high school teacher because that is what she wants to do. I want my oldest son to be a doctor because that is what he wants to do. I want my next two sons to be engineers because that is what they both want to do. I want my youngest son to be either a brain surgeon poet or a nurse poet because that is what he wants to do. One is in grad school, two are undergrads, two are in high school.

As they were growing up, I told them to not worry about what they were going to be. Instead, they should prepare in a way that gave them the most choices later. My husband told them to look for what came easy for them. By which, they all understand he meant find what fits their bents and that "easy for them" had nothing to do with not working hard. Sorry for the double negative). It seems to have been a good blend of advices.

[Zookeeper3]

Anything as long as they are able to comfortably provide for themselves and move out of the house while they still know everything.

[rita359]

If you are a smart parent you want them to be whatever makes them happy. They choose their path in life and you provide the best education you can for them. Expect them to be EDUCATED and all else should work out.

[belgarion]

I have a teenage daughter. I want her to do something that makes her happy AND allows her to be self-sufficient to the point she doesn't wind up being totally dependent on some control freak like a couple of her cousins have done.

[Saysfaa]

:and move out of the house while they still know everything."

[brillohead, ADN, RN]

Just look at the "Miracle on Ice" Olympic Team-most of them are now entrepreneurs or business men.

That's the thing about hockey... it separates the men from the boys! I think there is only *one* guy from that entire team who didn't do something really spectacular with his life (and you forgot doctors... I think there were two from that team). Hockey is a LONG season and the game demands focus and work ethic, and those are qualities that will serve you well for the rest of your life no matter what your chosen profession.

Need an injury or after hockey plan (mom to 2 Mighty Mite players talking here....)

Exactly... we know several current and former pro players, and we've seen career-ending injuries as well as the cumulative effects of years and years of concussions.

And it totally grinds my gears when I see folks send their kid out on the ice with a $300 composite stick and a $50 helmet! My kid plays with a $30 wooden stick and a $600 mask (when a goalie) or a $12 wooden stick and a $150 helmet (when a skater). A properly functioning brain is a heck of a lot more important to me than an extra ounce of weight or less flex in his hockey/goalie stick!