My dad: Aircraft mechanic, just turned 65 in August, probably won't retire for a few years (got the equivalent to "golden handcuffs" so he wants to hang on a few years to get the house paid off, save some cash, etc)
My Mom: essentially a patent paralegal at a large, research state university (my alma mater). Has 30 years in the with the state (started as a library clerk, then middle school secretary/treasurer, university department admin and now in the Tech Transfer office). She is retiring at the end of the month. She will be 2 months shy of 64.
My step mom is retired; she takes care of each non-school-aged grandkid two days per week. My dad owns a company that manufactures equipment for a specific sport. He won't ever retire, but my brother and I are taking over the company ownership this year.
dad: exec VP for a major car brand mom: education director for a museum (she was an art teacher/school supply company rep prior to that)
They are both retired, although now my mom is a volunteer for a museum and my dad trains service dogs for disabled veterans. He also mows the organization's property's grass, lol.
My parents retired in 2010 and are loving every minute of traveling and visiting their grandkids often.
My mom: Kinder teacher My dad: 5th grade teacher
ETA: my dad was a journalist and editor of a newspaper before getting his teaching certificate. He continued to write in our local paper part-time until I was in HS/college. My mom worked at a bank before becoming a teacher.
My mom(62) was a SAHM My dad(64) owned a car dealership, he his property when he got an offer he couldn't refuse. He looked like a genius because a year later, Chrysler closed a bunch of dealers. Before he went into retail, he worked for Chrysler on the corporate side.
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Mom was a part-time preschool teacher. She retired last year.
Dad is a controller for a company in healthcare. He's been with the company since 1983, having started out as a staff accountant. He won't leave; he'll likely just retire (but probably not for a long time; he's only 57.)
My mom helps out with that sometimes, but she is more of a crafter/dilettante/dabbler. She makes jewelry, knits, quilts, and generally spends her time making stuff. Some of which she sells (or tries to), most of which she uses for home decor or donations to various charitable causes so they can sell it.
My mom retired a few years ago from a health insurance company that she started working at when she was 18. My dad passed away 5 years ago, before that he was on disability for quite a while. He never really had a defined career. When I was a kid, he job hopped a lot. Farmed for a while, owned his own construction business for a while. After both of those failed, he was a car salesman, then worked at a distribution factor. He was all over the place.
My dad was a car salesman. He has been retired over 20 years. My mom worked a number of clerical jobs back in the day, but she was a SAHW for my stepdad for over 30 years before she passed away last June.
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Dad- archeologist. Has his doctorate and is semi retired. He still travels the world giving talks and consults on digs in the Middle East.
Mom- was also an archaeologist but after my parents divorced, she went back and got another masters (she has 3) and became a high school teacher. She retired a couple years ago but is the type of person who will always work. She tutors refugees and teachers college courses part time now. She also goes on digs during the summer.
Dad- archeologist. Has his doctorate and is semi retired. He still travels the world giving talks and consults on digs in the Middle East.
Mom- was also an archaeologist but after my parents divorced, she went back and got another masters (she has 3) and became a high school teacher. She retired a couple years ago but is the type of person who will always work. She tutors refugees and teachers college courses part time now. She also goes on digs during the summer.
Your parents sound cool. I think archaeology is so interesting!
Dad- archeologist. Has his doctorate and is semi retired. He still travels the world giving talks and consults on digs in the Middle East.
Mom- was also an archaeologist but after my parents divorced, she went back and got another masters (she has 3) and became a high school teacher. She retired a couple years ago but is the type of person who will always work. She tutors refugees and teachers college courses part time now. She also goes on digs during the summer.
Your parents sound cool. I think archaeology is so interesting!
My thoughts, exactly.
I'm so envious of -- well, of all of you -- fryjack2! lol My mom would be, as well -- that's just about her favorite subject.
Post by SpartanGirl on Jan 5, 2017 14:39:36 GMT -5
My dad was a Civil Engineer. He started with mainly road construction/bridges and water treatment plants but towards the end of his career he did mostly school construction. He's retired now but still contracts with his old company sometimes to keep him busy.
My mom was a SAHM. She took on cleaning jobs on the side to make ends meet when needed, but she was, and still is, our family's #1 caregiver.
Post by leshoequeen on Jan 5, 2017 14:47:29 GMT -5
Dad -- Worked in construction. He is retired now and owns several rental properties, renovates & resells houses and helps with my kiddos. He is really busy and says he loves it because he works when he wants and naps when he wants!
Mom -- Works in local government. Still has a few years left to go before retirement.
Dad was a truck driver retired a couple of years before he passed away in '06.
Mom did a big variety of things - home health aide, church secretary, insurance company secretary and a few other things. She never really worked any place long enough to officially retire from anywhere she just stopped working when my Dad retired.
Post by BlackCanary on Jan 5, 2017 15:21:50 GMT -5
My parents just recently retired. My dad originally taught band in high school and then sold music instruments for companies. My mom was originally an English teacher (how she met my dad!) and then was in health insurance.
Dad- archeologist. Has his doctorate and is semi retired. He still travels the world giving talks and consults on digs in the Middle East.
Mom- was also an archaeologist but after my parents divorced, she went back and got another masters (she has 3) and became a high school teacher. She retired a couple years ago but is the type of person who will always work. She tutors refugees and teachers college courses part time now. She also goes on digs during the summer.
Your parents sound cool. I think archaeology is so interesting!
They sound cooler than they are/were. My dad's career dictated our life. It was cool to travel around with him, but it was hard on my mom who's archeology career came second. She was also not so great at being a mother. Probably in part due to having me 10 months after my brother while living in Europe. Plus a lot of other factors that i don't need to get into. I can now, as an adult, say she is amazing and super interesting but was very hard to have -and still have- as a mother.
Your parents sound cool. I think archaeology is so interesting!
They sound cooler than they are/were. My dad's career dictated our life. It was cool to travel around with him, but it was hard on my mom who's archeology career came second. She was also not so great at being a mother. Probably in part due to having me 10 months after my brother while living in Europe. Plus a lot of other factors that i don't need to get into. I can now, as an adult, say she is amazing and super interesting but was very hard to have -and still have- as a mother.
That makes sense.
I can actually relate to what you said about your mother. My mom is a cool person, she was a Freedom Rider in the early 60s and then they were both civil rights workers in Mississippi later on, which is of course awesome.
But my brother and I are only 9 months apart (I am adopted) and she was overwhelmed and rather detached. So other people always have much warmer feelings about how she was and is as a mom than I myself do.
My mom does technology development and training for elementary schools in her district - implanting tools, programs, and apps for the classroom and teaching recertification classes to teachers. She’s been doing that for a while now, but taught 4th/5th grade for 20 years before that. She’s been in education (the classroom or the district office) for over 40 years now. She turns 62 this fall, but doesn’t plan to retire for another 2-3 years.
My dad is on SS Disability (legally blind) now, but had many careers before that, all related to Sales in some way. He worked for a liquor distributor, then Seagrams, then became a wine broker, then left beverage for music and went into sales and product demo/performance for Roland. Left there to open a couple piano stores. He closed those in the early 2000’s and went to Yamaha for a while. His last job before he gave up on his eyes was the director of a state charitable organization.