Let’s say that you could pick a career for your kids. And, because magic, they would automatically be successful and happy and passionate and fulfilled by whatever you chose. What would you choose?
Dd wants to be a pediatrician or labor delivery nurse, so I want that for her. However, when I'm sick, she's harsh and has no bedside manner. Ds is more compassionate.
Dd is all up in arms right now over his criminology class and the social injustice of the judicial system, so I suggested public defender, but I don't know if I would wish that on him or not.
Post by erinshelley21 on Mar 20, 2018 10:28:44 GMT -5
rere, SIL is an L&D nurse. She is a straight shooter, tells it like it is person outside of work and after having her in the delivery room I can say she is also that way in there, which can come off as kind of harsh. BUT she is THE most respected nurse on the floor and also the most requested by patients. Some bedside manner is required during that time, but a nurse with that attitude can also get you through it.
I would love for DD2 to be an artist or something. I honestly don't know what specific career she'd be good in. She just needs someone to sponsor her artistic endeavors. I need to find her a patron, like back in the Renaissance. Then she'd be all set. She's my gypsy hippie girl.
DD1 always talks about wanting to be a vet. She'd probably be pretty good in a role that is more scientific like that - she keeps her sister's free spirit in check with her realism. And she's super smart and a fast thinker. But she's also kind of conniving and tricky... she can work the angles and find the loopholes, so I feel like a lawyer or a sales person might work too. haha (no offense lawyers here! It's a compliment!)
I think DD should be an engineer. She loves science and can do math pretty easily and she is taking an interest in what I do (I'm an engineer). I already have her signed up for some robotics camps this summer, at her request.
DS1 needs something that is high energy because that boy is full of it! Something physically demanding should help that. Maybe a fireman, paramedic, or construction?
And it is too early to tell for DS2. He is the silent observer at our house. But he likes to yell when something doesn't please him. A lawyer or detective might be a good fit.
All in all, I just want my kids to be happy at whatever path they choose and to be self-sustaining and independent.
Post by covergirl82 on Mar 20, 2018 11:18:56 GMT -5
Engineer, teacher, healthcare provider, or organic farmer. I would want my kids to pick a career that offers skills they can use outside of work or skills that would be beneficial in survival. (I can't really do that in my job. Market pricing jobs and doing spreadsheets doesn't help me with skills to do DIY projects at home or growing a successful garden or taking care of sick children, etc.)
Meanwhile, DS still wants to play in the NBA or NFL and DD still wants to be a rock star.
I would want DD to be a doctor. It’s stable, the pay is good, and it’s well-respected. She loves science and is very caring, so I think it would suit her. Plus when I need headache meds, she could write a script so I don’t have to waste a dr’s visit. (And no, not pain meds, migraine meds with no goofy side effects!)
I would want DS to own a dude ranch. He’s super-personable and fun and loves animals. But mainly I want access to a dude ranch. And under my magic formula, he will be successful and happy at whatever I choose, so why shouldn’t I get something out of it?
DD14 - run a summer camp (we talked about it this weekend) after working her way up through children’s ministry
DD10 - Senator (she thinks she will be a teacher with a justice or political science double major, and will start in City Council, then Mayor, then higher offices. IDK if it works that way, but that’s her plan and it sounds good)
DS6 - pediatrician who dabbles in medical engineering. He’s compassionate and loves solving puzzles and building things. And whip smart.
Post by erinshelley21 on Mar 20, 2018 12:28:58 GMT -5
DS - he says he wants to be a teacher. But I don't know if that's just because he loves his teacher or not haha. I can see him being happy as a carpenter of some kind. He loves building things and putting stuff together.
DD - hard telling at the ripe old age of 12 months what she would be happy doing. I can already tell she's going to have enough sass to be the boss of almost anyone.
As soon as I can figure out how to mix surgery with singing, I'll be able to answer this question. DD wants to be a doctor. I think she has the God complex of a surgeon. But she is also so good with music and singing and I can't imagine that not being a real part of her life (even though so so few people have careers involving music).
DD currently wants to be a nurse or a doctor. (She used to say she wanted to be a hospital... so she's a bit more realistic now!) She's leaning more towards nurse. I am 100% supportive of this. (If I could do it all over again, I probably would be working in healthcare and not finance.)
akafred, I have been told that DD's neurosurgeon tends to sing as he works (mostly during prep and closing). She can combine those two careers. The patients won't complain even if she misses a note. Everyone else in the OR may though... My dentist also sings as he fills teeth. It's not weird at all. (It's totally weird.)
DD1 - Professional pianist. She's pretty talented, and she loves music (especially playing piano). Or a lawyer. Because girlfriend can argue ANY point to death.
DD2 - Architect or engineer. She's incredibly precise, loves math, and loves to build and take things apart to figure them out.
No idea...she loves animals and is really good with them and so patient. I could see a vet or zoologist in her future. Right now she thinks coming to work and doing taxes are fun but she is still young.
Funny note: one of my prepare friends DS is the same age as DD. She always tells him she has to go to work to crunch numbers. She brought him in to work one day and he wanted to know where the pile of numbers was as he brought his hammer to crunch them.
DS (6): He says that he wants to be an engineer and design railroads, which is pretty much what DH does. So not a bad career path. I think that he will do something in STEM.
DD (3): Probably a pediatrician or neonatologist, she has a big love of her baby dolls and playing doctor with all of them. Or she could be on Ninja Warrior because the girl is fearless.
Post by traveltheworld on Mar 20, 2018 15:43:10 GMT -5
DH and I were just talking about how we can't tell what either of our children are good at - so I have no idea. What would be the ideal career if you love to talk? That would suit both kids as both talk no-stop.
DD1 wants to own an ice cream shop and I know it would be so fun because she's the life of the party. But she's also a natural born leader so part of me wants her to use her voice and skills to help change the world.
DD2 is reserved and always observing what everyone does and says. She's also very sweet and nurturing, the first kid to go up and hug a friend if they're crying. I could see her being a nurse or doctor.
Post by sandandsea on Mar 20, 2018 18:49:49 GMT -5
Ds1 (6)would be an astronaut/engineer. It’d make him happy and he Loves math and space and is very smart and active. He has said for years he wants to be a firefighter, astronaut, and work on computers like dad(sw engineer).
Ds2 (1.5) would be a well paid comedian. He loves attention and making people laugh. I don’t know what I’d choose for him yet.
My kids are too little to really have any sense of what they would be good at. DS1 says he wants to be a construction worker.
I think it would be great if they studied engineering. Both DH and I are engineers by training. Engineering is a good career in and of itself, but it also opens up a lot of other career paths if you are good with numbers and can problem solve.
Post by freezorburn on Mar 21, 2018 1:17:52 GMT -5
DS loves trains. And he seems to like math, but I'm not sure how much of that is DS's dad being all rah-rah about math. Not that there's anything wrong with that. He also loves Legos and figured out how to hook up his trains to power functions to make them run, mostly by watching Youtube tutorials. He just told me which parts to buy and did not need or want my help when they came out of the boxes. That was at age 4.5. Maybe DS could be a transportation engineer. Or some other kind of engineer.
But he has also said he wants to be a businessman like his dad, and work at the same grocery store where I work. And a couple of weeks ago for a class project, he said he wanted to be on the staff at the Boys and Girls Club. Which I thought was awesome. I'm so glad he is seeing role models outside of what our family can immediately offer him. And that he might see traits in the Club staff that he might want to cultivate within himself.
DH and I were just talking about how we can't tell what either of our children are good at - so I have no idea. What would be the ideal career if you love to talk? That would suit both kids as both talk no-stop.
News person on a morning show, TV personality on a show like The View, or a Congressperson, because there's sometimes a need for someone to step in and talk for hours to philibuster.
DD 1 is 6 has a memory like no other and compassion to match - unless she's dealing with her sister or dad🤣 My sister underwent brain surgery, chemo and radiation last year (brain cancer). DD took all of the stress in stride and was really curious about procedures, recovery vetc. She was a beam of light for my sister (and me!). I think she'd be a great nurse.
DD2 is totally an engineer. She's 4 and LOVES checking out construction sites. Her favorite toy is a cork board that she cann hamner little nails and pieces of wood into.