Will you follow your family's footsteps? Why or why not?
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Definitely NOT... while in certain ways I've followed my Father's penchant to teach, ... to share... in BOTH sides of my relatives there has been too much self-serving judgements, ..."What did you hear while over their house? /Don't tell them ANYTHING about OUR house" politicking! TOO friggin much judgmental back-biting & needless 'drama'.
From my earliest school days, I've found myself drawn to protecting those weaker than myself, especially if females. And, conjoined with a fascination of Hollywood's portrayal of superstition's 'magic' and my in-depth exposure to Catholicism... when I couldn't get 'straight' answers from local Clergy... I used my library card in relentless pursuit of 'Gnosis' ... further fueled by covert encouragement by my paternal Granddad who himself belonged to an Old World ceremonial Lodge in place of Catholicism.
Eventually, as in the footsteps of my father and his brothers... I enlisted first Army then Air Nat'l Guard and onward to the police academy and private investigation then Criminal Profiling. Upon my retirement in 2013, I became the resident neopagan catechist (Sunday School Teacher) and lifetime-appointed Elder of the Rowan Grove Community Church of Deltona, FL. B:. B:. ) O (
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I tried a lot throughout my life to follow in my dads footsteps because I truly wanted his approval and to hear He was proud of me. I tried to join the armed forces and it almost worked out but a technicality prevented me from able to serve. I went into the banking industry like him and I learned I had the skills but not the passion/ desire for it.
I decided to follow in my own steps but my father and my mother’s personalities but I have my own opinion and views. I always remember where I came from but where I’m going? That’s going to be my legacy
I am following their footsteps. I see no reason not to. My family have been successful in both academia and business. Also very successful in their relationships. In the past 70 years we only had one divorce. One. I only had to listen to them carefuly to choose the right person.
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Nah I make my own prints
My childhood would make a Stephen King movie look like a joke so I broke every chain & made my way through life on my own ✌️
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in terms of parenting, yes with some minor adjustments. They're amazing parents and have taught me a lot of morals and values that seems to lack among my peers.
In terms of jobs though, well. Both my parents have jobs that you don't necessarily need an education or experience for. I'm going to 1-up (or multiple ups) them in the job department, and make sure I'll be able to offer my children more than my parents have been able to offer me.
(No, I am very thankful for what my parents have given me. But due to their finances I've always had less than other people my age would have. And it's been very hard to explain to them sometimes why I couldn't do certain stuff) -
No by choice. Nearly one in my works in medicine. I didn't want to do that and I wasn't able to because of my school marks and because of abilities I don't have.
I can't follow neither my father nor my grandfather in their work for town because I live in a completely different city and they have never been interested in doing community service. -
My family has always been on the water. Dad was a Merchant Marine, Grandfather was 32 years in Lifesaving Service and Coast Guard, his father was a Lake Captain in the Cutter Service, HIS father was a lake captain during the War of 1812. His father was a sea captain during the Revolutionary War. We go back to England and Scotland as seafaring. My oldest daughter was also Coast Guard and came out of Bootcamp and was assigned to the same ship I mustered out on.
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Nope. I pave my own path and strive to do better. I don’t want to make the parenting mistakes they made. So far I am achieving that!
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HELL NO!!! If I wanted to follow their footsteps I would be doomed!! They're a bunch of good for nothings!
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I won't as let's put it this way some on my mums side have ended up in jail for really extreme things. And on the other side my grandad used to be a personally doctor for the Saudi Arabian Royal family
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Not really, no. I don’t see why I should, since I can do way better with respect to career and such. Neither of my parents ever enrolled into university or had success academically. Neither have had a well-paying job. Meanwhile, I’m gonna attend one of the best universities in the world in one of the most competitive degrees with wages 3 years in being about 4 to 5 times higher than what my parents earn now.
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This is probably super random but the first picture from the left felt like seeing at a picture of Kim Il Sung.
Yes, in some way I plan to follow my parents footsteps. My mom is a healthcare professional and I am one too. I also keep my father's principles to heart and want to honor his teachings. -
No. I am my own woman. Plus my father is a person who only looks out for himself.
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My family is filled with doctors. Almost everyone except one of grandfathers is a doctor (he’s a businessman) my parents want me to become a doctor as well, and that’s my passion too, so 🤷🏻♀️
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Nope, I am my own man an have always followed my own path.
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In a similar way.. but not the same. My mom used to say. "Every generation strives to do it better than the one before". And she is right.
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You mean living my life unemployed and leech of other people or work my ass off random jobs to feed 3 kids?
The first one is my dad, the 2nd one is my mom.
Both sounds bad to me. - 854 opinions shared on Family & Friends topic.
My mom and dad had 3 sets if twins and 9ne single. All are dead early because tgey follow our drunk dad. Only my sister and i are left. I thank God for the school worker who came to a drunkers home and invited all of us to church. That day changed my sisters life to follow Jesus not a drunk dadm
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My dad was a botany professor and then a programmer. My mom was a doctor. I majored in history, so no.
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My family didn't set a good example and my parents are now trying to change things
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Its jarring how similar you look to your grandfather
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No my parents are not any I want to imitate, I have made a better life then they ever did.
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Not my Dad, wow he nicknamed Scrooge cause simply not so nice
but maybe more of my late mom's side, they seemed to be better - 936 opinions shared on Family & Friends topic.
NO!! They're all DEAD!!
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