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[quote=Anonymous]You’re brother’s not right. And I’m really sad for him. Your parents sound awful.

I’m the child of a (straight) male public school teacher, and his mother would sometimes make comments about money, but it never fazed him, and she seemed more perplexed by his decision than anything else. My mom ended up making more money than him, and it was a huge help in her career that his hours allowed him to be home after school and in the summer, do the grocery shopping, etc. It was a good partnership, and I I had a pretty great childhood!

My kids are DCPS students and have had many gay male teachers over the years, many/most of whom have had partners. He has to see this around him. It really seems to me that this is all about your parents’ voices in your brother’s head; he’s desperately trying to earn their respect, which must be so hard for him.

I really really hope your brother sticks it out in teaching. Finding a job you really like is pretty unusual, and he’s more likely to find a healthy relationship if he’s happy.

You sound like a good sibling—please continue to support him and help him see that he can be happy without making massive amounts of money.[/quote]

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