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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Extremely disappointed my daughter wants to be a psychologist. She is very bright and hardworking — could’ve gone into tech or medicine if she wanted [/quote]

That's top funny; it's almost impossible to get an appointment with a psychologist in the DC area right now. Booming field with money earning possibility.[/quote]

Agree. I also have friends who started as psychiatrists and dropped out because the profession is, "writing scripts all day and hoping no one kills themselves or another person" vs. "doing hands on therapy and feeling like they're actually making a difference" like psychologists. [b]I can't imagine feeling shame a kid wanted to be a PhD psychologist, that's just absolute crazy talk. Maybe they're less in it "for the cash?"[/b] but they're not exactly slumming it slinging burgers JFC. [/quote]

Literally everyone except for upper-middle class white people would be upset that their kid decided to be a psychologist [/quote]

what? seriously. are you the OP (sounds like it), this is the craziest thing I have ever heard. [/quote]
I agree. I think most UMC parents are less invested in the career choice of their children because they aren’t looking to their children for financial support, but plenty of other parents from various socioeconomic backgrounds are very proud that their children have jobs and can support themselves. In my experience, it tends to be immigrant families that want their children to be employed in only a select few professions like a doctor, lawyer, or engineer.
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