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[quote=Anonymous]DH is a physician, so it's always been a topic of discussion in the house, encouraged by a ton of people over the years who casually ask "do you think any of your kids will follow in their dad's footsteps?"

All of them have grown up seeing how much time the profession has taken away from a quality relationship with their dad, he misses things because he's on call, he is never on time, has to walk out of dinners because he needs to speak to patients outside where he can have some privacy and cell phone service. The nights he didn't come home at all.

One of our kids wants to go to nursing school. That's about it. They have all just decided they want more of a life with their families than their dad had with them. It's their conclusion that they came to independently.

I did once hear my BIL's parents say right in front of him and the rest of the family that "John was never going to be management material, he's a better Indian than a chief." I felt terrible for him and would never say anything like that in front of my kids. 
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