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[quote=Anonymous]I want my kids to love their jobs, feel fulfilled by them, and have flexibility that allows for a good work-life balance.  My parents have multiple graduate degrees and both work/worked (only one is retired) white collar jobs.  They grew up poorer and wanted better for themselves and their kids.  My husband's parents both just had jobs, nothing that they liked, and nothing that paid very well.  My husband and I both have multiple graduate degrees and love our jobs.  We also happen to be very well paid, which makes life a lot easier on so many fronts.  So I want that for our kids as well, and the way I've seen that play our in our generation and our parents' generation was that white collar jobs are the way to go.  Also, if I'm being completely honest, I'd rather tell my circle of friends, acquaintances, and co-workers that my kids are doctors, lawyers, etc., than that they are plumbers or electricians.  That's not because I think there's anything wrong with those jobs or anyone who does them, but because I've never known anyone in my circle that has held those jobs.  All my friends and all my friends' parents growing up are doctors, lawyers, etc., so it's always kind of been in my head that that's what my kids would do.  However, I love my kids, and I really want them to be happy in life, so if taking a path that is foreign to me leads to their happiness then I would be fine with that.[/quote]

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