https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:06:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-follow-in-your-parents-foot-steps#post-917654 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 21:07:09 +0000 Meridian 917654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, my parents are in the medical field... they were baffled when I wanted to become a wedding planner and didn't think it was a good career choice. But now they are proud that I've built my own business! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-follow-in-your-parents-foot-steps#post-915390 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 11:29:47 +0000 pui 915390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>er... maybe kinda?</p> <p>My dad was in the tech industry when I was a kid and now I do a very different, but also tech job.</p> <p>So not really then haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-follow-in-your-parents-foot-steps#post-915384 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 11:28:03 +0000 MapleMoose 915384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Neither DH nor I followed in our parents footsteps career-wise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-follow-in-your-parents-foot-steps#post-915363 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 11:24:22 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 915363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sort of. Both of my parents are entrepreneurs and run their own businesses. I don't work in the same field as them, though.</p> <p>My brother works in the same field as our mom, but he works for a large company while my mom works for herself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-follow-in-your-parents-foot-steps#post-915352 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 11:21:21 +0000 cascademom 915352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. My dad was a lawyer. My mom worked as a kindergarten teacher/special ed teacher. I'm an archives/records manager. My brother followed in my dad's footsteps and is a lawyer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-follow-in-your-parents-foot-steps#post-915344 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 11:20:21 +0000 sarac 915344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not field wise. My father was a professor of philosophy, and my mother is a therapist. My father's love of learning, and my mother's compassion and interest in the lives of others really informed my life and career choices, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-follow-in-your-parents-foot-steps#post-915284 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 11:02:18 +0000 DillonLion 915284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. My mom was in social work and then has been on disability for the last 15 years. </p> <p>My dad was in the corporate world doing technical writing and then owned his own hobby business. Now he does online sales for a liquidation company.</p> <p>I'm in the legal profession right now. I'm not sure if I'll stay in this field forever, but I have no plans to pursue social work, be disabled (obviously, who would plan that?), work for a huge corporation, open my own hobby business, or do online sales. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-follow-in-your-parents-foot-steps#post-915271 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 10:59:44 +0000 blackbird 915271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not even close. My mom was a SAHM for years, then worked with special needs children in the school system. My dad owned his own blue collar type business and was the boss. I'm an engineer, working for the man :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-follow-in-your-parents-foot-steps#post-914875 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:19:03 +0000 swurlygurl 914875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eh... I'm a working mom like she was, that's about it. Well, technically we're both in the construction industry but she's a receptionist and I'm an estimator so I didn't really follow the same career path. Her job at that construction company is the reason I got into construction though, so that's kinda follow-y? Idk, lots of rambles, sorry... haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-follow-in-your-parents-foot-steps#post-914869 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:17:44 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 914869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both of my parents are in the computer business. While I could, conceivably, do what they do and get my Microsoft certifications, I don't see the point. I'm not huge into networks and programming like they are, I can't rebuild a computer from scratch. I think I'll just go on with my English degree instead! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-follow-in-your-parents-foot-steps#post-914864 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:16:16 +0000 mediagirl 914864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope.</p> <p>Mom was a teacher, Dad was a salesperson. I could never be either! I'm in Tech Support.</p> <p>My husband's Dad was a lawyer and his mom a nurse (before she became a SAHM). He is in banking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-follow-in-your-parents-foot-steps#post-914851 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:13:47 +0000 mrsjazz 914851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. My dad is in real estate and insurance and my mom has had a bunch of different positions at a city housing organization.</p> <p>I work communications, mainly doing PR and writing. It's interesting to note that although I didn't follow in the foot steps of my parents, I have an insane amount of cousins (on my dad's side) that are in the same field. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-follow-in-your-parents-foot-steps#post-914850 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:13:21 +0000 runsyellowlites 914850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kind of.... my mom has pretty much always been self employed &amp; now I kind of am too. Then there is her working in ministry (well starting a ministry) and me working in ministry (her ministry) as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-follow-in-your-parents-foot-steps#post-914849 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:13:19 +0000 photojane 914849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! My mom was a SAHM until I was in 8th grade, and I'm a SAHM now. She's been a computer teacher since, and I have a degree in education. Maybe once the kids get into middle school I'll actually use my degree &amp; become a teacher again too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-follow-in-your-parents-foot-steps#post-914848 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:13:02 +0000 regberadaisy 914848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, the whole point of us immigrating here is so we can have a better and easier life than them. My mom was a "seamstress" for many many years and my dad was a restaurant chef. Both were hard work and long hours.</p> <p>I'm a Architect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-follow-in-your-parents-foot-steps#post-914837 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:10:41 +0000 Adira 914837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes and no. My mom is an administrative assistant, so I didn't follow in her foot steps at all. My dad was in IT and I'm a software engineer, so I sort of followed in his. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-follow-in-your-parents-foot-steps#post-914829 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:08:41 +0000 Charm54 914829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes - my dad is in Education, and so am I. DH is in the same field as his father also...different job, but same field. Interesting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-follow-in-your-parents-foot-steps#post-914828 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:08:40 +0000 mrs. 64 914828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom is a teacher (high school librarian) and I'm an elementary school teacher (getting a masters in reading). I guess that's pretty similar. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-follow-in-your-parents-foot-steps#post-914827 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:08:18 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 914827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, not at all... BUT, one kind of cool thing is that my mom went back to work after I finished my schooling and now she and I work on very similar issues from different points of view (provider patient communication issues)-- me as a physician and her as a physician relations person. I don't think she exactly followed in my footsteps, but our interests are similar! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-follow-in-your-parents-foot-steps#post-914826 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:08:08 +0000 wahine08 914826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I didn't intend to, but I ended up spending some time in Purchasing which is where my mom has worked for my whole life! It was intentional (I had to cover due to lay offs) but it was kind of funny having work stuff to talk about with my mom! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-follow-in-your-parents-foot-steps#post-914811 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:03:25 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 914811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents were both in sales, I am too. They were in the tech industry and I am in financial services. </p>