https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:20:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1971021 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:30:50 +0000 simplyfelicity 1971021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad is an engineer and my mom is/was a SAHM. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970996 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:23:00 +0000 Sunshine1810 1970996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My my mom was the best SAHM ever! :)</p> <p>My dad is in special risk insurance. He insures mostly major ski areas, and ice arenas.</p> <p>I don't have any children yet, but I would be a SAHM if I could be. I work in politics, so not like either of my parents. They don't know where I came from! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970992 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:21:29 +0000 LindsayInNY 1970992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My Dad is a CFO in the healthcare field and my Mom is in healthcare compliance.</p> <p>I'm an attorney. So no similarities! They both have accounting backgrounds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970987 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:19:22 +0000 yerpie110 1970987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad is a professor of biostatistics at Columbia university. My mom worked at IRS. I guess I'm similar to my dad because I have my doctoral degree as well, and I sometimes use stats in my field (psychology), but I have trouble with basic arithmetic, haha, so our similarities don't go too much further. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970973 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:16:04 +0000 Orchid 1970973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both my parents are teachers. Teaching runs in the genes it seems. I taught at the college level before deciding to SAH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970954 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 14:09:05 +0000 NurseDMB 1970954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad passed away when I was 11, but he was a regional sales manager.</p> <p>My mom is an office manager. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970712 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:38:19 +0000 keepcalmcarrie 1970712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dad is in sales management for a health insurance company, mom taught first grade until kids came along and then was a SAHM (now an empty-nest homemaker I guess).</p> <p>I worked in PR for a hospital system until LO was born, and I still occasionally do some freelance work in PR/writing for my old company. But I'm a SAHM, which I love most of the time. I might go back to school after my youngest LO is in elementary school to get a teaching degree, because I have a BA in English and I'd love to teach high school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970697 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:28:46 +0000 blackbird 1970697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dad owned real estate, rental companies, and his own business. Mom was a SAHM, a teachers aid and then a nurses aid. Both retired very early </p> <p>My brain isn't really wired like either of them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970672 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:18:35 +0000 sera_87 1970672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mom was a teacher - taught pretty much all levels in her career although the last decade was high school. Now retired.</p> <p>Dad worked for Human Resources &amp; Development for the federal government. Took early retirement/disability about a decade ago and passed away 2 years ago. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970665 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:14:37 +0000 plantains 1970665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad was an executive for multiple Big Pharma companies before retiring. My mum was an accountant and was a senior exec with on of the Big 4 but then she retired, went back to school and became a social worker. I admire her so much but think she is nuts!</p> <p>I studied engineering but now work for the British Government. My role encompasses facets of what they both did so I suppose I somewhat took after them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970663 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:14:18 +0000 Chillybear 1970663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my mom is an admin for the general counsel and board of a health and insurance company. My dad is a free lance graphic designer, electrician, handyman and manages a gun club/range. He started out as an airbrush artist in the 80's and now works primarily on computers but dabbles in painting as a hobby.</p> <p>I caught the design bug from him and went to college for fashion design which consisted of a lot of art classes. He was adamant that i not become a "starving artist like him" luckily i got a great job right out of college in a more technical aspect of my field. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970661 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:13:36 +0000 Anagram 1970661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad was a pilot--first military, commercial for Braniff, then private for a really rich family, and then back to commercial for American Airlines.</p> <p>My mom was an elementary teacher and taught almost every grade and subject over her career.</p> <p>They also owned a large daycare together while they worked their other full time jobs. Over 100 kids were enrolled at the peak.</p> <p>I'm in education, and I was definitely influenced by my parents' non-traditional job schedules. Because both of my parents got more than the american standard- 2-weeks-of-vacation-time, I really don't think I could have ever gone into a career track where I only get 2 weeks a year, haha. I was spoiled in that way growing up, I guess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970657 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:12:39 +0000 pui 1970657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad was a nerwork engineer when I was a kid, now he's a "head hunter" (he finds jobs/employees for people). My mom was a SAHM and is now a receptionist at a vet clinic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970652 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:09:45 +0000 Greentea 1970652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad had his own law practice. He did lots of pro-bono work and helped a lot of people. He was also a musician and published author. He also cared for elderly.</p> <p>My mom was super successful designer and home seller. She is also a musician and an artist. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970646 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:07:41 +0000 IRunForFun 1970646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They were/are both in education. My mom taught elementary school (1st and 2nd grade) but she's retired now. My dad is college professor and seems like he never wants to retire.</p> <p>I've never ever wanted to teach! I couldn't handle large groups of kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970618 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:56:41 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1970618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first few years my dad was a salesman. For a while he went door to door selling utensils &amp; vacuums, then he sold cars for a while &amp; I'm sure a few other random things. Then he was an electrician for about 10 years but kept finding drama within the company, hurt his back very badly &amp; got laid off do he started working for a couple making signs, banners, tshirts, business cards, that kind of thing. He eventually bought their business, did that on his own for about 5 or 6 years then sold to another up and coming sign business in our small town &amp; he now currently works for them doing most of the customer service &amp; helping to teach them how to effectively run their business. He's been there for about 4 years. He is currently about half way to completing his realtors license though &amp; will do that soon. He's extremely personable, picks up on how to do things very quickly &amp; is sort of a jack of all trades. </p> <p>My mom was a SAHM for aboyt 19 years. Now she works as manager at Christian book store &amp; loves it! </p> <p>I'm personable like my dad but not as smart or quick as he is. I SAH like my mom &amp; genuinely find joy in caring for others like her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970602 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:47:03 +0000 Mae 1970602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom mostly worked for the school system. She ran the latchkey program then got a job as a teacher's aid then a MHDH aid. She also randomly had second jobs and/or summer jobs working at places like a video store, jewelry counter at walmart, etc. She retired last year but thinks she may get a part time job at some point to keep busy (thinking starbucks or something). </p> <p>My dad worked his way up through the ranks of the maintenance crew at the local zoo and by the time I was in school was superintendent of operations for the zoo. He retired from that when I was in college and is now the manager of a construction company. </p> <p>I don't know that I have any similarities to my mom's job since she really always had more "jobs" than careers. My job isn't at all like my dad's jobs since his jobs are all about building/maintaining stuff and my job is (was?) all academic (lawyer). But I think my dad and I are very similar in the way we think, we just took different paths.</p> <p>ETA: thinking about it, my mom spent most of her life taking care of kids and right now I'm a SAHM, so I guess I sort of turned out like her after all. irony! lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970574 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:39:48 +0000 swurlygurl 1970574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad was in the Navy and is now a Mailman (Letter Carrier, to be PC). My mom is an Office Manager/Admin Assistant.</p> <p>I am in Construction/Engineering, so I did not follow in their footsteps. I think my mom wanted to be a math teacher though? She made sacrifices to be a SAHM though, and didn't get to finish her schooling until much later in life, and then didn't change careers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970568 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:36:49 +0000 yellowbird 1970568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad is a probation officer and my mom was a social worker </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970564 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:35:51 +0000 jhd 1970564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad is in higher education and my mom SAH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970557 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:34:04 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1970557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom was a waitress when I was born and became a restaurant manager shortly after (she worked at Coco's). She is still a restaurant manager (different restaurant) and works 50-60 hours a week, on her feet much of the day. My stepdad is the executive chef of the small chain she now works for. His hours are even longer.</p> <p>My dad has done odd jobs over the years. I know he was a high school basketball coach when I was little, but his alcoholism got in the way of traditional work, so now he mostly paints the exterior of houses under the table.</p> <p>I don't think I really followed in either of their footsteps! I was actually very careful not to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970556 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:33:50 +0000 Tanjowen 1970556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents were both educators. My mom taught 5th grade and my Dad was a principal of a small private school for many years. They are now both retired.</p> <p>I have zero desire to teach! My parents and mine interests are completely different, but I admire them for their life's work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970554 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:33:07 +0000 mrs scrapbook 1970554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both of my parents are accountants. Now I'm a physics teacher. Its kind of related in that it is a very math based subject!</p> <p>DH's parents both worked in/managed a store. But DH's grandfather (who he was very very close to) was a pipe fitter in a chemical plant. DH is a chemical engineer - not so related to what his parents do, but close to what his grandfather did! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970521 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:24:18 +0000 mrs. wagon 1970521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad works with loan processing software for banking. It took me 30 years to figure that out. Banking technology shifted so after many years as a Vice President of a major international bank he was laid off and had a scary few years. But he now works for a consulting company that processes loans for smaller banks that haven't upgraded technology yet. He's hoping to work til 70.. just a few years left... before he retires.</p> <p>My mom was a nurse before she left Korea... then she came here and did a whole bunch of random jobs in healthcare before settling down in private dental practice management. She "retired" for a while when they moved for my dad's new job, but now she's working again.</p> <p>Oops... no similarity in what I do! but my brother works for a bank. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970504 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:20:06 +0000 ShootingStar 1970504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents were accountants for federal government agencies. Both were managers too for the last several years of their careers. They're retired now and enjoying the good life :). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970499 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:18:21 +0000 avivoca 1970499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad worked in computers for a number of years before getting fed up with it. Now he is a shift supervisor at an auto parts factory. My mom held several administrative positions and now stays home due to her health. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970481 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:12:53 +0000 Mrs. J 1970481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad has worked for the same company since college graduation. He began in management and he is now a senior computer systems analyst (IT). My mom is a beautician.</p> <p>EDIT: I am a HS teacher, so not the same at all! My dad did want to be a history teacher. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970479 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:12:18 +0000 coopsmama 1970479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both my parents are still working. My dad is a farmer and my mom is an administrative assistant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970471 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:10:13 +0000 artsyfartsy 1970471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad was a dispatcher and my mom worked several administrative positions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-your-parents-do-for-a-living#post-1970457 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:06:19 +0000 mrs. bird 1970457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my dad was a store manager in retail. once my brother &amp; i were grown and the company was closing brick &amp; mortar stores, he went back to school to become a teacher. he'd always wanted to teach, but couldn't afford the pay cut until recently. now he's an amazing middle school social studies teacher, i'm very proud of him &amp; happy that he's able to do something he loves now that he's older.</p> <p>my mom is management in maternity at a hospital. she's amazing at her job, but i worry about how the stress of being on call 24/7 impacts her health. </p> <p>i was in school for education before my dad was, but then i decided public schools weren't a good fit for me. we share an interest in youth and education, he's better at following rules than i am, but that may have also come with age. i'm back in school now hoping to get my degree in nursing like my mom. it's funny though because she didn't want to go to nursing school when she was starting out, my grandparents pushed it, and truth be told, i don't want to go to nursing school either! i think i'll be good at it, i think there are some very specific pockets of nursing that i have enough passion for the cause that i can be very effective, but it's a pragmatic choice for me, not a calling. i've never felt a calling for anything that paid enough that i could justify it. she does find the nursing part of her job to be very rewarding though. </p>