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For years, my dad argued furiously for me to follow in his footsteps and be a tradesman. He hated his job but believed the trades were a safe salary. I followed my heart. My dad was disappointed in me for well over a decade. I was barely scraping by. It was rough.
Now, I make more than any of the tradesmen, most of whom are terrified of losing their job forever. Friends who took those jobs who now won’t take overtime pay and work through the weekend because they’re trying to be the last to get laid off.
Meanwhile, I earn more than them to sit in a designer chair and choose colors and fonts and push pixels around a screen. I’m eternally grateful for this.
My dad’s not a bad guy at all, he was only trying to protect me from failure, in his way.
I think he’s still disappointed in me because he doesn’t understand what I do or why it has value to my employer. That’s ok.
- Unlike mono’s story, I was never concerned with my fathers approval. Not then, not now.nb
- More like you, it’s more that I’m aware of it all now than it being an actual concern. It’s nice to have the approval even now when it doesn’t mean much.monospaced
- It’s not like I was striving for approval or anything. It’s nice to have though. I hope your dad can get over his disappointment and start to understand. Cheersmonospaced
- Yeah that’s cool. I think my dad is happy that I don’t ask him for money, but he wishes I was rich.nb
- :)monospaced
- Where do you live that trades aren't in crazy high demand?i_monk