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I'm curious for Farcaster folks, what professions are / were your parents in? How did it shape you growing up?

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My mom was a Walmart cashier for 15 years. Taught me the value of a $ earned and to stay calm when people are angry or rude (watched customers yell at her and not see her react) My dad was a physicist and electrical engineer. Encouraged me to be curious about the world and that education can provide opportunities

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My father is a businessman nd my mom works a government job. Growing up, I never felt alone in any situation no matter what.... They always supported me...whether I was right or wrong..... nd whenever I made a mistake, they guided me toward the right path with love and patience.... Truly grateful for them

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My dad worked for an envelope and ink factory (Westvaco) before becoming an injection molder at Lego, then an EMT and eventually a supervisor spot at a desk in the hospital. He died from COVID in 2022. I couldn’t be there at the hospital due to being a brokie unable to fly home fast, but I managed to get there for the funeral at least. He always encouraged me to chase smart impossible things. My mom was mainly a homemaker but worked full time as a warehouse order selector for Hallmark after a brief time doing drive-thru at McDonalds before that (she’d walk to and from work until she could afford a car) until Hallmark downsized and severe arthritis from years of that work with osteo put her on disability from that point forward. We’re still quite close though I live ~2000 miles away from home. She taught me how to make anywhere feel home enough. I was told growing up to try with talent where I found it, and to do better than their story in life, so I tried some classics: I got a doctorate because I was academically above average then became an attorney, I founded a nonprofit because I had a knack gathering people for transformative works and now I’m chasing tech in crypto in hopes of escaping the working-class poverty reality I was born in and stayed in (you’d think the law degree would have done that, lol) while also tapping something I naturally feel I am doing well at and, more importantly, am enjoying. Their professions never really mattered, it was the lives I watched them live around them that changed how I perceived profession schools and the advice they gave me after their best and worst work days. Unfortunately I now live with the consequences of trying to break the mold, for better or for worse. But life is still young 🫠 the journey’s nowhere near done just like the student loan debt.

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My parents were bakers and pastry chefs — they instilled a strong work ethic in me from a very young age. I grew up in a bakery 😄. But today, it’s becoming very difficult to make myself understood. Even though they recognize the effort I put in, they no longer understand the direction I’m taking. But one thing’s for sure: it’s thanks to them that I have limitless curiosity.

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Dad is a professor, mom is a nurse. Both of them are government jobs, so naturally they’re very conservative risk takers. Also tiger parents. My upbringing was basically identical to the book. They see success in the very traditional sense “doctor, lawyer, engineer etc”. I fought a lot with them because I’m the total opposite of what they wanted 🤣 but they’ve mellowed out as I’ve gotten older. Of course they still tell me what to not do, but I take that as an anti-signal for what I truly need to do 😈

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My parents owned a travel agency so lots of trips and cruises. All of my best childhood memories and the only time I smiled for photos. It makes me want to do the same with my kids.

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Dad was a dentist 🦷; mom was a dental assistant & ran his office. Brother became an endodontist (root canal specialist - and his daughter just took the DATs). I worked in the office for 2 weeks and went back to the Gap — it just wasn’t for me. Biggest way it shaped me — I never had a cavity until years after my dad passed. Other than that, I don’t think the profession itself had an impact on me but more generally the impact of going to college & having a profession did. He came from a family of immigrants (he was 2nd gen) and the fam needed a dentist so that what he did. They already had a doctor. Not as tight knit these days and no one really chooses professions that way anymore. (btw this is why one of my nouns is a 🦷)

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my step father was a mover (like moving people from house to house) so i ignorantly followed in his footsteps, attracted to the fast money (or so i thought at the time). ended up starting my own moving company at 22 with $50, no drivers license, no vehicle, and a dream. ran it up to a $1.2M/year business within 5 years. then i discovered crypto/nfts and found way easier ways to make money without working 18 hours a day, 7 days a week. decided i hated moving (but learned a lot running my own business) and left the business to my partners at the time. now i work from home for a software company and couldn’t be happier with my choice. moral of the story: don’t do what your parents do, find what makes you happy (cliche, but real)

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A teacher and a ship agent. It was strict and very perfectionist so it shaped me into the other way around and ended up quitting the educational system at 16. Although I tried again at 17 for a year with fashion and design school together with my best friend @siyana which was really cool. But trying to be a solo learner, was the best decision ever, I even taught myself how to snowboard black slopes hehe.

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blue collar and still wake up at 5:30 am, even after retirement

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my parents had a graphic studio / agency, for magazines, books, posters for this reason i’ve been familiar with the adobe stack since middle school and that’s why today i also love doing product design & UI / UX attention to graphic details :)

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My mom was a teacher for ~15 years, constant struggle and long hours with low pay and stress. She was homeless for a couple years after burning out on teaching. Taught me that important work doesn't mean you'll be paid well, important to find a career that won't burn you out. Similar with my dad as a public defender. I'm glad I dropped out of college to avoid debt traps.

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My dad ran a restaurant/bar/club and instilled in me a sense for quality, customer service and knowing that you're selling the whole package, not just the food or the drinks (i.e. you're selling the whole experience from when customers are greeted at the door to when the pay the check and walk out).

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Petrophysicist and chemical engineer. I've touched everything from machining, welding, coding, retail, finance, and now am doing drugs. That said, I am very much an engineer, through and through.

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architect and teacher I am an org design & change facilitator with a big element of learning

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my mom worked the factory floor at a bus company for 30ys. no college degree meant no promotions, just moving between roles. as a single mom, she chose stability to make sure i'd have what i needed. i'm deeply grateful for her strength, but it taught me to do the opposite: take risks, follow passion projects, and bet on myself rather than seek safe employment.

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Mom was a nurse, then a flight nurse, then a med school student, and finally an ER doctor. Dad was an agronomist. They taught me to follow my dreams and create complex goals for myself, to never give up and to believe in my own abilities.

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Mom is an ICU doctor Definitely challenging and shaped my upbringing. Nothing that ever happened to me was considered serious for her vs what she dealt with at work 😅 It was very hard to get her attention when I had a cold or any minor injury, so I just had to brush it off and keep going because nothing was life threatening enough for her to care. That made me stronger and more resilient as a person 💚💪🏽

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both my parents were into business, raised both me and my 3 siblings from what they did from birth till i graduated college we weren’t rich but we were comfortable ♥️

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