Yeah, it sucks we have to teach them to consider what they can actually make a living doing, but that’s the world we live in. Definitely not referring to a specific relative, but the vast majority of people can’t provide for themselves doing Fortnight dances, browsing TikTok, playing video games, and eating chicken nuggets…
No, its because who you are and what you enjoy is limited by context. If there is something they enjoy or imagine enjoying, helping them explore that is, IMO, part of a parent’s responsibilities.
You’re giving them the opportunity to find out who they are.
Nah. We ask them because “just being who you are” isn’t good enough.
“… to survive on.”
Yeah, it sucks we have to teach them to consider what they can actually make a living doing, but that’s the world we live in. Definitely not referring to a specific relative, but the vast majority of people can’t provide for themselves doing Fortnight dances, browsing TikTok, playing video games, and eating chicken nuggets…
No, its because who you are and what you enjoy is limited by context. If there is something they enjoy or imagine enjoying, helping them explore that is, IMO, part of a parent’s responsibilities.
You’re giving them the opportunity to find out who they are.