Were you proud of your parents jobs when you were a kid?

[BabyLlamaZen]

Including if one of them was a sahp? And what are your thoughts on them now?

I'm curious to see the answers on this! I was always incredibly proud of what both my parents did (mum in high powered professional role, dad part time teacher and part time sahd). I didn't see one as better than the other, despite the pay and status difference.

I wonder if this is always the case?

[Cauterize]

Parents divorced - I remember desperately wanting my mum to be at home as was with (not very nice) childminders you until the age of about ten when I started letting myself in after school. Very lonely though.

My Dad - well, he was a car crash. Let's just say I was highly embarrassed by him and his lifestyle.

[Cauterize]

I should add as I got older I was definitely proud of just how hard my mum worked to bring me up, not of her job as such, it was admin rather than a status job.

[notheragain4]

My mum progressed into a management level role in my teen years, she'd always worked but this was the first time she tried to progress and I remember helping her with her exams. I was extremely proud of her and it motivated me to become the career driven woman I am today.

Both parents always worked growing up and it did a lot for my work ethic which is why I've never felt any guilt for DH and I working as I've experienced the benefits (and drawbacks of course) myself, although thankfully I work much more flexibly than my parents ever could.

[StCharlotte]

I was massively proud of my dad's job (In the arts), he was a bit of a local celeb so everyone knew what he did. Also my mum had done some of the same job until child no. 2 came along. I was no. 5 so by then she was a housewife until I started school and then she started working again.

They both also gave much of their time to the community and were such lovely parents too. We may not have had as much time with them as modern kids do but the time we did have was pure quality. I appreciate I was very lucky.

[Crylittlesister]

I don't recall thinking much about it as a primary aged child, but by the time I was in secondary school, I was quite embarrassed that my mother didn't work. (She did eventually go back to work when I was 14).