I ‘m an older mother of the boomer generation, & my 2 boys had summer jobs from their teens because my parents had expected that from me. And they did hard work: welding, roofing, other construction. They worked side by side with people less educated & from poorer backgrounds than theirs & that was important too - that they were all the …
I ‘m an older mother of the boomer generation, & my 2 boys had summer jobs from their teens because my parents had expected that from me. And they did hard work: welding, roofing, other construction. They worked side by side with people less educated & from poorer backgrounds than theirs & that was important too - that they were all the same & no airs about being “better” than their co-workers.
One summer while my oldest was still in high school & working for a welder, he came home hot, sweaty, covered in grease from head to toe. He told me that not only would none of his friends do that kind of work, but none of his friends had to work summers at all.
I shrugged, smiled & told him it builds character &…it DID. That son owns a successful personal training business & the younger is in the USAF. Very proud of both.
I ‘m an older mother of the boomer generation, & my 2 boys had summer jobs from their teens because my parents had expected that from me. And they did hard work: welding, roofing, other construction. They worked side by side with people less educated & from poorer backgrounds than theirs & that was important too - that they were all the same & no airs about being “better” than their co-workers.
One summer while my oldest was still in high school & working for a welder, he came home hot, sweaty, covered in grease from head to toe. He told me that not only would none of his friends do that kind of work, but none of his friends had to work summers at all.
I shrugged, smiled & told him it builds character &…it DID. That son owns a successful personal training business & the younger is in the USAF. Very proud of both.
My oldest is in the USAF too. Currently on his way home from deployment… I will hopefully see him in a week!
I think we’ve talked about our boys before 😊. ENJOY!
We have? Awesome!