People often went into the same profession as their father. A farmer's son became a farmer. A carpenter's son became a carpenter. Opportunities to advance or to go into a field of one's choice were quite rare. Today, we have a totally different situation.
People have a much greater choice in the career they pursue.
To be trapped in a career one hates can be very difficult. Career choice has become a controversial issue in many families. But the real question is not whether the children will one day appreciate their parents' pressures to go into a certain career or whether they will resent them, the real question is whether or not the parents were right or wrong to pressure them into it in the first place. Inc. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. S. Harlem Ave.