Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoVisiting my midwestern home state reminded mepoptalk.scrubbles.techexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1346
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minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoMy mom was similar. Extremely bright. Should’ve gone into science. Was given a choice by my grandparents (implicitly, via societal pressure): nurse, nun, or teacher. It’s a shame.
minus-squareScrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agosocietal pressure shouldn’t ever be used to pressure someone in or out of a career in that way. I’m sorry for your mom
My mom was similar. Extremely bright. Should’ve gone into science. Was given a choice by my grandparents (implicitly, via societal pressure): nurse, nun, or teacher. It’s a shame.
societal pressure shouldn’t ever be used to pressure someone in or out of a career in that way. I’m sorry for your mom