Choosing A Career Path Pillows

Guidance Counselor - Hunting/Gathering.

'But Father, I don't want to study space time temporal theories in relation to collapsing pulsars, I want to do my own thing!'

Medical student overdrafts...careers in the law.

"It's been my lifelong ambition! For the last two weeks."

"-But APART from 38" 22" 36" what else do you want to be, Cynthia?"

'When I grow up, if I don't become a pro basketball player, about about 'spin doctor'?'

'I don't believe in pressuring my son. When the time is right, he'll arrive at the universal default choice and apply to law school.'

'I don't know what happened! All I did was say I went into medicine for the money!'

"Football is too dangerous, Junior. Why not follow my footsteps in a safe sport - chasing investment yield?"

'When I grow up, I want to be a hydraulic engineer...'

"So...what are you doing after you graduate?"

I figured out how we can pay for the kids' college tuitions. Do tell. I'm going to leave for a year of self-discovery, which I will chronicle in a best-selling memoir. Oh, but

"Sure, I'm a successful working bee, but sometimes, I wish I could have a family..."

'He's going to be an estate agent, just like his Dad.'

'I chose my field on what would put the most impressive initials after my name.'

"He wants to be a plastic surgeon when he grows up."

"My daughter tells me you want to become a doctor."

'I really wanted to only take accounting courses, but my parents made me take this cartooning class so I would have something to fall back on.'

'Well Mimi, what's it going to be...medicine or the cello?'

'Howard's doing things he's always wanted to with his redundancy money.'

'He spoke his first words today Serge - 'ello. . . ello. . . ello'!'

'He's majoring in cave hydrology with, obviously, the ultimate aim of being a caveman like his Dad.'

'Mom, Dad. I've made up my mind. I'm going to skip college, hire an agent, and pin all my hopes on a professional bass fishing careers.'

'Only another thirty-four years, five months and fourteen days until I retire.'

"Let's honor this young future farmer - he's ready to endure hard labor, long hours and outrageously low farm prices..."

"I like the idea of becoming a prosecutor: charging people appeals to me..."

"Baldo, I don't care what you are...as long as you're good at it."

'I don't believe in pressuring my children. When the time is right, they'll arrive at the default choice and go to law school.'

"Use your head, follow your heart and go with your gut."

'Nothing serious. I just hate my job.'

'To be honest I only became a vicar to get my children into the C of E school.'

"Remember, son, you can be anything you want to be...except for maybe an aroma therapist."

'Son I want you to Follow in My Footsteps.'

'At least hanging around street corners reminds us we're at a crossroads in our lives.'

'You'll have to decide - do you want to be top management in a small pond, or bottom management in a big pond?'