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munificent on Nov 2, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Doing what you love when the money won’t follow

Equally important too that they grew up surrounded by parents who were miserable because they'd sacrifice everything for their jobs.

xsmasher on Nov 2, 2022 [–]

Yeah, this is cyclical -

If the "Do what you love" parents crash and burn, they tell their children to "Focus on career." If the "Focus on career" parents succeed, they tell their children to "Do what you love."

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