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Now that you’re all grown up, when somebody asks you what your parents do for a living, you know what to say. It’s easy. Your mom’s a lawyer/doctor/space engineer while your dad… wait, what does your dad do exactly? It’s got something to do with documents, drills, and dinosaurs. Right?
That moment of confusion right there and your imagination going wild—that’s your inner child showing. And for a moment, you feel like you’re a kid again, making others laugh with your hilariously imaginative renditions of your parents’ work. Twitter user LadyBugAssassin tapped into that and started up a viral thread about kids sharing interpretations of their parents’ jobs that will make you giggle.
Scroll down and upvote your fave tweets, dear Pandas. We’d also love to hear from you if your kids or any children that you know have made you laugh with their descriptions of their parents’ jobs. Ready to chuckle? Let’s go!
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Adam ray 5 years ago (edited)
My mother told her friends I was a drug dealer in Jail.... I was a Paramedic and responded to emergencies and gave out inmates routine meds. Thanks mum
Rachel Long 5 years ago
My daughter once told her teacher "My mom doesn't come home at night. She's with Henry" I worked over night shifts at a diner as a waitress. Henry was the cook.
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
That’s not a wrong description though, she just didn’t know the title.
Lisa Delgado 2 years ago
Pretty sad that a 2nd grader can compare what her mother does to a drug dealer.
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CATMONSTER2018 5 years ago
Hello my fellow CAT... the picture says: "My mom is a project manager for a construction company and I used to tell people as a kid that she went to construction sites and yelled at people for a living lmfao"
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LadyBugAssassin’s thread got more than 130.6k likes and was retweeted over 14.8k times. Even though they’re impressive, they’re just numbers. The real victory is in making us laugh and giving us a set of fresh new perspectives on life. And, we’ve gotta say, seeing the world through the eyes of a kid is awesome. Sometimes, you get so caught up in being a grown-up that you forget to see the fun in life.
Now, we all know that our parents have huge effects on our lives and our development. It’s common sense. But it’s interesting to see to what extent this is true. For example, The New York Times writes that children are inclined to follow in their parents’ professional footsteps.
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Cupcake168 5 years ago
Why is it actually that lawyers have such a bad reputation in US? In Germany it’s a highly appreciated profession.
Ers 5 years ago
Thanks Cupcake! :-) I'm a lawyer in America - we're not all bad people!
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Philly Bob Squires 5 years ago
How's that go? Please don't tell my parents that I work for the government? They think I'm a piano player in a whorehouse.
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Jamie Spiers 5 years ago
My husband worked at a funeral home/crematorium when my daughter was little. She told her pre-k teacher that her daddy started fires while she was at school.
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ScagtheLione 5 years ago
It's funny how all he remembered was the popcorn!! People always remember the funny/weird stuff.
Neil Scott 5 years ago
...we bust my dad as kids drawing cartoon bulldogs on a notepad when visiting him on the 23rd floor of his office building. This has become an interconnected multi family joke for referring to what people have done all day when they've been slaving away at a cryptic activity but on the surface it appears nought has changed....and the only person who doesn't get it is...dad.
The NYT states that boys are more likely to pick the same line of work as their dads than their moms while girls are slightly more likely to follow their moms than their dads when it comes to jobs.
The jobs that are most likely to be passed down to the next generation include lawyer, doctor, baker, legislator, and steelworker. Meanwhile, parents who are middle managers, clerical workers, or service workers are less likely to have their children pick the same profession. Our verdict? It’s time to follow your dream of opening up a quaint bakery in the countryside.
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A.M. Pierre 5 years ago
In fairness, I think a lot of office jobs can be described this way at times. My last office job was 1/2 "sit and do crossword puzzles" and 1/2 "how on earth am I going to finish this insane project on time?!"
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Hans 5 years ago
Well, would take this rather positive. Yout daughter notices that you do hard work that people who do it as a job are being paid for.
Ola Polowczyk 5 years ago
It clearly indicates that noone helps the mother with the chores. So no, not really positive.
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Roxie 5 years ago
It hurts to see that people consider being a maid as something negative. I have been working as one for almost a decade (I'm in my 20's) and because of this was embarrassed to tell people what i did for living. But after it allowed me to pay for a car, buy a house, and put myself through school i have no issues of telling others about it (still get "stink face " from many, though).
Ezigma 5 years ago
Ugh, comment in wrong place. Why didn't they let you delete/edit?
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Daniel (ShadowDrakken) 5 years ago (edited)
You have s**t backwards Gremlan. A stay at home parent is an unpaid maid. They do the same work, plus some, for s**t all. So yes, being a maid is below being a stay at home parent in that respect. But neither is a job to be derided.
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A.M. Pierre 5 years ago
My dad also paints houses for a living, and before he paints he often primes the surface with Kilz (pronounced "kills"). [puts on conspiracy hat] It's all connected, man! ;-)
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago (edited)
Kilz is really the only primer worth using. I don’t use primer at all unless the room needs Kilz. It kills the previous color, and any mold.
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Hannah Marshall 5 years ago
My dad is a Senior Software Engineer and I used to just say "Plays with computers all day and gets them to talk to one another"
M O'Connell 5 years ago
I bet your friends (depending on your age) would think that was pretty neat.
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WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Nearly correct. He took it away from people who needed it and from people who didn't want to give it to him. As politicians do....
Sarah 5 years ago (edited)
Not all politicians do that. Only the jerks do.
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Jessica Davis 5 years ago
Lol, my father was a lobbyist, I used to tell people his job was taking politicians out to dinner.
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Curry on... 5 years ago
Kids use the words they hear, and often in correct context. Their brains are sponges. They can just as easily learn the five syllable words as they can the 'baby' words.
Lord Mysticlaw 5 years ago
Absolutely. Children's ability to acquire language is astounding, learning about it was my favourite part of my linguistics degree. This is also why it's not really surprising when young children can speak 2, 3, or even more languages – up to the age of about 12, if they hear it regularly, their brains will absorb it 🤗
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Christopher Zeigler 5 years ago
Sorry, I call b.s.- no kindergartner knows the word "scullery"
wandile dludlu 5 years ago
It's still an accurate description... pity it's just one of the job descriptions for a stay at home anything
Marvin HoG 5 years ago
Hahahaha your kid is amazing, I assume your family goes to rent faire annually!
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ツ_Itz_Your_Girl_ツ 5 years ago
That- That's not how it works... okay... never mind... I- i just can't...
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Not Important 5 years ago
A property manager in a suit & tie? Around here property managers usually drive a truck & wear a tool belt...
GirlFriday 5 years ago
Think rental property manager for an apartment complex or commercial building. The ones that show properties to potential tenants.
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Vikram Bedi 5 years ago
Is he bald as well... suit wearing , bald men with 2phones are generally assassins...
OpalTheRainwing <3 5 years ago
My dads a hit man then cuz he has 2 phones......
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CharliAnn Olney 5 years ago
My brother was a property manager (actually for the LDS Church). He wore a suit and tie and carried two phones.
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WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
I don't get the "really" thing. The girl gave an accurate description.
Jade Lynn - Panda's Brat 5 years ago
I think they meant the "dad is really a budget officer". I would hope they weren't being snarky about a 4 year old lol
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Katherine Gardner 5 years ago
Nothing wrong with working fast food. And being a manager can be tough!
Great Panda Mamu 5 years ago
Honest work. Also think of having to deal with all the nasty customers when they couldn't get a chicken sandwich.
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Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
Because she’s a fast food employee with a kid. Where’s she gonna get the $150,000 minimum for that?
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SirPatTheCat 5 years ago (edited)
I’d say these days “lol” is used much differently than when it first started showing up. In this case the intent seems to be both ending the sentence (since using a period can be interpreted as either aggressive or just boring/monotone), but also indicating that the op thinks it’s humorous (but not “I’m literally laughing out loud at this) and they’re being friendly. I know that’s not really what you were talking about, but I wanted to say it because I just find it interesting.......lol
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Arctic Fox Lover 5 years ago
Lol General Motors is a cool job. I think I knew someone who worked for GM, lol. Why did your dad keep changing for it tho? Lol
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Agnieszka Gocalińska 5 years ago
My brother answered the "What is daddy doing?" question by saying "Daddy is in a prison". He technically was in prison... on a placement during his masters degree for behavioral studies ;)
Kiss Army 5 years ago
When my office held a Christmas party that family was invited to, my young son announced to his class "I'm going to visit my mom in Prison!" He failed to point out that I work in administration at said prison.
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Erin Kavik 5 years ago
When I was smol I told my teacher that my dad helps everyone eat without crying red. Erm, "crying red" was my kid brain way of explaining being poisoned (bleeding from the eyes). He was a QA Biochemist in a food factory laboratory, making sure that contaminants hadn't entered the batch. With my kid brain it made perfect sense.
Christopher Binks 5 years ago
My grandma moved up to live with us, and got a part time job as an administrator In the local open prison. In our junior school "our family" display wall display I wrote: "My Nan sleeps in the garage when not at prison." The garage was converted and she went ballistic at parents evening when she saw it.
GirlFriday 5 years ago
My oldest nephew is a mortician. His young cousin told his class, "My cousin kills people and then dresses them up."
Deborah B 5 years ago
My little sister said dad 'goes in to [the city], I think he sells drugs.' Somewhat embarassing at Parent/Teacher night - Dad was medical director for a pharmaceutical company, and did indeed commute into the city each day.
Luisa Vasconcelos 5 years ago
My kids think that I'm in a daycare like they are, because I'm going to the Deutsch school lernen how to speak the language.
Shawna Sikora 5 years ago
I always thought my dad was going to school, because that's what I did every day.
Francesa Miller 5 years ago
My son used to tell people he sold drugs to high level government officials. He worked at the Pentagon - in the CVS.
Agnieszka Gocalińska 5 years ago
My brother answered the "What is daddy doing?" question by saying "Daddy is in a prison". He technically was in prison... on a placement during his masters degree for behavioral studies ;)
Kiss Army 5 years ago
When my office held a Christmas party that family was invited to, my young son announced to his class "I'm going to visit my mom in Prison!" He failed to point out that I work in administration at said prison.
Load More Replies... Erin Kavik 5 years ago
When I was smol I told my teacher that my dad helps everyone eat without crying red. Erm, "crying red" was my kid brain way of explaining being poisoned (bleeding from the eyes). He was a QA Biochemist in a food factory laboratory, making sure that contaminants hadn't entered the batch. With my kid brain it made perfect sense.
Christopher Binks 5 years ago
My grandma moved up to live with us, and got a part time job as an administrator In the local open prison. In our junior school "our family" display wall display I wrote: "My Nan sleeps in the garage when not at prison." The garage was converted and she went ballistic at parents evening when she saw it.
GirlFriday 5 years ago
My oldest nephew is a mortician. His young cousin told his class, "My cousin kills people and then dresses them up."
Deborah B 5 years ago
My little sister said dad 'goes in to [the city], I think he sells drugs.' Somewhat embarassing at Parent/Teacher night - Dad was medical director for a pharmaceutical company, and did indeed commute into the city each day.
Luisa Vasconcelos 5 years ago
My kids think that I'm in a daycare like they are, because I'm going to the Deutsch school lernen how to speak the language.
Shawna Sikora 5 years ago
I always thought my dad was going to school, because that's what I did every day.
Francesa Miller 5 years ago
My son used to tell people he sold drugs to high level government officials. He worked at the Pentagon - in the CVS.
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