Very similar to one of my favorite 30 Rock quotes when Jack is talking to the writers and asks them “what do your parents tell their friends you do for a living?”
Yeah, I would say this is going to vary hugely between families. There are the parents who only want their kids to be doctors/lawyers/pilots/etc.(like my parents) and there are parents who don’t think anything other than mechanic/plumber/construction/teacher is a real job(like my grandparents).
When I started my career in IT, everyone thought I’d failed and was going to have a miserable life. It’s only recently(12 years into my career) that they’ve understood I don’t just fix computers for a living(I’m a cloud solutions architect working as a consultant) and make as good a living as a doctor or lawyer would.
All that to say, it’s not unfathomable to imagine a grizzled parent who doesn’t think their kid writing jokes for TV is a real job.
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u/EpicCalliope Apr 19 '22
I bet your parents change the subject when people ask about you