tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292188936537697563.post4149830282269121023..comments2023-07-06T10:19:11.158-05:00Comments on Life of a New Dad: To Be An Engineer or Not to Be...That Is the QuestionOtter Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218675244540656914noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292188936537697563.post-27206521070261213732010-01-22T19:04:44.641-06:002010-01-22T19:04:44.641-06:00At one point, when my daughters heard that daddy i...At one point, when my daughters heard that daddy is an engineer, they asked me where my striped hat was, and whether they could blow the whistle on the train some time. I kid you not.<br /><br />Encourage his imagination. He might find a good way to break the laws of thermodynamics without running afoul of the physics police.Tomhttp://www.beingmichaelsdaddy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292188936537697563.post-26778228681859484502010-01-20T18:58:58.341-06:002010-01-20T18:58:58.341-06:00Was your dad an engineer? Did you fall into it be...Was your dad an engineer? Did you fall into it because he was? Usually doesn't work that way. The only thing my kids picked up from me is my love of reading and writing. All three are going in different directions.....Mike https://www.blogger.com/profile/03160644538192464969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292188936537697563.post-45273782859160710342010-01-20T15:12:31.726-06:002010-01-20T15:12:31.726-06:00Mine have grown up, well almost, and I still don&#...Mine have grown up, well almost, and I still don't know what they are going to be. I think the oldest is going to be a music therapist and the youngest? According to her classmates in grade school, a politician. I just think of it as a fantastic journey. I'm just along for the ride. I mean, what can I say? I became a journalist. . . .SurprisedMomhttp://surprisedmom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292188936537697563.post-12559146293919827942010-01-19T10:46:54.470-06:002010-01-19T10:46:54.470-06:00I know more than a few engineers. They're pret...I know more than a few engineers. They're pretty cool. But, hey, I'm super dorky when it comes to writing, so I don't really have much room to talk.<br /><br />I wonder, too, if Ethan will be a writer like his mom and dad. I think we just have to let them find their own way...although turnip farmer sounds interesting!Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01080646739237808750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292188936537697563.post-32702921168335184432010-01-19T09:08:08.732-06:002010-01-19T09:08:08.732-06:00so i found my notebook from my last semester in co...so i found my notebook from my last semester in college. I was an accounting major and my notebook was scribbled with things like "i hate accounting" and "bonds blow" good times.Brandy@YDKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11362084419708971995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292188936537697563.post-66951527947401196012010-01-19T05:18:07.788-06:002010-01-19T05:18:07.788-06:00Good luck on the test. Engineering is fairly weir...Good luck on the test. Engineering is fairly weird, but extremely necessary. Braden will figure out what he wants to do this world sooner or later. Don't bother losing sleep over it.WeaselMommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695797746467444304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292188936537697563.post-17636843096719082642010-01-18T17:42:45.331-06:002010-01-18T17:42:45.331-06:00at this point i think my oldest is going to be a s...at this point i think my oldest is going to be a superhero and my youngest an Xgame participant. i dunno. at least i will be entertained. smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292188936537697563.post-35946548230224138432010-01-18T17:34:46.715-06:002010-01-18T17:34:46.715-06:00Growing up I always wanted to be an engineer becau...Growing up I always wanted to be an engineer because both my father and uncle were engineers (plastics, eletricial).<br /><br />First I wanted to design cars, then electrical equipment. I'm not exactly sure how that morphed into a degree in finance and law.<br /><br />Like you, I'm not sure what I'd do if my son wanted to follow in my footsteps career wise. I think I'd probably tell him to do what his mother did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292188936537697563.post-43736710870067622422010-01-18T16:42:07.781-06:002010-01-18T16:42:07.781-06:00Engineer is a big word. It also is very broad. I r...Engineer is a big word. It also is very broad. I remember wanting to be an electronics engineer when I was in Jr. High, but now I guess I am just a software engineer (at least that is what part of my title is).<br /><br />I certainly am not what my dad was (a business accountant). So my best advice is to just encourage him no matter what he gravitates towards.Cajohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705931109877069830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292188936537697563.post-25366907478934257672010-01-18T14:36:30.381-06:002010-01-18T14:36:30.381-06:00This post reminds me of an old joke: Is Hell Endot...This post reminds me of an old joke: <a href="http://wwwjackbenimble.blogspot.com/2010/01/is-hell-endothermic-or-exothermic.html" rel="nofollow">Is Hell Endothermic or Exothermic?</a><br /><br />My oldest and I talk a lot about what he is going to be when he is older. At the moment he plans on being an engineer, a "Lego" engineer. <br /><br />Very curious to see what happens when he gets older. He is 9 now so I have watched this evolve a bit.<br /><br />I am sure you'll have a lot of fun watching Braden grow. You never what they'll come up with.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.com