Parents' Career Day

This morning I went to Parents' Career Day for Molly's Class. About 12 parents came to talk about what they do for a living.

There were a couple of lawyers, a couple of stock analysts, a financial planner, a massage therapist, an artist, and a few others.

I have a hard enough time explaining what I do to adults, no less eight-year olds but I must have done a pretty good job. The kids had prepared a list of questions the day before to ask parents like "Do you travel?", "Do you like the people you work with?", and "What did you want to be when you were growing up?" I was the only parent to get questions related to what I was talking about which means they were not only listening, but thinking it through.

I was also apparently fairly entertaining. When asked by one student what I would do if I didn't have this job, I said that when I was younger I wanted to be a detective but now I'd be a travel writer. Molly's teacher whispered to Betsy her response for me - stand-up comedian!

I had a great time, and hope that I inspired some second graders to consider a career in healthcare information technology consulting!