Follow Your Dreams

These words seem to chase Millennials around, and we embrace them by attempting to do what we’re passionate about. It’s a very different attitude compared to my parents’ generation, a group of people who worked wherever they could because they had to, prioritizing family and self-sacrifice over their dreams.

Our parents see opportunities for us they never had, and there’s nothing wrong with giving kids a bit more freedom of choice. During my childhood, my dad worked as a jail guard. Was it his dream job? No. Was it a way for him to provide for his family? Yes. Did he even have a dream job he couldn’t pursue? I honestly don’t think he thought about his career in those terms. Work was work. It was hard, and you did it, and then you came home to spend time with your family.