<p>My parents gave me the gift of an education and I am doing the same for my kids. One kid has graduated and is gainfully employed making more than I do. The other will probably have a harder row to hoe, but will be doing what he is good at. (Believe me you don’t want him programming your computers!) I’m an architect, I’ve never made the big bucks, but I enjoy my work. I’ve been laid off twice, both times I was invited back by the firm that hired me as soon as things picked up. Now that I have my own firm I don’t get laid off. I’ve never had no work on my table and for many years it was my choice to work less than full time something that being my own boss allowed me to do. It was/is a great career for someone who wanted to spend significant amounts of time with the kids.</p>
<p>I probably graduated into the same recession Blossom did. Luckily I had a grant to do some research that paid my bills for several months. I spent some time working in an urban design firm’s art department and had a job I loved being head librarian for a professor’s collection at Caltech before finding full time work.</p>