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College, Car, and Home Costs for Our Kids

sureshot said:
As far as women in trades, I'd say it's because women don't want to do those jobs more so than the men won't let them in. My sister in law operates construction equipment in Chicago. She can basically work for whoever she wants and probably gets paid more because she's a woman. I'm sure it varies by location and probably more so by trade (physical strength requirements), but in a lot of cases, being female would help with scoring a job.

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I garuntee you it’s bc women don’t want to do them in general that’s been proven for ages. Find me a female on a drill floor, YOU WONT only field I’ve ever worked around females was real estate. Glad my wife is normal, I refuse to call it traditional bc it’s just normal or at least what should be the norm. Especially with kids and my wife will say the same thing and fight you harder than I would on it. She’ll say when you have a kid your now full time job is MOM, PERIOD leave work for the men and single women lol god I love that woman.
 
I don't know or care why women don't participate in male-dominated jobs, although I suspect that being 5'3" may make it easier to work with your head than your body.

The big thing for me is more the fact that statistically, it's unlikely that my daughter will pursue those paths or be particularly successful in them if she decides to.
 
Nutterbuster said:
I don't know or care why women don't participate in male-dominated jobs, although I suspect that being 5'3" may make it easier to work with your head than your body.

The big thing for me is more the fact that statistically, it's unlikely that my daughter will pursue those paths or be particularly successful in them if she decides to.
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Statistically, is she more likely to roll tide or war eagle. I mean there's where you find your answer to if she will be a winner or loser. :cool:
 
BTaylor said:
Statistically, is she more likely to roll tide or war eagle. I mean there's where you find your answer to if she will be a winner or loser. :cool:
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Well, her aunt dotes on her and got her masters and doctoral at Auburn. If she ends up outdoorsy (I can dream) she could do a lot worse than Auburn.

I'll also move to Auburn/Opelika long before I move to Tuscaloosa.

Honestly, what I'm the most excited about as a parent is learning who she'll be. It's too soon to tell, but I am highly encouraged by the fact that her favorite thing in our house is the dog. She 7 months old and knows how to call him over to her. But it's exciting. Will she be bookish? A numbers geek? Argumentative? Diplomatic? Artsy? Rebellious? Nurturing?

I have no clue who she is or what she'll do, which is thrilling.
 
Nutterbuster said:
I don't know or care why women don't participate in male-dominated jobs, although I suspect that being 5'3" may make it easier to work with your head than your body.
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Probably has nothing to do with being told that trades jobs are below them thier whole lives.
 
Horn said:
Probably has nothing to do with being told that trades jobs are below them thier whole lives.
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Could be. Or could be because women, generally speaking, are interested in people, and men, generally speaking, are interested in things.

Evolution is a scary enough boogey man to not need to invent new ones out of thin air if you ask me.
 
Nutterbuster said:
Well, her aunt dotes on her and got her masters and doctoral at Auburn. If she ends up outdoorsy (I can dream) she could do a lot worse than Auburn.

I'll also move to Auburn/Opelika long before I move to Tuscaloosa.

Honestly, what I'm the most excited about as a parent is learning who she'll be. It's too soon to tell, but I am highly encouraged by the fact that her favorite thing in our house is the dog. She 7 months old and knows how to call him over to her. But it's exciting. Will she be bookish? A numbers geek? Argumentative? Diplomatic? Artsy? Rebellious? Nurturing?

I have no clue who she is or what she'll do, which is thrilling.
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Whoa, can't believe this was also the guy that post videos of him drinking beer while reviewing a JX3 just a few years ago.
 
Horn said:
Probably has nothing to do with being told that trades jobs are below them thier whole lives.
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Again, don't know, don't care. I don't have any hang ups about blue collar jobs, aside from the ones that I've seen break men down physically. Statistically it's unlikely that she goes to trade school, but a 529 can be used for trade/vocational schools if they qualify, same as uni. They recently expanded qualifying expenses to include weird stuff like cosmetology school and golf academy.
HuumanCreed said:
Whoa, can't believe this was also the guy that post videos of him drinking beer while reviewing a JX3 just a few years ago.
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I drank enough, camped enough, killed enough critters, and generally had a good enough time in my 20s that I think I've been hitting diminishing returns on it. The past year and a half has let me watch a conscious mind spring into being out of Zaxby's chicken strips and sour gummies, sunshine, and thin air. I'm watching that fresh mind, entirely free of preconceived ideas, start to observe the universe that sprang it into being and find out how it now fits into it.

It's the most interesting thing I've ever seen in my life.
 
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