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My mother and I are very much alike, both physically and mentally. When I was around 20 years old and she was around 40, friends would sometimes mistake us for the other. Both my friends and hers.
Still, I didn't follow in her footsteps - she followed in mine.
Her main occupation has always been as a teacher. When I was 22 (IIRC) I started working as a translator, I had a small business partnership with a friend. We subcontracted some work to my mother. I've long since stopped doing translations, but she's still at it and has her own small business...
When I was around 25 I went into computers. I started doing tech support while studying and then got a job as sysadmin. Some years ago, my mother became the local sysadmin at the school where she's a teacher.
But while imitation may be the most sincere form of flatter, I think she's taken this too far. The day before yesterday she slipped and broke her arm.
Mom, please stop now. Please?
Still, I didn't follow in her footsteps - she followed in mine.
Her main occupation has always been as a teacher. When I was 22 (IIRC) I started working as a translator, I had a small business partnership with a friend. We subcontracted some work to my mother. I've long since stopped doing translations, but she's still at it and has her own small business...
When I was around 25 I went into computers. I started doing tech support while studying and then got a job as sysadmin. Some years ago, my mother became the local sysadmin at the school where she's a teacher.
But while imitation may be the most sincere form of flatter, I think she's taken this too far. The day before yesterday she slipped and broke her arm.
Mom, please stop now. Please?