BA/JD here who practiced for 8 years and has spent the last 20 years caring for elderly parents and raising 6 children. Husband is a writer, a print journalist. Think about that for a minute. He knew exactly what he wanted to do since he was 12 and has worked most of his career with the Assocuated Press, on countless high profile stories. And where is he now at age 52? Well, he’s wondering about his future. His hours stink, as does his schedule. But he always loved what he did, was passionate about it, until the last year or two, when things really started to change and there haven’t been enough bodies to allow him to freely pursue his craft. He’s now in an office many days, all day, writing stories by phone. How could we have predicted this turn of events? Just saying, folks, that there is no crystal ball, there is no telling where your child will go with the education and tools provided. Sure, by some standards he would’ve done better as an uneducated fireman, like one or two of his classmates. He would’ve made more money and been RETIRED with a pension. But he would not have been happy every morning heading off to work. So how do you measure success? How can you know what will happen in your field? Did I waste my education staying home and guiding my 6 children? I don’t think so. Although I’m now trying to figure out my next chapter. That’s another story so I’ll spare you :)). But aside from our MT daughter, we have one college-aged son studying Econ/political science, another studying Spanish and ???, both in state schools, and three others in middle school and elementary school, one is a dancer, one a swimmer, one a tennis player. We are constantly surprised by the differences in our kids. We always wonder where this MT kid came from … My husband has a lovely voice and dances in the parent dance at our studio … Maybe she got it all from him! Are there MT programs out there that would take a good looking 52 year old who runs, loves books and the opera??? It could just be his next career move!!! :))))