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My sister married a doctor. She never leaves his side....why? Because, he was married when he started cheating with my sister (who was also married)....I had a married doctor come on to me when I worked for him when I was 29....they may make alot of money....but with malpractice insurance and the new healthcare issue, it is not worth all the years of school loans they will need to pay back. I agree with whoever above said that their parents just worked more for things they wanted to give their kids (that's how my parents did it)
Oh and PS.....I had a friend my freshman year in HS whose Dad was a doctor. When I went to him once for a sore throat, he molested me *I was 14 at the time. I never told my mother until I was 33. I never went back to him, and I never talked to her again.
Why doctors? Is it because they are seen as the holy grail of intellect, power, and money? Why not a lawyer or CEO?
Most doctors I know (everyone in the family is basically healthcare as well as my SO) are under incredible amounts of stress. Some handle it better than others. A lot of them are divorced, or unhappy. Quite a few aren't. It depends where they are working and under what conditions. Kind of like a lawyer. Some might work manageable hours while others hardly get to spend any of their nice paycheck.
I plan on making my own dollars and marrying a guy who has time for me. Good balance. My SO is a PA so he might be working awful hours, but he'll probably only be required to max out at around 50 hours a week at his new job.
I ask because I've noticed a few close friends who's parents are doctors seem to have a lot provided for them and also seem to get out more. I know money isn't everything but lets face it, economics impact a lot of ones lifestyle. So I ask Is your quality of life more enriching overall? Do your parents/spouse 'always' have extra money to spare? Example 200-300 $ for an impromptu flight, etc I'd love to hear some insight!
First of all, my dad wasn't a doctor, but he was able to give us a really good life and had money for incidentals, extras, car, travel, etc.
I don't know why you picked physicians - compared to a lot of careers, they don't really make that much. You need to do better research.
I had many friends whose parents were physicians - none of these people became doctors because they saw what kind of lifestyle their parents had. Some of them were sad they never saw their parents. Some of them never wanted to live or work that hard when they were grownups. I know this because they said this to me when they learned I wanted to be a physician.
My ex got annoyed because she never saw me and when she did, I was too tired to go out and have fun.
I'll ask my wife right now what she thinks. This is verbatim:
"You know, the good thing is if I have a medical question, you'll usually answer it. The bad thing is that you don't get as much sympathy for your injuries because nothing is a big deal. And don't be thinking that you're going to be getting good drugs just whenever. It's pretty good that there is money to do things and send the boy to college. Well, I get to miss you. Cuz I don't see you a lot. I feel bad for the the bad things you have to see sometimes. I'm kind of jealous you get to wear PJs to work."
Doctors are as varied as anyone else when it comes to how they parent or how they hand out money.
My uncle was a doctor and his kids were never just handed money. If my cousin wanted money when he was in high school, he had to clean the basement or the garage. The only real difference is he was paid a little better than I would have been and their basement and garage were much cleaner in the first place so in my opinion he had it pretty easy.
They also charged him rent when he moved back home after roommates didn't work out but they saved the money to give back to him when he got married for his honeymoon trip because they didn't need it.
It's still just luck of the draw -- you might get rich parents that hand you money but you might get those ones with the attitude that you should work for what you have.
And since you probably live in a more expensive neighborhood, the social pressure might be a bit worse.
My own experience with having two medical professionals in the family is that they seemed always more concerned with the well-being of their patients (comparative strangers) than their own family members. As their child one had to be practically bleeding from the head to get serious attention and even then it didn't help much. My own father failed to diagnose me with acute appendicitis . And one of the constantly complained about they money they weren't receiving: "Here I am, saving lives, and so-and-so makes more than I do!" Or "I never got a tip when I worked, saving lives, so why should anyone else?"
They did have a nice lifestyle though and certainly enjoyed a lot of perks that so many people didn't or don't get.
I too am wondering why you singled out doctors. My dad makes a VERY good living (I know his annual compensation, and I'm sure there are doctors (specialists, surgeons, etc) who make more than him, but not your average run of the mill family practice doctor or pediatrician). Yes, we live a comfortable life, but my parents have always invested more TIME in their relationship with my brother and I than money. That's what makes them such awesome parents. They are generous financially as well, but my relationship with them (which is awesome) is derived from their parenting skills, not their pocketbooks.
I dated an ENT and Cardiologist. They were both too serious and I didn't find them to be very fun. The ENT was a terrible kisser. I still gag to this day over how bad it was!
I dated an ENT and Cardiologist. They were both too serious and I didn't find them to be very fun. The ENT was a terrible kisser. I still gag to this day over how bad it was!
Ewwww!!!!! I had an affair with a gynecologist. Now, he was a GREAT kisser!!!!
Oh and PS.....I had a friend my freshman year in HS whose Dad was a doctor. When I went to him once for a sore throat, he molested me *I was 14 at the time. I never told my mother until I was 33. I never went back to him, and I never talked to her again.
I'm sorry! Ya know, this doctor may have molested others, too, who also never talked about it, at least for a long time.
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. And one of the constantly complained about they money they weren't receiving: "Here I am, saving lives, and so-and-so makes more than I do!" Or "I never got a tip when I worked, saving lives, so why should anyone else?" 
