I know this sounds shallow, but what's it like having a doctor as a parent(s) or being married to one?

[55degrees]

Most of the people I know who had doctor parents had whatever they wanted--new car when they got their license, tutoring, clothes, great vacations, etc. They often did not have a very involved parent though. In the older generation, a lot of the dr males had stay at home wives who were able to devote a lot of time to their kids (so the kids were much closer to her). Education for the kids was often paid for. Some of the doctors were really interested in their kids getting good educations, some didn't want to pressure their kids and the kids took it to an extreme.

I know guys in med school who had kids and made it a point to be home for dinner every night for a few hours even though the rest of us were studying. Those guys are probably in primary care or less time intense specialties. There is more of a trend for doctors these days to try to seek more work-life balance. Probably due to the dwindling pay, decreased societal respect, decreased autonomy in their jobs, and an increase in female doctors (and also males that are getting with the program).

[carlitasway]

Originally Posted by Upstate Nancy

I had a friend who dated an OB/GYN and he got smashing drunk one night, called her in the middle of the night confessing to molesting one of his daughters. Have you ever heard such a bizarre thing? And, he was a prominent doc in the area. I had to really pull it out of her who he was.I told her to get away from that nutjob. She found someone else, but he was an alcoholic, I had heard anyways. SHe was such a nice woman, but picked the wrong guys.