Episode 25 - What do you want your kids to do with their life?

The word "vocation" has a slightly different connotation for Catholics than it does for Protestants.  When it comes to parenting, though, both meanings are relevant.  What kind of people are our children going to grow up to be?  What career path will they end up on? What is God calling them to do?  These are questions every parent has fretted over.  So, then what is a parent's role in shaping these vocational outcomes?

Chad initiates each manly sound, smell, and mannerism for this episode.  Ben comes alongside for full effect and adds in his own grunts and knuckle-dragging.  The two push past the foul odors of convention and delve deep into a parent's influence on a child's vocation.  How can a parent help their child discover how they've been gifted to do certain things better than others?  What sorts of value messages do parents send to kids by what is being emphasized as important?  Are parents prepared to support the choices their children ultimately make?  If not, does that indicate a flaw in the parent's expectations?

SHOW NOTES:

Chad's cultural reference in episode title


Fr Riccardo's vocation story (starts at 20:41)