How did your dad do after he got back? Did he take advantage of the GI bill or anything like that? That's how my dad got his education, while my mom worked as a secretary. I was born two months after he graduated and got his first job in an accounting firm. My mom never worked again, though I think she might have liked to... but he was old fashioned that way. Her sister married a guy from rural Texas as well and they lived across town from us in Dallas, but she worked as a nurse all her life while raising two children. This hasn't been an issue for any of us kids, thank goodness. We are all working to some extent or another, except for me now that I'm retired... but this is the first year I haven't worked at something since high school. Whether I'll work again after a while or not, I can't say for sure... but I think I really appreciate my education and the opportunities it gave me to gain financial independence. That was my dad's doing; he always valued education and reading, and so did my mom.

Sue