Is there a tradition which runs in your family? Or have you decided not to bother with it?

My grandfather is a retired doctor as is my father (and both his brothers), my brother is a doctor and my sister is in the final year of med school, my mother is a pharmacist

I on the other hand took another route, but my job is medically related, pays exceptionally well but can be boring and I sometimes have to question my morals, now I'm starting to wish I'd gone to med school and kept the tradition going

so go to med school.

As for traditions...eck...fuck them, they don't mean much to me.

my family tradition is that every 10 years no one speaks to each other over stupid shit.

my family tradition is not being sad and pathetic.

i do my best to keep that tradition going.

I defer to Hank Williams Jr

Country music singers
have always been a real close family
but lately some of my kin folks
have disowned a few others and me
i guess its because
i kinda changed my direction
i guess i went and broke the family tradition

they get on me wanna know Hank
why do you drink?
(Hank) why do you roll smoke?
Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
over and over
everybody made my prediction
so if i get stoned
I'm just carryin'
on an old family tradition

I am very proud
of my daddys name
although his kinda music
and mine ain't exactly the same
stop and think it over
put yourself in my position
if i get stoned and sing all night long
it's a family tradition

Don't ask me Hank
why do you drink?
(Hank) why do you roll smoke?
Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
If I'm down in a Honky-Tonk
Some ol' slicks tryin to give me corrections
I'll say leave me alone
I'm singin all night long
it's a family tradition

Lordy, I have loved some ladies
and I have loved Jim Beam
and they both tried to kill me
in 1973
when that doctor asked me
Son how did you get in this condition
I said hey sawbones I'm just carryin on
an old family tradition

So don't ask me Hank
why do you drink?
(Hank) why do you roll smoke?
Why must you live out the songs you wrote?
Stop and think it over
Try and put yourself in my unique position
If I get stoned and sing all night long
It's a family tradition!

Finess said:

Are we related?

so i guess since u did NOT go to med school --- you are the family reject???

i thought this was gonna be a thread about thanksgiving turkeys with craut or somethin ...

SnidelyWhiplash said:

It's not so much that, part of my daily work life is making doctors redundant.

making doctors redundant???

We go to Cracker Barrell for breakfast every New Years.

We used to have a big breakfast together every Sunday Morning. That was until we were totally honest about how much we hated each other.

Imago said:

luv4all7 said:

We're cool now. After my dad died, it's just been one big party.

luv4all7 said:

I love Cracker Barrel I can't help but buy something from their gift shop everytime I go there.

Imago said:

oh man, that's not unusual.

We don't have any traditions except for forced holiday dinners.