A boy came home and said he wanted to be an engineer
His parents told him that was a great major to go into
A boy came home and said he wanted to be a dermatologist
His parents were ecstatic and spit out their beer
A teen came home and said he didn’t know what he wanted to do
His parents suggested being a cardiologist
A teen came home and said he wanted to be a cook
His parents told him to go with one of the jobs he used to say
A teen came home and said he wanted to be a writer
His parents told him he couldn’t write a successful book
A teen came home and said he wanted to write a screenplay
His parents told him he was meant for something brighter
A disappointed engineering major came home and complained
His parents told him it would get better
A bored engineering major came home with his perfect girlfriend
His parents said she wasn’t good enough and explained
A lonely engineering major came home with a failing letter
His parents scolded him and began to condescend
A sad man graduated with a degree he didn’t enjoy
His parents were so pleased
A depressed man went to a job that he hated
His parents were so proud of their little boy
A destroyed man never found a woman that appeased
It was okay because his parents were elated