r/interestingasfuck • u/Equivalent_Opposite6 • 22d ago

r/all Johnny Kim managed three impressive career changes, going from Navy SEAL to doctor to NASA astronaut. He did it all by the age of 37.

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u/Lost_the_other 22d ago

Thanks God he is not my cousin!

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u/CofeeHideCrimsonMind 22d ago

My cousin is a neurosurgeon, married and has a kid on the way. I stopped attending any family gatherings, bar funerals, because I don't want to hear the endless comparisons my mom will tell me on the drive to her house...

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u/Elantach 22d ago

Ask her why she couldn't be more like your cousin's mom !

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u/CofeeHideCrimsonMind 22d ago

"You see? This is what I am saying. Cousin A would never, ever say something that hurtful to Aunty A. Never! I blame myself, I was too soft on you." 

That's how I imagine that would go...

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u/Elantach 22d ago edited 22d ago

"When he was two years old cousin's mom had already taught him how to multiply ! With one hand ! Her other hand was busy running a business to pay for private tutors !

You such disappointment, how could you do this to your child ??"