Kids working

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@gulab_jamun

My parents didn’t let us work either. They told me they would rather see me studying. They told me it’s not cheating to get a head start on chemistry that I would be taking in the fall, or physics that i would take a year later…and so on. During school time, it was only studying and extracurricular activities that would look great on resumes for colleges. My first job was in college as tutor, and then later as a lab assistant…both were beneficial to my career. Tutoring soldified the basics of my subject, being a lab assistant got me research experience.

And if I didn’t need to study (which was never the case), they would rather see me worshipping Allah by praying, memorizing Quran, going to the masjid, studying Arabic, etc, instead of trying to make money for things that I don’t need, because greed of things never ends.

I sort of agree with my parents. If Allah blessed you without the need to work for essentials, they why not use that time to worship Allah, or seek knowledge in the sciences or whatever your interest is and get great in your field? Instead of working at some supermarket or resternaut for minimum wage so that you may buy junk? I can understand if there is a need…but otherwise…no. But if it’s a job that helps u for a better career then I think that’s fine.

Gulab jamun… its not all about earning money to buy junk. It teaches the kids responsibility, that the money their parents earn is through hard work and doesn’t grow on trees… it also shows them what real life is like. There can be rules around the money earned, like 30% goes into a savings account (to teach them how to save) and certain amount goes towards entertainment and clothing and so on… its a good way to teach budgeting alongwith getting real work experience.