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Whether to Encourage Your Child Into the Trades

My son wants to follow me into plumbing but I see how hard this work is on my body and I do not know if I should encourage him or try to steer him toward something else.

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Your son wants your trade, but you've seen what it does to your body and don't know what to tell him.

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