Governments always do simple things in sickly complicated ways. They constantly betray common sense. Efficiency never appears on the top of their agenda. Thanks to their endeavors, bureaucracy is prevailing and self-sustaining.

From the way you to write, seemed that you did not marry the right person. A spouse should never criticize the partner's earning power. A spouse should be understanding and be supportive. Did she marry you for love or for having a comfortable life? I feel sorry for you. As long as you are happy she should be happy for you as well. Sounds like she's selfish from your writing. Yes you should always advise your children no matter how old they become but at the same time not be nagging old fuddy duddy. If there's a hole in front of the path of your loved ones, you should warn them. If they don't heed your warning and fall in, then it is their problem. If you don't warn them, then it is your fault. Whatever it is, their happiness may not be the same kind of happiness. I have many friends who earns much more than me but they are not happy. I thank my lucky stars that my job is my hobby too. I am not destitute neither am I rich but I am happy. I don't need to drive a Ferrari to be happy, just a reliable Honda Civic. Best of all I don't have a nagging spouse to tell me what I should be.

If someone knows a littel bit about me it seems like that I talent to a lot of things. Thus I have specific experiences before I came in such like drawing, repairing, teaching Tae Kwon Do and inventing, etc.. However, that is not good to me at all becasue that thing is what my wife dosen't like. When she was not satisfied with my salary, she complain about that believing I may be able to give enough money to her if I became a professional instead of man with a varied career. In fact, I had struggled to find the carrer that was suitable to me and I am still seeking for as I did not feel secure to my job. I wish I would have someone who advised me the correct way based on the my natural ability. At present, I have a small chidren so as parents I am going to be as advisers that have been missed in my life for my son hoping him find a right thing in his life.

@Richard: If you don't, you will be thrown into jail, have your wages garnished and be fined!!!! The IRS is like the Nazi Gestapo, Russian's KGB!!! @Kison: Let your son follow his dreams. We all have different dreams to follow. What's the use of having to live in a nightmare. Whether he is happy or sad is his own problem to deal with. As parents, you can only counsel and advise so that when he did something that he is not happy, he has no one to blame. He can blame you that as a more experience person, why didn't you counsel him in the first place! Another motto of mine. Never give an Archilles heel to anyone!

I have reluctantly been dealing with an accountant who is working for my company around seven years. The problem working with him is that he is extremely sensitive to the figures of money. Even though I have tried to understand him considering his position, we ended up getting into an argument. However, there is one thing I am getting benefit from him. That is the tax report as he has always been doing for me. Since living here, I have started thinking of making my son accountant or pharmacist for the sake of secure Jobs like you predicted but he wants to be an interpreter using his good English skill.