@Squeezeblossom @anymany in any industry, you get to teach / train people. It's a valuable life skill. In the trades, you will always have people who you can teach and learn from. Apprentices want to be taught and there will be plenty of opportunity to educate the newer people. It's part of why I love the trades.
OlTrout
I think you'd really like the trades. Your whole life sounds nearly identical to mine. I'm an electrician now, and my only regret is waiting til I was 26 to start my apprenticeship. I wasted a lot of time in university trying out biology, computer science, artistic endeavours, cooking. Ultimately the trades brought me satisfaction because the work is steady, the pay is good, you are paid to learn, and you have the time to work on your hobbies and interests outside of work. You never take your work home with you in the trades, which I imagine teaching requires you to be emotionally invested at all hours of the day.
Sorry your parents suck. It gets better.
anymany
i was into the idea of teaching because i love seeing the spark in in someone's eyes when they get something and i would've worked for that because ik that like me, many people hate school because they dont have a teacher that can do that. rn im thinking about welding , seems fun