Jobs in Our Families

💼 Who Does What in My Family — by Rory, Grade 7

Ms Green asked us to find out about the jobs in our families. I thought it would be easy. My family has more jobs than people.
👨 MY DAD is a fisherman. He leaves at four in the morning, when it’s still dark, and comes back at lunchtime. He’s self-employed, so he doesn’t have a boss — except the weather. He’s also a volunteer on the lifeboat. When his pager beeps, he drops everything and runs. Once he left in the middle of my birthday dinner.
👩 MY MUM is a dentist in Exeter. She says the worst part of her job is when people talk to her with their mouths open. The best part is helping children who are scared. She gives them stickers, even when they bite her.
👵 MY GRAN is retired, but she works harder than anyone. She’s a volunteer at the charity shop on Tuesdays, she walks three dogs for her neighbours and she makes wedding cakes. Last month she made a cake shaped like a lighthouse.
🧑 MY BROTHER, Callum, is seventeen. He works at the ice cream kiosk on the beach on Saturdays. He says it’s the best job in the world because he can eat the broken cones.
And me? I want to be a marine biologist. Or a footballer. Or both.