Jaime Warren
Relationship: Father
Education: University of Albany Undergraduate, Life University Chiropractor College
Current Job: Chiropractor, Dietician, and Nutritionist
Relationship: Father
Education: University of Albany Undergraduate, Life University Chiropractor College
Current Job: Chiropractor, Dietician, and Nutritionist
Jaime Warren is a chiropractor and has a practice in Lynbrook and also in the house. My dad loves his job and couldn't be happier with his profession. In our house, we call him the "mom" because his hours are more lenient and he is his own boss. The interview I conducted with my dad took place over a video chat and I was really able to head my dad's thoughts on being part of a two parent working family.
I have never really took time to think about my father's job and the role he has had to make to compromise for my mother's busy schedule. This interview made me appreciate my dad even more and I have gained a lot of respect for him as not only my dad, but as an individual. He explained to me the challenges he has faced and that balance is key.
The first question I asked my dad was, "tell me about your perspective about being a working parent."
Since my father is a chiropractor, he has more flexibility in his work schedule. Unlike my mom who commutes to New York City, my dad works from the house or a 40 minute drive away. He told me that he has more freedom because he is his own boss. He makes his own hours and makes sure to put mine and Rachel's events ahead of his patients. By creating his own work hours, he is able to ease the guilt of my mom going to work and he felt better that he was able to ease this guilt because he was home more with me and my sister. Being his own boss has given him flexibility and the ability to be around as a dad. Throughout school, he enjoyed making our breakfast as much as he enjoyed treating patients. He feels good being able to send us off to school in the morning and if we needed him he would pick us up and come to any of our events. "I got equal satisfaction working and being a father where some parents (dads) think this is tedious."
The second question I asked my dad, I also asked my mom. I asked him about the pros and cons of being a working parents and the toll it has taken on his life.
Some of the benefits of working my father explained are getting up and going to work and feeling like you're benefitting the public. He gets to see patients and communicate with adults, while also treating them and saving their lives. He also enjoys having a relationship with his kids, especially because he gets to create his own work hours. One of the cons is that his career has been hindered my my mom's and he does not get to see her as often as he would like. By my dad working less hours, this hinders him from making more money. He says that working really only has its positives and perhaps the only real con is that his business could have been more successful if he invested that time in his business.
I have always been extremely interested in my dad's typical work day and what is consists of. So, the next question I asked him was, "explain to me your typical work day."
My dad explained to me how his hours have been reduced 50% since I was born, in order to help care for the kids and put Denise's job first. My dad says that he has a dual role. He was there for me and my sister in the morning and to see if we got to school okay. He would get up in the morning and make us a healthy breakfast. "I got up early and made sure they were well fed because to me, as a nutritionist, breakfast is an important aspect of good health." My dad prepared our school lunches and really took on a motherly role. After Rachel and I went to school, he then went to work and treated patients. During his work day, there were several times he rearranged his schedule for us and then came home when needed.
The last question, which was the most influential and beneficial to this interview was, "what aspect of your profession has a positive influence on your family?"
My father is able to give so much advice on health and nutrition to our family, as my dad is a holistic healthcare provider. "Without good health there is nothing and it is important to pass on my philosophies on health and wellness. This is perhaps the most rewarding thing I can say and hopefully my girls will take these lessons and pass them down." Another positive aspect is the fact that Rachel and I saw our parents working and this gave us something to aspire to. This gave us the other option to explore and to see how a family can be a healthy unit by having a mother and a father work. We became very independent by having two working parents and my father agrees that this independence is good for a person now and in the future with college, meeting friends, and being in the world force.
The first question I asked my dad was, "tell me about your perspective about being a working parent."
Since my father is a chiropractor, he has more flexibility in his work schedule. Unlike my mom who commutes to New York City, my dad works from the house or a 40 minute drive away. He told me that he has more freedom because he is his own boss. He makes his own hours and makes sure to put mine and Rachel's events ahead of his patients. By creating his own work hours, he is able to ease the guilt of my mom going to work and he felt better that he was able to ease this guilt because he was home more with me and my sister. Being his own boss has given him flexibility and the ability to be around as a dad. Throughout school, he enjoyed making our breakfast as much as he enjoyed treating patients. He feels good being able to send us off to school in the morning and if we needed him he would pick us up and come to any of our events. "I got equal satisfaction working and being a father where some parents (dads) think this is tedious."
The second question I asked my dad, I also asked my mom. I asked him about the pros and cons of being a working parents and the toll it has taken on his life.
Some of the benefits of working my father explained are getting up and going to work and feeling like you're benefitting the public. He gets to see patients and communicate with adults, while also treating them and saving their lives. He also enjoys having a relationship with his kids, especially because he gets to create his own work hours. One of the cons is that his career has been hindered my my mom's and he does not get to see her as often as he would like. By my dad working less hours, this hinders him from making more money. He says that working really only has its positives and perhaps the only real con is that his business could have been more successful if he invested that time in his business.
I have always been extremely interested in my dad's typical work day and what is consists of. So, the next question I asked him was, "explain to me your typical work day."
My dad explained to me how his hours have been reduced 50% since I was born, in order to help care for the kids and put Denise's job first. My dad says that he has a dual role. He was there for me and my sister in the morning and to see if we got to school okay. He would get up in the morning and make us a healthy breakfast. "I got up early and made sure they were well fed because to me, as a nutritionist, breakfast is an important aspect of good health." My dad prepared our school lunches and really took on a motherly role. After Rachel and I went to school, he then went to work and treated patients. During his work day, there were several times he rearranged his schedule for us and then came home when needed.
The last question, which was the most influential and beneficial to this interview was, "what aspect of your profession has a positive influence on your family?"
My father is able to give so much advice on health and nutrition to our family, as my dad is a holistic healthcare provider. "Without good health there is nothing and it is important to pass on my philosophies on health and wellness. This is perhaps the most rewarding thing I can say and hopefully my girls will take these lessons and pass them down." Another positive aspect is the fact that Rachel and I saw our parents working and this gave us something to aspire to. This gave us the other option to explore and to see how a family can be a healthy unit by having a mother and a father work. We became very independent by having two working parents and my father agrees that this independence is good for a person now and in the future with college, meeting friends, and being in the world force.