u/EL__TEE

Hello, recently my daughter discovered that money does not grow on trees. I grew up in the U.S. and at that age there were plenty of options for a part-time job just to earn a couple of dollars (in my case to spend in the video arcade). What are some reasonable options at this age in Germany?

Ps. Before you write babysitting, for some strange reason my daughter is terrified of babies.

Edit: thanks for all the answers coming in! Do the options become broader at 15? 16?

Hey everybody, I’m a married 48 year old dad of two young teens and have had quite the journey in life, and for the first time in my life I feel completely lost. I’m an American born to immigrant parents from Poland, raised in Germany until the age of 7, then all over the States. I had a rough childhood, grew up poor, lots of drug use, police knew my name, etc.. But I got my shit together, got my Masters, made a career. Worked and lived abroad, and still do making decent money, no debt, but also far from retirement. Kids are great, wife loves me (so she tells me). My wife is Polish, and I have a Polish passport too, but I don’t truly feel Polish or German - where we live right now. On paper our life is great here, I won’t have to go into crippling debt if kids decide to go to college, I don’t have to worry about medical expenses. I can’t get fired just because my boss had a bad day and I have 30 paid days of vacation a year. But still I feel this huge emptiness in me, like I’m on some 20 year walkabout wandering waiting to go back home. But where is home? Both my parents retired to Europe. I have my brother in the states, and some old college friends. Yet I miss the States dearly and love them, warts and all. Is it idiotic of me to uproot my family, move them to the States, gamble our life savings, our stability and sanity, just for my sentiment?

Sorry for the rant, but i guess it’s evidence on me not having anyone to really talk to about this here.