How did your family react when you told them you were going to be a police officer?

[Summer Rain]

Just curious about the response that some of you got from your loved ones when you told them you choice of career. My father passed before I even went to the academy, but I did get a chance to tell him that this is what I wanted to do. He was definitly not for it! My mom was real excited all througout the academy. But now that it's a reality, she is not so sure she likes the idea.

[me again]

My mother's side of the family was gung-ho about it. My father's side of the family was lukewarm. In fact my grandfather said to me:

Grandpa said:
All policemen are a bunch of ground-up *******s looking for a free lunch.

Free is my middle name.

[Blonde Heat]

Me again, Sounds like you and i have the same relatives. You think we would have told them we were going to be serial killers. I can't understand why the average person hates cops. I am beginning to think they hate cops worse then lawyers and the IRS.

[dkiefner]

Moving to Ask a Cop.