30+ Coolest Answers to “What Perks Did You Enjoy as a Kid Because of Your Parents”

There’s nothing much cooler than seeing some of your favorite musicians and actors live and in person. That’s the perk that this kid got to experience.

As for this kid, their dad briefly owned a limo service throughout the early ’90s and it seems that he drove for some big names! That led to this kid meeting Queen Latifah, Will Smith, and Ice-T. Their kid got to experience some of these perks, too!

There are some treats that kids just can’t seem to turn down. You know this if you’ve ever seen an ice cream truck roll up to a soccer practice.

This kid got as much ice cream as he wanted and more. With a dad working for Dreyers, it’s easy to see how they ended up with so much in their garage. We can guess that Billy was pretty popular during the summer.

As a painting contractor, you can take on a lot of different paint jobs. Your customers might love your work so much that you get a few extra perks.

For this family, that meant free private school as long as these kids’ dad kept painting the building every summer. It was a long-term deal that led to 15 years of receiving a quality education.

When you’re a kid, you can have a lot of fun with just you and your imagination. So, there are some perks that people remember loving as kids that might strike you as odd as an adult.

For this person, the perk they remembered most was the blank printer paper their dad used to bring home. While it wasn’t Disney World passes, where you see just a blank piece of paper, these kids saw a whole lot of opportunity.

Being that his dad was a cab driver, Stephen spent a lot of time in the car. At face value, that might not sound too exciting.

However, for this kid, the perk here was quality time that he has valued for the rest of his life. After all, what are you going to do on a drive like this? Well, there’s plenty of time to talk and bond.

If you have a parent that works in transportation, you may find that when you’re a little older, the perks really start to kick in.

When this gal was in college, her dad’s profession really started to pay off. Specifically, it paid off in the form of blank tickets to go wherever she wanted. As if that wasn’t enough, she was flying first class too. All in all, this is a pretty great perk!

There are some professions that require long hours at the office. When you have kids, they might even end up at the office with you sometimes. The video game industry is known as a competitive field with plenty of late hours.

During those hours, this kid entertained himself in the office. It wasn’t that hard when your mom’s office is dedicated to video games. Plus, you got to play something that no one else did until later!

What makes a birthday special as a kid? Is it all the presents from family, the company of friends, or that wish you make when you blow out the candles?

Thanks to this person’s grandfather, they were never short of delicious cake when it was time to celebrate their birthday. Then again, the cookies at Christmas were nothing to scoff at either. It’d be hard to choose what was best!

There are some things that your parents do that don’t bring in any fascinating or really exciting perks. After all, not everyone has a super glamourous job.

Then again, that doesn’t mean there aren’t any practical perks from having a more traditional job. With a librarian for a mother, these kids at least didn’t have to worry about losing any allowance on late fees at the local public library if they were running a bit late.

When you have the money to travel, it opens up a lot of opportunities. Plus, it’s just a lot of fun to explore the world and see new places.

If you don’t have money, there are still some ways to get around. When you’re lucky enough to have a father who works as a train driver, you can take trips anywhere you please! This job came with the perk of reduced fares and sometimes even free travel!

When you’re a kid, Universal Studios seems pretty magical. As a matter of fact, it’s pretty magical to most adults as well! The thing that can take away from the magic is the cost.

Then again, if your dad had a way to get you into the park so often that you’ve learned it like the back of your hand, you could probably impress a person or two. This kid managed to make fast friends with some of the performers as well.

There are some things that you might not totally expect to bring such interesting gifts to you as a child of someone in that profession.

As a biology and geology major, though, the house was full of fossils, minerals, and plenty of other scientific wonders that fuel the childhood imagination. Plus, kids already love puzzles and blocks, so an anatomical model like this probably provided hours of fun.

When it’s that time of year, you come out of the grocery store and see what you’ve been waiting for all year — Thin Mints are for sale again.

If you were a Girl Scout, your family probably had quite a few spare boxes they bought for a little while after sales ended. On the other hand, if your parent was a high-level executive for the company, you would have all the Girl Scout cookies that you can dream of!

With a father in the Air Force, this person was no stranger to entertaining themselves on base when they were younger. However, that wasn’t quite as boring as it might sound if you haven’t experienced it.

As this person put it, they had a lot of the same amenities on base as a child as they might have had if their father lived in a gated community. What kid could say no to their fill of shopping, seeing movies, riding their bikes around, going to the pool, and eating ice cream with their closest friends?

When you’re a kid, you use your imagination to make a lot of fun. You probably remember plenty of playing pretend when you were a kid.

Susan here remembered how much creativity she used to make this perk from her dad’s job fun. Not to mention, it’s a rather artistic approach to handling extra coated wire at the end of the day. She wasn’t the only one to appreciate the newfound art supplies either!

Going to the supermarket as a chore isn’t always fun. Having nearly free reign in a supermarket because your parents own it? A bit more fun. It wasn’t just fun when they were kids either.

As they got older, they could just run and grab an ingredient as they started to cook dishes of their own. The benefit from their father’s job is totally invaluable, as well.

Some things may not be good for you but they sure do taste good. What would you do if you were a kid that could freely roam around an office building?

While their parents were busy cleaning, they managed to find the sweets. This wasn’t a secretary or cubicle worker’s candy dish either. They went straight for the sugar cubes that were meant for the employees’ coffee. It sounds like someone has a sweet tooth!

We’ve already seen how cool it is to have access to travel wherever you want, whenever you want thanks to a parent in transportation. This person’s parent wasn’t a jet-setting pilot but they were a bus driver.

If you’ve ever lived in a city, you know how much freedom public transport can give you if you don’t have a car or just need a different way to get around. We bet you’d save a lot on transportation costs, like gas!

In some cases, hearing from your parent at work might just mean you need to set tonight’s dinner out to thaw or perhaps they’re just checking in on you. In this family, a call from their mother’s work held a lot of promise.

You might have felt the same way if your mom worked at a motel where you could jump in the swimming pool anytime! There were probably a few hot summer days spent waiting by the phone.

There are some jobs that are so creative, they’re bound to impress kids. For instance, if you’re an illustrator, that’s probably going to be more exciting to them than an accountant.

As for this kid’s artistic dad, he used his skills to make sure their school had the best-illustrated posters possible. Plus, he always had a supply of ballpoint pens to share with his kid for their own artistic endeavors.

A lot of people look forward to their time in church after a long week. Sometimes, it’s the service — other times, it’s the community. Then, there are times that it’s just the perks of your parent’s job.

For this kid, communion happened twice. Of course, they were there to join in during the service but they had the privilege of snacking on the leftover communion bread and grape juice later. Not to mention, they had a lot more free reign to explore.

Today, if you go into just about any home, there’s a computer there for you. On the other hand, this wasn’t quite as true back in the 1980s.

In fact, just a decade or two ago, you could still impress your friends if you had a few computer games to try out in your home. On top of that, this family’s home was full of photos thanks to both their parent’s hobby as well as their tech-savvy profession.

When you get perks from your parents’ jobs, you might not appreciate them when you’re too young to really need those perks.

We’re sure that this person was grateful from the time they got their license on. After all, car maintenance and care can rack up quite a bit of money if you don’t have an in with a mechanic, like this person did. After all, we all run into car troubles from time to time.

Earlier, we made a joke that having a parent in accounting might not be as much fun. Apparently, we spoke too soon because this CPA got some real perks for his family.

Thanks to their father’s career, this person remembered having a lot of room to grow in education and explore on some exciting vacations. They even saw a few faces that you might see in your history books today.

There are a few things you use every day that you might not even think about the jobs behind them. Still, it takes someone at the company to help you through the process of purchasing and keeping up with a plan.

You might not think a dad that works for the phone company would have too many perks for the family. However, this person never has to worry about running out of data or having to tackle a phone bill for a good plan.

Some benefits from your parents’ jobs don’t come in the form of free stuff, space to explore, or fun passes to your favorite amusement parks.

Still, that didn’t mean that this person didn’t value this benefit more than any other. Watching a parent tirelessly help people in a medicinal field would be inspiring in its own right. It inspired this person to pursue a medical career in their life, too.

When you’re a kid, there are some things that just can’t be beaten. Going to Disney World is so exciting that it’s often used as a cliché in sitcoms, sketches, and more.

That was actually the case for this family! While it wasn’t a constant perk, this kid celebrated their fifth year while their dad was getting congratulations for 25 years with the company. Apparently, they really valued his time there!

What kid doesn’t have a sweet tooth? As a matter of fact, there are plenty of adults who couldn’t say no to chocolate either — it’s a pretty tasty treat!

Some chocolate brands are often saved for when you want to treat yourself. If you like Lindt truffles, you probably would be excited just about every time you saw your mom coming home from a job like this with a bag of spare chocolates.

Some jobs give families the chance to move around a lot. This can come with some pros and cons just like living in the same space.

A lot of people’s first worry is that moving around a lot, you might have some trouble settling in and meeting new people. On the other side of things, it also gave this person the chance to meet a lot of people and go to a lot of places.

Since video games kicked off, they’ve really managed to retain major popularity over the years, even making it past some devastating turns in gaming history. There are still some companies that have managed to find unbelievable success.

That’s why PlayStations and their games are often so high in demand like Nintendo, Xbox, and other companies. This person had all the PlayStation games they could handle thanks to their parents. It was a love that would last, too.

Companies have certain levels of quality control that don’t just cover the bare minimum of asking if the product they’re putting out is safe and edible.

If a company sends out a bunch of broken cookies or biscuits, people’s perception of the company’s quality might drop. Does that mean that those cookies have to go straight to the trash? Nope! Sometimes, they even managed to find their way home to these lucky kids.

If there’s a job that takes a lot of space and nearly 24/7 attention, it’s agriculture. This is often a job where you have to work hard and carefully to keep everything running smoothly.

When you’re a kid, though, you don’t have to do all of that work. However, you probably will enjoy the chance to run around to your heart’s content. A half a mile around the house is plenty of room to explore!

There are a few jobs that seem really, really cool when you’re a kid. After all, there’s a reason a lot of kids will yell out “firefighter” when asked what they want to be growing up.

Apparently, having a parent that’s a firefighter might just come with every kid’s dream. Who wouldn’t want to take the chance to slide down the fire pole? It’s like a playground for adults! Of course, a playground for adults is usually used to fast movement in response to emergencies.

Reading can take you to fantastical places you’ve only barely imagined or even teach you something new. However, you have to be able to access those books to learn these things.

This kid had as much access to literature as they wanted with a parent who was a book salesman. Since it was all online too, there was the chance to read things that were kept in the home, especially since he sold a lot of used books that had already been opened, read, and used before the new buyer got their hands on it.

When you think about perks from parental jobs, you probably think of some fantastical jobs, like the person we talked about whose mother worked in programming video games.

What fun could a personalization business like this offer you? Well, it came with a lot of free stuff to wear and use. So, what if the items had someone else’s misspelled name of someone else? It led to a rather entertaining sense of fashion for this person!

There are a few perks to your parents’ jobs that might not be free food, trips, or experiences. Rather, this job came with a more practical perk.

A lot of teens want to have their own part-time jobs so that they have their own money to spend. With this father, this person didn’t have to struggle too long looking for work. Plus, there’s no worry about your boss not being understanding of your school schedule.

Some things that come with your parents’ jobs might not interest you as much as an adult. Then again, kids tend to have an ever-lit spark of creativity.

To these kids, the extra tape that their mom brought home from work wasn’t trash, it was an opportunity. With large stashes around, it sounds like the house was always ready for arts and crafts. We wonder if they made anything they remember fondly now.

Halloween is already a pretty exciting holiday for a kid. You get the chance to dress up and go out and get as much candy as you can possibly eat.

Every kid wants to impress their friends with their outfit too and many people find the more realistic a costume is, the scarier it can be. For Halloween, it sounds like this kid definitely won the costume contest.

There’s nothing quite like free candy when you’re a kid. What better job perk could your parents have for you to take advantage of?

This person’s mother is married to a man who worked as a truck driver. This meant that the exact perks could vary but a month’s supply of Cadbury Fudge or a pile of fresh bread is sure to lead to some delicious snacking.

Not every kid is a huge fan of school. So, having a parent who works at school might only seem like a chance to spend more time at school.

However, this person found the help to be surprisingly invaluable. They found that with their parent’s help, they managed to get a jumpstart on reading. Plus, it offers a summer vacation for both you and your parents.

Sometimes, the perks of your parents’ jobs aren’t ones you really appreciate as a kid. Clearly, though, this dad was proud of his work.

As a civil engineer, he might not have been bringing home a massive supply of candy or even costume pieces for Halloween. Instead, he had the chance to show them all his hard work — if only kids appreciated roundabouts more, it might have been a bigger hit.

As kids, we all have heroes. As a matter of fact, some of those heroes might still stay pretty impressive to you as you get older and become an adult too.

Athletes are often a prime target for this idolization. After all, how could you not be impressed with their athletic feats? This kid got the chance to meet their heroes a few times over when it came to fundraising and charity work.

When your dad is a locomotive or train driver, you’re probably going to get to see more of the train than anyone else who’s just on as a standard passenger.

That wasn’t the only perk their dad’s job came with, though. It seems like he wasn’t the only one taking the trains for a spin! While the faster trains were better left to the professionals, that didn’t mean there wasn’t the chance to take another train for a spin.

The right snacks can make just about any situation more bearable. The only thing that can make those snacks better is if they’re free for you.

If your mom worked loading up vending machines, there’s a good chance she might get some free snacks as a perk. It helped that the van she used for work stayed at home when she wasn’t on shift. What kid would be able to turn down free sweets?