Career follows family for Mitchel Cormier

Mitchel Cormier couldn’t be happier right about now.
Along with the love of his family, Cormier is happily seeing his new career takeoff. In is former career, happily seeing takeoffs was of the utmost importance.
Cormier, an Abbeville native, is now in real estate after previously working as a helicopter mechanic.
“Just over a year ago, I earned my Real Estate license,” Cormier said, “this has always been a dream of mine.”
Even with the prospect of a dream career path, Cormier did not want to completely give up on his old one. Cormier worked on helicopters for more than 12 years. He continued to do so, while his other job began to get off the ground.
“I was very successful in my fist year,” Cormier said proudly. “It wasn’t easy juggling real estate and be a helicopter mechanic at the same time. While working as a mechanic you often work very late into the night and this was very hard on me with a family at home.
“I felt I was missing so much of my kids’ life and being with my wife.”
Amy and his children, Abram and Nora Jean, factored 100% into an important decision for Cormier.
“One day a light switch went off and I knew I had enough,” Cormier said. “I talked it over with my wife and went into real estate full time. I definitely made the right choice, my wife and my kids are so much happier with me home every evening as it should be.
“It was not an easy decision, I had a very good and successful career working on helicopters, but doing what was right for the family was more important to me.”
No matter what Cormier does for a living, it will pale in comparison to what it means to him to be a husband and father.
“The short answer is, it means the world to me,” Cormier said.
The two go hand in hand, but require different set of skills. I am married to Amy, she is a beautiful and wonderful person. As a Registered Nurse at Lafayette General she works very hard as well. Being a husband to me means always being accountable, it means being dependable and just being the best version of yourself and giving that to your significant other. It means being strong yet loving and understanding. I am a father of two, my oldest is four, his name is Abram and my daughter Nora Jean is two. Our third child God willing will be here in September and we will find out the gender the old fashion way.
“As a father, you must be the corner post for the family; you are the one everyone looks to when times are tough.”
As his family grows, so will Cormier’s responsibilities. However, his approach to being a father will not change.
“Being a father means always being there for everything,” Cormier said, “no matter how small it may seem. I don’t think anyone can be a perfect father, you just have to be one. Being a father means showing your children how to become a good person and have the Lord in their hearts. Jordan Peterson said a person can not fully mature until they have had children of their own and understand having to sacrifice yourself and time for their benefit. Definitely true words with kids but the reward is worth it everyday.
“We must not forget to love our children and make time for them everyday, but also to be a husband first, then a father.”
Today is Father’s Day. Cormier has a pretty good idea of what a perfect one would be for him.
“A perfect Father’s Day to me would be being with family,” Probably, at my folks house telling my dad happy fathers day as he tells me I’m barbecuing the wrong way and watching my kids play with their cousins and stealing a kiss from my beautiful wife every now and then.”