Their older children all became doctors, but their youngest son chose/followed a different (career) 'path'.
His friends all went to college, but he chose to 'follow' a different path. [=to do something different]
He believes the average consumer is being 'led down the garden path' by the promises in advertisements.
(..) - No, man, not my house! Shut up! After we finish cleaning up this mess, we will go our separate ways. Our paths will never cross. And we will tell this to no one. Understood? What, I can talk now? Fine. That goes double for me. (..)2008 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: Cat's in the Bag... Season: 1 Episode 2