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 Dec 11 2006, 04:18 PM
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 Hello, my name is NAOMI.  Group: Member Posts: 463 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 453,419  |
My whole life I've been a good kid. All who know me can testify to that. The thing is, I'm 19. I've always had a plan for what I was going to do in life and for the first time, I don't. Everything's been so f**ked up the last couple years and now I see an opportunity that I didn't completely explore when it was first presented to me (at the age of 15). I'm seriously considering go down this path, but it's such a departure from what my family is used to, I don't think they'll approve. I'm mostly concerned about my father. I've been hiding this from him for a long time now. If I take this chance, a lot of things in my life will change. I'll no longer have insurance (which I've had under my father's policy), no more military benefits, and I may have to start paying back my student loans early.
If I do take this chance, I might finally be able to start moving forward in life. I'm not quite sure what to do. I've been thinking it over for the past few months, but now that the fall semester has ended and winter break is upon me, I know that it's now or never to make the decision. If it were you, taking into account what I've just said, would you follow the path that you and your family have laid out for you, or would you play your wild card and take this new opportunity that's suddenly at your door? |
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Dec 11 2006, 06:15 PM
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If massage therapy is what makes you happy, you should go for it. There are two parts of taking a risk: being okay and ending up happy, or falling completely. I know the latter might sound scary because you won't have the safety that you're used to now, but if you like massage therapy that much more than psychology then you should give up what isn't satisfying you. Follow your heart and all that jazz. Perhaps at first your family won't agree with your choice at first, but it's more important to be happy with yourself than to make others happy. You don't have to be such a good kid that you end up crushing your own hopes, because that's just not fair to you.
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Lilium Upfront and honest Dec 11 2006, 04:18 PM
ursedonah it would really depend on what this opportunity wa... Dec 11 2006, 04:42 PM Lilium Yeah, sorry about that.
For the longest time I... Dec 11 2006, 05:26 PM M1SSxCHR1SSY I think that if in the end you'll be more sati... Dec 11 2006, 05:35 PM unconfirmed_existance This reminds me of the song break-away
(by kelly ... Dec 11 2006, 05:43 PM DORKalicious just do what makes you happy. Dec 13 2006, 09:21 PM Duchess of Dork QUOTE(Lilium @ Dec 11 2006, 4:18 PM) If i... Dec 14 2006, 10:30 AM
Uronacid What the heck, if you want to do it then go do it... Dec 15 2006, 11:16 AM |
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