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Date Posted: 10:42:58 09/02/01 Sun
Author: Kris
Author Host/IP: 24.8.237.236
Subject: Yep.
In reply to: Diane 's message, "Things that kids say sometimes." on 00:21:09 09/02/01 Sun

But you've got an exceptionally bright boy on your hands. It's not surprising that he'd be thinking things like this. I remember thinking these things at a young age. When I was eight I decided to try different "professions" out on a daily basis. I wrote names of every occupation I could think of from "Mom" to "carpenter" on slips of paper and put them in a coffee can. Each morning I pulled out a slip and that's what I was for the day. It was great fun and I learned a lot about many different things. Now I'm a mom and I've found that that includes doctor, housekeeper, wife, cook, handyman (woman), vet, teacher, chauffer....a little of everything.

You know I think very few people actually end up doing what they felt was their chosen profession. I know that I went into college as a journalism major, english minor. I switched to literature major, journalism minor. Then I figured out that I didn't want what the degree would give me at the end of my four years. Matt is a law enforcement major but a pipefitter by profession and teaches computer aided drafting and basic computers on the side. My brother was an english major but has his master's in history. I say encourage all areas of interest. He's still awfully young and may change his mind many times. Encourage him to leave all avenues open. I think sometimes we decide we must be something and never allow ourselves to open the door to what will truly make us happy. My mom, in all her wisdom, once told me "Honey. I don't care what you do as long as you do it the best you can. Be a waitress if you want, but aspire to be the best darn waitress there is." She supported me when I quit college and is supporting me now that I'm considering going back. And I have to add that I've learned more in my quest for knowledge out of college than I ever learned in. I've learned how to learn. You're a wonderful, supportive mom. You'll know the right words to say to him - as much as there are any *right* words.

What did all this have to do with anything? I don't know. *G* But it's something I've been thinking about since my last birthday when Jess asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. Anything I want - and if I don't like it, why then I'll be something else.

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