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Hi Cara,
Was checking the posts to see how you made out and I wanted you to know how happy I am that you got to talk things out with your mother and are feeling some peace with the decision you made. As a mother I know we will not always be happy with the decisions our children make in life but we DO have to realize that even though they will always be our children there comes a time in life when they have to make their own decisions. Hopefully we did a good job bringing them up and they WILL know how to make the right decisions in life. All of us have to learn things through trial and error. Sometimes we think we have made a wrong decision and find out in the end that it was the right decision at the time.
You're growing up and making decisions are part of life. I don't think any of us grow up fully. At least I know I haven't. ha ha! I'm still a kid inside myself sometimes but I think that's a good thing! It helps us make it through the tough times in life.
Made this kind of a long post and just wanted to let you know how happy I am for you.
Best wishes to you and your husband,
Pat
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My last day will be next Friday, the 21st. I am so excited. It was so hard to actually do, I threw up the morning I quit! No one at work knows except my boss...I think I will tell people next week.
I really feel a whole lot better about the decision. My mom is my best friend, but she can be VERY critical, and I know that's just because she loves me and wants me to do the 'right thing' - meaning 'what she wants'. She will come around - she couldn't go a couple days without talking to me!  She actually called me 2 days after our big argument and said, 'You are so stubborn! Why haven't you called me??' I said 'Guess who I got the stubborness from?' She goes, 'Well, for the record, Dad made me call' She was laughing, and it was a good way to start the conversation since we ended so badly last time.
Good luck if you do leave your job!
~Cara
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Pat,
I want to print out your messages to me and show them to my mom! Thank you so much. Your words are so uplifting. I'm really glad I posted about quitting my job, because I feel much better after reading these responses.
Best wishes,
Cara
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Thanks! Your kind words made my day. You have helped me just as much as you think I have helped you. I will try to remember to hold my tongue more than I usually do if I don't agree with something my daughter tells me! I just always have to remember she is now grown up and her own person just as you are! When you're a Mom someday you'll realize how hard it is for parents to butt out sometimes and let their children live their own lives. We all learn by our own mistakes and are usually much stronger for having done so.
Good luck with whatever job you go on to do, and remember if you're not happy with that one don't be afraid to go on to another. You want to do what makes you happy in life. Glad everything is better with you and your mother.
Good Luck Hon,
Pat 
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Hi, Pat!
#70332 - 05/14/04 06:45 AM
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Bevvy
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Hey there! How are you feeling these days? It's good to see you here.
Bought any new teddy bears lately? I'm still sewing, believe it or not. Somebody STOP me!
Bev
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Doing pretty well thanks!! Even though it's been a temptation, haven't collected any bears LATELY as they will be taking over my home soon if I don't stop!!! Thanks for asking!
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Hey, Pat!! We've got a teddy bear collection too! Three of them are on top of the wardrobe watching me right now!!
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Teddy Bears
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Bevvy
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I LOVE these things! Mine are all in storage. But they're anxiously awaiting the new house too, and they'll love their new location.
Ever been to the teddy bear factory in Vermont? Fascinating place. (We made a pitstop there the last time we went back to Maine for the summer rowing camp.) You watch them make the darling bears. The favorite in my collection is from there; his name is Sherman.
I also have an IBS bear named Splits. He comes apart. When you're sick, you put his parts in the microwave, then on your tummy. He makes you better.
I love teddy bears....
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Splits sounds adorable. We have a Vermont Teddy Bear but haven't been to the store. My MIL bought my husband one dressed in a NY Rangers hockey jersey when they finally won the Stanley Cup again!! He sits on top of a bookshelf in the den where he can watch the games with Andy! (Did we forget to grow up at some time? I must have missed that day!)
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Growing Up?
#70372 - 05/14/04 09:17 AM
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Bevvy
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Have we grown up? Hell no!
I won't mention my birdhouse collection....
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