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Cara, YOU ROCK!       05/11/04 07:43 PM Edit Reply Quote Bevvy Reged: 11/04/03 Posts: 5918 Loc: Northwest Washington State Girlfriend, you SOOOOO did the right thing! Oh yeah! My parents wanted me to be an artist. They felt I had an artistic ability. Whether I did or not wasn't important; what was important was that I wasn't really interested in art. I went to art school -- for them, to please them -- but I could see right away that I didn't have the natural talent to succeed in commercial art. I could look at something and draw it, but I couldn't think of things and draw them from my mind. I wasn't CREATIVE. Anyway, I didn't continue with my art; I wanted to be a secretary just like Della Street, Perry Mason's secretary. That was my dream. Stupid as it was, that's what I wanted to do. So, I did it. It took many years to work my way up -- I took classes and learned "on-the-job." 42 years later, I can honestly say that was a very good decision on my part. My parents were wrong; I could never have been a success at commercial art, but I was a VERY GOOD legal secretary; it supported me well and even is paying me in my retirement years. So the moral of this story is DO WHAT YOU WANT, not what someone else believes is best for you. You never want to look back and resent them, not ever. Your parents may be upset right now, but they'll come around, because the bottom line is they want you to be happy. Give them some space; let your mom cool down. She'll eventually come around -- especially when you give her a grandchild to play with! BTW, your hubby is a gem. He'll make a great dad! Bev -------------------- <img src="http://home.comcast.net/~letsrow/smily3481.gif">Bevvy Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator

Entire thread Quit my job today... Cara4503 05/11/04 04:28 PM THANK YOU! Cara4503 05/13/04 06:15 PM Re: THANK YOU! Dimples 05/14/04 04:38 AM Re: THANK YOU! Cara4503 05/14/04 05:28 AM Re: THANK YOU! Dimples 05/14/04 05:41 AM Hi, Pat! Bevvy 05/14/04 06:45 AM Re: Hi, Pat! Dimples 05/14/04 08:10 AM Re: Hi, Pat! LauraSue 05/14/04 08:49 AM Re: Hi, Pat! Dimples 05/14/04 01:34 PM Re: Hi, Pat! LauraSue 05/14/04 01:57 PM Re: Hi, Pat! ( Hi Laura) Dimples 05/15/04 08:12 AM Re: Hi, Pat! ( Hi Laura) LauraSue 05/15/04 11:45 AM Teddy Bears Bevvy 05/14/04 09:02 AM Re: Teddy Bears LauraSue 05/14/04 09:10 AM Growing Up? Bevvy 05/14/04 09:17 AM LOL, but birdhouses are an adult collectible so that's okay! - nt- LauraSue 05/14/04 09:44 AM Hey LS.... Bevvy 05/14/04 11:00 AM Re: Hey LS.... LauraSue 05/14/04 01:56 PM Butting in..... barbie 05/14/04 11:04 AM Butting in" Barbie Bevvy 05/14/04 11:45 AM Re: Me again barbie 05/14/04 12:00 PM WHAT?!? Bevvy 05/14/04 12:04 PM No Joke! barbie 05/14/04 02:27 PM OMG, You're Older Than Dirt! Bevvy 05/14/04 02:44 PM "Old Broad" tales barbie 05/14/04 03:20 PM Re: "Old Broad" tales (Had to butt in too!!) Dimples 05/15/04 08:25 AM Old Broad and Proud of it!!!! barbie 05/15/04 09:00 AM Re: Old Broad and Proud of it!!!! Dimples 05/15/04 02:35 PM Almost forgot...will be a granny in November, too. - nt- barbie 05/14/04 02:31 PM LOL!!! Bev, you crack me up!!! -nt- LauraSue 05/14/04 01:56 PM Jobs Linz 05/13/04 06:36 PM Re: Jobs Cara4503 05/14/04 05:25 AM Re: Quit my job today... CarmenP 05/12/04 04:21 PM Re: Quit my job today... LauraSue 05/12/04 10:14 AM Re: Quit my job today... Dolphin 05/12/04 06:44 AM Re: Quit my job today... Dimples 05/12/04 05:56 AM Re: Quit my job today... JBI 05/11/04 10:05 PM Re: Quit my job today... heather robin 05/11/04 08:00 PM Cara, YOU ROCK! Bevvy 05/11/04 07:43 PM Quote that gets me by mellikatt 05/11/04 07:32 PM Thanks Jen and Steph! Cara4503 05/11/04 05:55 PM Good for you!! Dr. Spice Yamin 05/11/04 06:34 PM Re: Good for you!! Cara4503 05/11/04 06:46 PM Re: Good for you!! Dr. Spice Yamin 05/12/04 07:37 AM Re: Quit my job today... StephS 05/11/04 05:03 PM Congratulatons! jenX 05/11/04 04:49 PM Re: Quit my job today... barbie 05/11/04 04:41 PM Re: Quit my job today... Cara4503 05/11/04 04:44 PM Re: Cara {{{{{{{{hugs for you}}}}}}}}} gigi 05/11/04 09:39 PM

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