Lexi Stone
I grew up with a single mom, so I'm used to the whole 'being poor' thing. My mom was super strict and now I'm 17, have a 3.7 UW GPA, and a 4.3 W GPA and all the makings of a great college student. I could probably go to any public college in my state if I wanted to, but thats my problem, I don't want to.
I realize, even though I am considered smart, that I really hate school. I enjoy a challenge, but not when it doesn't interest me. Then I just endure it. When I was 15 I figured I wanted to be a vet tech. My mom and I have gotten in so many fights over this, now our relationship is so strained and she's not so proud of me anymore.
I spent my early life neighboring my uncle's farm on which he rescued deer, wolves, birds, anything that stumbled out of the wilderness, and I helped him. Now I watch animal planet probably 2 hours a day as I feel it's the only station that doesn't make me feel stupid and interests me. I can tell you the breed of any dog, even if it's mixed. So I figured I'd take zoology and I ended the course with a 100 and a hunger to learn even more. I'm starting a shelter volunteer job in 2 weeks and I'm so excited.
My mom pointed out that I could be a vet but honestly I don't want the stress of running a business. I have an aunt who was a lawyer and all of a sudden she dropped everything, moved to a small condo on the beach with her dog, and became a gift shop cashier. Now she states she is happy. Her place is so cute and it seems to me happiness has so much more value over money.
Besides, I think someone like me could make good money being a vet tech. I have passion as well as brains. There is a close college that is one of the best schools for vet techs and also offers bachelor's degrees for VTs. I almost think it's a sign. I've volunteered at a hospital and I HATED it. Loved the coworkers, but it is most definitely not my forte. My forte is animals. I once disgusted my friends by pulling a large dead dog out of the road with my hoodie, but it would have killed me to leave him there. That's just me. I don't have an aversion to blood or death, I have a respect for it. I'm strong and I can do what I need to do.
My mother is absolutely mortified at my plans. I'm 90% sure if I do this she will nearly disown me. But I want nothing to do with this money hierarchy system. If I'm to spend half of my waking hours doing one thing, why not let it be something I love. She acts like I told her my life aspiration was to work at McDonald's. I really want this, but she spends nearly all of her time telling me why I shouldn't. "Never have money, never earn respect, blah blah blah." I feel bad. She tells me that I am to young to understand the importance of money, but she made it on $10/hr, no child support, no gov. assistance and we rent a fairly nice house.
Am I missing the reason people are so concerned with money, or can my passion and life coexist?
One more thing, I am at a community college for my last 2 yrs in high school and when I graduate HS I will be about 9 credits away from an A.A. I figure I'll take 1 semester to get that done, THEN get my VT degree so I'll have something to fall back on.
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My biggest mistake was going to school for vet tech. Seriously I was in the same situation as you are in. My mom DID NOT like the idea...kept pushing me to be a nurse...I wanted to be a vet. I started college set out for prevet. After a year, I changed that to vet tech. I was working at a vet clinic at the time and it occurred to me that I probably want a family some day. This vet I worked for was a woman with 4 children...damn BOTH of her jobs was HARD and 24/7. I remember driving by the clinic on so many nights with her doing C sections on cattle and taking her kids for her as they sat in car seats waiting for mama to get done. So I decided vet tech was more practical and as you, it was a passion I wanted to pursue.
It doesn't make money. Seriously, after my first child was born I quit. It didn't make sense to put a child in daycare for the wages I was making plus gas etc to drive. While I worked as a CVT...I also bar tended on the weekends. THIS lame job is where most of my money came from! To this day, I will tell you that that being a vet tech was one of the best jobs I have done and suited my personality. I liked the environment, I liked the people and I liked the animals. But it did not pay the bills and at the end of the day what is the purpose of a job? Seriously, get a degree in something that will make you damn good money. Pursue animals as a hobby if that is a passion of yours. You are young and you have great intentions. I understand that at your age, I didn't give a rats butt about the money either as I felt passion would override money. But there comes a time, when you are struggling and you cannot take a vacation with your friends or enjoy the finer aspects of life and you are busting your tail to make ends meet....that suddenly regrets form. I graduated in the top of my class 3.87average. School was easy to me but nothing I really applied myself at. Now in generous 30's....with a 5th child on the way...I *so* wish I would have made better choices that would have made my life and that of my children easier. You have no clue what it is like to bust your ass to supply basic things for your family and never have a chance to enjoy a day because you are too busy working for pennies on a dollar.
My biggest mistake was going to school for vet tech. Seriously I was in the same situation as you are in. My mom DID NOT like the idea...kept pushing me to be a nurse...I wanted to be a vet. I started college set out for prevet. After a year, I changed that to vet tech. I was working at a vet clinic at the time and it occurred to me that I probably want a family some day. This vet I worked for was a woman with 4 children...damn BOTH of her jobs was HARD and 24/7. I remember driving by the clinic on so many nights with her doing C sections on cattle and taking her kids for her as they sat in car seats waiting for mama to get done. So I decided vet tech was more practical and as you, it was a passion I wanted to pursue.
It doesn't make money. Seriously, after my first child was born I quit. It didn't make sense to put a child in daycare for the wages I was making plus gas etc to drive. While I worked as a CVT...I also bar tended on the weekends. THIS lame job is where most of my money came from! To this day, I will tell you that that being a vet tech was one of the best jobs I have done and suited my personality. I liked the environment, I liked the people and I liked the animals. But it did not pay the bills and at the end of the day what is the purpose of a job? Seriously, get a degree in something that will make you damn good money. Pursue animals as a hobby if that is a passion of yours. You are young and you have great intentions. I understand that at your age, I didn't give a rats butt about the money either as I felt passion would override money. But there comes a time, when you are struggling and you cannot take a vacation with your friends or enjoy the finer aspects of life and you are busting your tail to make ends meet....that suddenly regrets form. I graduated in the top of my class 3.87average. School was easy to me but nothing I really applied myself at. Now in generous 30's....with a 5th child on the way...I *so* wish I would have made better choices that would have made my life and that of my children easier. You have no clue what it is like to bust your ass to supply basic things for your family and never have a chance to enjoy a day because you are too busy working for pennies on a dollar.
Got this idea from the other posts. I would like your opinion.?
Sara
Me and my boyfriend are looking to get a second dog eventually. We currently have a GSD/lab mix who is 5 months old. We would like to get another dog in the spring. We do two walks a day on weekdays and we both work full time. On Saturdays we usually go to the park for a romp w/ the dog. We live by a lake so the puppy likes to run in and run out and go digging on the beach. (We live in Saint Louis so it does it cold) Then on Saturday nights we hit up the bar with a few friends and leave our puppy with my brother's girlfriend's old english sheepdog while we are out. On Sundays we go to a family dinner where everyone brings their dogs and they play in the backyard, my boyfriend's parents foster dogs for the local shelter so we see lots of different pups. We would like to get an adult dog from a shelter, but aren't sure what would be good for us. I know we like medium to extra large dogs and we are fairly confident with training, not perfect though and have owned dogs all our life. We need a dog that would be a perfect companion for our young dog and for my parents' older cat that is soon going to be rehomed at our house. We do love affectionate dogs that are playful and like to cuddle. Our house is on the small side, but we do have a decent sized backyard. What breed do you think would be best for our activity level/lifestyle? Thanks for your opinion.
These are types of dogs that I like.... labs, GSDs, bullmastiffs or english mastiffs, weimeraners, huskies, malamute (not sure about these last two because they are very stubborn and aloof dogs w/ high prey drive) Basically, I like big, stocky, tough looking dogs. :)
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Why dont you just ask your boyfriends parents to keep an eye out for a dog they think would get along well with yours?
There are probably quite a few at the shelter.
Why dont you just ask your boyfriends parents to keep an eye out for a dog they think would get along well with yours?
There are probably quite a few at the shelter.
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