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KayLaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 02:12 PM Original message |
Any advise on child's career path? |
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afraid_of_the_dark (724 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. Stick close to his school's guidance counselor... |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 03:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
22. School councellors are often full of it |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
2. President? :) |
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radwriter0555 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. Leave him alone. Let him suss it out himself, WITH your encouragement NOT |
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Kamika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
4. what the heck .. doctor or laywer |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. Let him do whatever he wants |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 02:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. you had me until the midieval literature! |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 02:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Hey - you never know - |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 02:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. oh good, set him up with Kinkade |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 03:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Maybe the boy-lad could bring some artistry |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 03:34 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. you can't shake the Devil's hand |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 03:40 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. No, but while you're shaking hands, |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 04:10 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. Hey, I majored in medieval history |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 06:34 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. well History, of course |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 08:19 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Well - to be serious for a moment - one's major is mostly irrelevant |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
6. he's 14? RELAX |
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DuctapeFatwa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
8. If he does what he loves, he will be rich no matter how much $ he makes |
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Heddi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
9. he's 14 and you're already worrying about his career? |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
12. i'm 45 and still haven't decided on a career path. |
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Limbought (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
13. "Follow The Yellow Brick Road" |
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KayLaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
14. No pressure from me |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 03:33 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. the single best response to outsourcing |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
18. 14 seems awfully young to lock in on a career path. |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 03:46 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. I agree... |
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TNDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
19. Let him do some job shadowing. |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
24. Possibly engineering |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
25. 2 paths you can go by.... |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
26. my 14 year old is mostly interested in becoming a rock star or snowboard |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
27. Does he have any hobbies? |
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ewagner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
28. We were just plain lucky |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
31. hmmmm |
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carpetbagger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
32. You don't need to dissect animals to be a doctor. |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 09:57 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I don't know about that |
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Odessey (62 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-04 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
34. Let him find his own interests |
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KayLaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-04 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
35. Thanks |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-04 07:40 AM Response to Original message |
36. These days, I would look into foreign service, if I was about to start |
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populistmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-21-04 07:59 AM Response to Original message |
37. My daughter is a couple years younger |
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