Well it has finally happened...my worst fear is coming true....I'm becoming my mother.
A few years ago I was hell bent on being a lawyer. I was going to go to the Navy, go to law school, and become a JAG officer. Within the last year I have decided I want to be a web designer. I like doing it and it pays a lot of money if you are good at it. Well....my mom has a degree in computer science and information technology. In 4 years I will have the same degree. When I told my mom about my plan she kinda laughed. When I asked her what was so funny she just said, "you're becoming me." Apparently before she went to college the first time, she wanted to be a lawyer. Then she had me and my sister and dropped out of college. She went back and got the computer science and info tech degrees.
Then for the last few weeks, I have been spending a lot of time around family members who I don't see very often. They all told me that I remind them so much of my mother. This frightens me. I don't think I am that much like her. She dropped out of college, which I won't do. She has kids and I don't really want kids for the fear of them being like me. And apparently I have made a loot of the same "mistakes" she did when she was younger. I don't want to become my mom. I love her to death, but I do not want to be her.
...so perhaps with the example of your mother you will be able to make the right decisions. If you stay passionate about learning, don't let your dreams die.
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