for sure. control of your own life is key. sounds like you did a good job with her. BTW, she will always need you, just in diferent ways
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ronhartsell from Thursday, June 04, 2009 7:14:18 AM)| |  | ronhartsell wrote: | | She's very fortunate. What has always been important for me is to have her understand that a solid career provides independance in life. Among other things is the freedom to not be stuck with some jerk out of necessity, whom ever she chooses to spend her life with, it will be her choice. I've seen and deal with so many women who are stuck with someone because they don't have any working skills and are therefore dependant...and you know good and well what dependancy leads to...
| | | Head banger wrote: | | yep, all are in high demand for sure. my niece is a RN, did several 16 week temp stints in US hospitals, filling in. now works in the ER in her hometown, which unlike some of the big cities she worked in never sees a gunshot wound.
| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | She hasn't made up her mind yet...she has choices. It will be in the medical field, but it can range from a dental hygenist to a Nurse to an MD...she don't know what she'll enjoy the most yet, though...I think she's leaning towards the Dentistry field (I think she's obsessed, in a good way with her teeth)...I do know that potential earnings is not a deciding factor for her, as all are in demand...so she wants to be sure that whatever she chooses, that her hearts in it.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | Ah, thats great. whats she going to study in colege?
| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | Certified Nurses Assistant (or Aide)...and Thank you HB!!!!!!!
| | | Head banger wrote: | | thats awesome ron. congrats. whats a CNA though?
| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | | Well, to say I'm 'giddy' is a gross understatement. I was up and down all night long unable to sleep in anticipation of this wonderful day. Today is the day that my only child, my daughter, graduates from High School!! This may seem as no big deal to some, but for me it is a great success story. As with a lot of children in this age of divorce and split families and all the animosity that goes with it, her mother and I, for the most part, made her and her education and future a priority. Among the many choices we made since our divorce was the one we made when she was in 7th grade to take her out of our local school system and we all moved (separately, of course) 45 min. away from here to put her in a better school and away from a lot of the gangbangers and crime that seem to run rampant in most every city nowadays. Living between Chicago and Gary, IN isn't a picnic, so we moved to the 'boonies' for her sake. She was starting to ditch classes and hang out and all the other stuff that goes on at that age and it just got to a point where I was having to leave work early everyday to pick her up 15 min. before everyone else was let go for the day. At first it was really hard because she lashed out with such a verbal barrage against us, refused to even try to make friends (we made her break contact with her old friend's as they were just as bad as she was). She hadn't always been like that, but the attention she got from the boys her age (11, 12, 13 yrs. old) was new to her and she didn't know how to handle all these changes. For us, it became a nightmare. The good news is that she eventually realized that we were'nt going to give in to her and she either had to get her priorities straightened out or it was only gonna get worse. She found an interest in clinical medicine and discovered that her new school had programs geared towards secondary education and careers. She is now graduating with Honors, is already a liscensed CNA, and will be going to college in the fall. Some father's can't wait 'til they don't have to pay child support anymore, I am now at a stage where I dread the fact that she won't need me anymore. But today, I am the happiest Dad in the world!!! |
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