Be prepared for a slight rant ahead. Nothing too serious, just something I feel like getting off my chest. So before I get to that, I’ll cover the good stuff first. =P Number one on that list is my Psychology of human sexuality class. Ever since that moron got evicted from the class for his behavior, everyone is unbelievably well behaved. It’s like they’re afraid the teacher will whack them if they look at her the wrong way.
I have to say that I really like this teacher. She keeps things running smoothly and doesn’t let people get off on tangents that would derail the class too much. It’s really quite refreshing to have someone that focused and in control of the class. Nothing annoys me more than unruly students making things difficult for others.
The other good news is I passed my SSW test. It was, as I expected, fairly easy to do, but I’m still glad it went well. It takes five to ten business days for you to get your certificate in the mail. I haven’t gotten it yet, but as soon as I do, I start my part time job. Considering the time frame, I expect it to show up next week.
And now it’s time for the rant. As many of you know, I’m engaged to be married this fall. Naturally this means a lot of things are going to change for Nathan and I, and one of those things will be people we will end up cutting out of our lives. For example, the one woman who was Nathan’s friend and got off on this tangent of me being anorexic when I’m not.
Now, we’ve moved into a couple of my friends that lately, I’ve started to ignore since repeat requests to drop the stupid jokes about when I’ll get pregnant, and how I can kiss getting my Ph.D goodbye, have been ignored. I’m usually pretty tolerant since most people just joke every now and then and I know it’s just good natured ribbing. I’m fine with that.
What I’m not fine with are pigheaded stubborn individuals who are actually serious about it. And some of the ugly stuff going on behind my back is stuff no friend should ever be saying. I’ll be blunt about it. None of them are members here, but I don’t care if they end up reading this. It’s simple.
No it’s not selfish to want to finish your schooling first. I have roughly one and a half years left and then I’ll get my Ph.D. Why the hell would I drop out after getting this far? By the time I get married, if I really want a family, all I have to do is stay on birth control for about five-seven months so any ‘pregnancy’ would result in it happening ‘after’ I get my degree. And by after I mean having a kid since it does take roughly nine months. *facepalm*
I just do not get the concept of why one would suddenly abandon aspects of their life just because they are getting married. Honestly… WTF? You don’t suddenly become someone else just because you get married. You sit down and you talk to and plan things with your partner. And you allow for flexibility since things will happen that you’re not expecting.
Anyway, it just pisses me off since I’ve put a lot of work in to preparing to work in my field. To give you a bit of an idea, take that SSW test that I took. Not only do you have to have a Bachelor’s degree, but you have to have 4000 hours of supervised work in that area, with 1000 of those being direct face to face work with patients.
Nathan understand this, we’ve discussed what we want to do and we both agree that it would be foolish to not finish when I’m so close to being done. That’s what planning is all about. You try to prepare for the future to the best of your ability. You make those decisions together. Anyone who thinks you drop your interests because you’re getting married is foolish.
I guess I’ll end it there, I could rant for a while but I think you all get the point.
