Masters in Social Work, MFT, Education, Counseling, or School Psychology?? HELP!?
I am not recieving much help here at my university, and I will be applying for graduate programs this upcoming year! I am a Junior, and a double major in Pyschology and Human Development and Family studies. I love children, and I am also very interested in mental health and emotional issue. I am not so sure I can handle the most extreme issues, of child abuse for example, and sorts like these, but I am interested in working with people and helping with problems. I just dont know how to narrow what I want down! Can anyone help me differentiate between all of these programs and how I can decide which would best suite me???! THANKS!
Are doctors really THAT rich?!?
I know it sounds dumb, but a millionaire isn't what it used to be. Most people who are low level millionaires are not living life like Paris Hilton. They have nice houses, nice clothing, nice cars, but they are not buying mega yachts, staying in suites throughout Europe, or driving Bugattis. For mid to higher earning docs, yes, they are (or should be) millionaires (net worth). They are usually surgeons or own some sort of very successful practice. Unless the physician invents something, they will not be part of the mega-rich. They will usually be 1%ers, but you'd be surprised how little that gets you nowadays. Edit: Lol, my sides hurt that 'ROB' is telling you to do your own research when he has no idea what he is talking about, again. I really wish he would join a remedial politics board and just stay there. It's not even worth counterpointing his ridiculous rhetoric. The Irony is that his much despised "nationalized health insurance" (different than what he called the ACA last time, which was different than the time before that) was originally a plan put forth by Conservatives. Obama and his staff borrowed heavily from it, but because politicians are so blinded by partisanship, it was great when it was backed by Republicans (including Bob Dole) but it's "death panels" when it's put forth by Obama. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/...
Do you ever regret becoming a nurse?
I went through a decade or so of regretting my decision to be a nurse. Mostly, I think I’m over it, but sometimes the regret is still there, lurking in the background. I started out as a pre-med major, but about halfway through college, I realized I wanted to get married and have a family one day, and when I did I wanted to be able to spend some years at home with my children. I wanted a career that would fit the rest of my life: I didn’t want the rest of my life to have to shape itself around my career. So I became a nurse. I thought it would be a flexible career: I could work any shift that suited me; I would have myriad choices of specialty; it pays well enough so that—if I ever had to support a family on my own—I’m never going to be stuck bagging groceries 40 hours a week. And that’s exactly how nursing has worked out for me.Only…a lot of the time, I’m not satisfied with that. Nursing is a job that always interests me; I’m happy with my pay; I like the work well enough. But I can never get away from the idea that I could have done…you know…more. Sometimes, I think I’d be happier if I were the one in charge. Like, DOCTOR in charge. I don’t know. Nursing has been a great career to serve the life I’ve chosen. But I’ve never been able to escape the “what-if” lure of the Road Not Taken.
My mom thinks my girlfriend is a gold-digger!?
Depends how much confrontation you're up for with your mom: 1. "Gee, Mom, the only one who's putting the family fortune above all other concerns is you. What do you think that says about your priorities?" 2. "Your opinion's been noted, Mom, but I disagree. That means she's still going to be your daughter-in-law. So if you want to see the grandkids on a regular basis, I suggest you drop it." 3. "Mom, I love you, but we're not having this conversation any more. Now, let's change the subject." Whatever tack you take, you get the point: your mom needs to understand that her behavior is not acceptable. As long as you're willing to stand up for her, your girlfriend should be willing to stand by you as well. (Though you'd probably better get her to rethink the childcare arrangements, since Mom probably will see that as taking advantage of her.)
Could I marry my cousin?
I want to answer this anonymously because I’m well aware of the stigma attached to this subject. I have a child by a first cousin. A gorgeous boy who is perfect, in looks and health. Did I mean to fall in love with his father? No. But it happened. When we were very little we like each other a lot but we didn’t grow up together. My dad was in the military so we rarely ever saw each other as we got older. As an adult, we would run into each other but he was like a stranger. I was always attracted to him, I never understood why, and I certainly never told anyone. Fast forward to my 30s. I was having trouble with my daughter’s father and we had separated. A few Facebook messages later and I was hanging out with said cousin. I don’t know why but it didn’t feel like he was family, it wasn’t at all like hanging out with my brother. Over some time, I fell in love with him very deeply. We were trying to figure out how to run away somewhere where no one knew us when suddenly I found out I was pregnant. I completely freaked. This was no longer about what I wanted or how things affected me. There was this person who was going to be born and quite possibly find out that his parents were cousins. I couldn’t do that to him. This may be okay in other countries but here in the US, it is illegal in most states and most people see it as wrong, disgusting and immoral. My son would have lived a life of humiliation and I felt awful that it was my fault. So I did the one thing I knew to do - I ran away from the whole situation. I ran back to my daughters father and told him the truth and he accepted it, if you can believe that. We discussed abortion for about 2 secs but neither of us believes in it so we chose to have him. He’s raising that boy as his own and couldn’t love him more if he were his flesh and blood. I still feel incredibly guilty because I truly loved my cousin and I see his face every time I look at my son. I know he didn’t deserve to have me and the baby drop out of his life but he also knows it was the right thing for our son.I don’t have a point exactly, I just wanted to share my story and offer one piece of advice - if you don’t want to live a life of humiliation or risk putting your children through that, consider a different path but if it’s truly what your heart wants and youre willing to face any and all consequences, don’t let anyone stop you. You only get one life and sometimes you only get one shot at love.