Comments on: Looking back, looking forward

By: Nissa

Nissa — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:59:44 +0000

I hear what you’re saying, hon. I dropped out with only enough credits for my 2 year degree. Some days I regret it, as I know one day I’ll probably want to rejoin the workforce and will end up working a low paying, dead end sort of job. I keep saying ‘one day I’ll go back’, but with the years I’ve procrastinated, the likelihood is low.

Be a stay at home mom for as long as it makes you happy. If you ever do decide you want to go back for your degree, don’t put it off. You know you could always take some classes online to keep you in the learning & earn more credits while you’re at home.

In short, do what makes you happy. Big Hugs!

By: Dad Speed

Dad Speed — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:02:18 +0000

I really like your perspective in the last paragraph. Gave me shivers reading it.

By: Sandy (Momisodes)

Sandy (Momisodes) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:56:27 +0000

It is a piece of paper. But I so get it. There will always be something. After I received my BA, I felt fine for about..oh..1 year. When I was your age, I felt like everyone was getting their Masters. Now, people I knew in college are becoming doctors. And probably in a year or so, I’ll be hearing about PhD’s. Whenever I feel like I’m going through a quarter-life crisis (I’m a bit old now though), I try to remember one of my favorite quotes:

“I’d rather be a failure at something I love, than a success at something I hate” ~ George Burns.

By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:04:27 +0000

OH my Gooooooooodd. I could have written this! I’ll be 24 on the 1st and to know that on paper I’ve accomplished nothing is SO aggravating.

By: Miss

Miss — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:24:02 +0000

I have a degree. I dont know if it had anything to do with the job I have now. I would like to go back to school at one point, but I just have no idea if thats possible right now. I think that the choice you made was your own. You own that. If it was right then, and its right now, then dont stress about it.

By: Colleen - Mommy Always Wins

Colleen - Mommy Always Wins — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:01:40 +0000

I agree with Hockeyman on several points – my degree and the job I have now are only *loosely* related. BUT – having said that, this hoity toity prestigious company never would have looked twice at my resume without one. And you’re right – most companies want a masters these days, but you can’t get one w/o the bachelor’s first.

Maybe the reason you feel that nagging in the back of your subconscious is because you know its going to be harder and harder to go back the older you get. Trust me – at 30, my hubs just finished an associate’s degree and DAMN did that take a lot of sacrifice – on his part and mine!