QOTD 3/14

doeie04 · March 2012

What I imagined my life when I was a senior in HS: I was going to move to MT and go to school to be a Paramedic. I wanted to have at least one child before I was 24 (My mom was a young mother and I loved that.) Surprisingly, I didn't think about being married. haha.

I also didn't want to be tied down by any man, I wanted to travel, sleep with who I wanted and then settle down. I have no clue how all my plans were going to work out together. Looking back, they were not well planned! haha

Reality: I was working a full time job, trying to go to college full time (I had to be full time or I couldn't qualify for in state tuition). I wasn't even studying the field I wanted to, since they didn't offer it at the time. I couldn't hack it and ended up dropping out after two months. I worked my butt off. Couldn't afford to go see my mom, let alone see the world.
I met Chad while working there, and most of my closest friends also. Chad made me want to settle down, get married and have a family. He is the only guy I have been with, and I am okay with that. I am 26 with no children. I won't have one until I am 27 at the earliest. (I could be pregnant though.) We have a house and are doing okay, money wise.

Things I am thankful for:
~I wouldn't have met my soon-to-be-husband.
~I wouldn't have met all my great friends.
~I would have a ton of college debt for a field that I didn't want to be in in the first place. (I totally agree with waiting if you don't know "what you want to be".)

jaime10285 · March 2012

When I pictured how my life would be, it's pretty much exactly like this! However, I didn't really think it would happen the way I always hoped it would. I always thought I'd be married around 25 (I'm 26) but back in HS I was sure it would be my HS boyfriend. SOOOOO happy that never happened! That would have been terrible! I have a job I love (teaching 3rd grade) and I'm generally happy with my life.

kaitlyn142 · March 2012

no, but this is likely a function of how unhappy I am right now. Instead of successful businesswoman, I'm just waiting to get laid off. I don't like my career path (or maybe just my company). I thought I would be doing good things. Volunteer work. Helping people.

I always said I never wanted to live in NY, and I was right. I don't fit in with the culture here. I want out. FI knows this. Aside from him, I'm very isolated here. I haven't been able to make any friends.

ugh. I'm very depressed right now, but I just need to hold out until September. Then I can implement my plan to change.

on the plus side, I also never thought I would have someone as great as FI. Someone I want to have children with, despite swearing up and down I was childfree.

Cassandra999 · March 2012

Yes I guess so. When I was younger imagining myself at 27, I thought I would be about building my career and on the way to getting married. But I thought I would move somewhere new and exciting first. MI to OH is not that exciting. There's still time for that before having kids. It all just seems to happen so fast, It sounds right for my age but I can't believe how fast I got to this age.

janeash · March 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_june-2012-weddings_qotd-314?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:3ae4d68d-f10a-4dec-8810-da13c14a7b86Discussion:404b6bd4-1433-4795-87ef-a0d3b3d57dd4Post:c6c18735-2377-477d-8999-383104641713">Re: QOTD 3/14</a>:
[QUOTE]<strong>no, but this is likely a function of how unhappy I am right now</strong>. Instead of successful businesswoman, I'm just waiting to get laid off. I don't like my career path (or maybe just my company). I thought I would be doing good things. Volunteer work. Helping people. I always said I never wanted to live in NY, and I was right. I don't fit in with the culture here. I want out. FI knows this. Aside from him, I'm very isolated here. I haven't been able to make any friends. ugh. I'm very depressed right now, but I just need to hold out until September. Then I can implement my plan to change. on the plus side, I also never thought I would have someone as great as FI. Someone I want to have children with, despite swearing up and down I was childfree.
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</div><div>I know exactly how you feel. It's a shame that such an exciting time in my life is marred by the fact that I hate my job and hate going to school.

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peachykeen26 · March 2012

Honestly, no. I didn't think I would be getting married until I was like 24-27. I didn't think I would be working full-time and out of school. I didn't think I would live in OH.
But, with a few exceptions, I wouldn't have it any other way.

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