The 4 oldest Brats are getting to that age when they have to consider a career. It’s not easy – there are so many possibilities.
It’s not easy to advise them either. We can come up with suggestions and ideas, but at the end of the day, they have to make that call themselves. Their plans are quite diverse, and we think that’s wonderful – after all, what would the world look like if we all had IT jobs…
#1 Brat is heavily into music at the moment, and is enjoying a year at a music academy. I think it’ll be just the one year – she wanted to explore herself and her talent. It may come to something, or not. She wants to travel before she’s stuck with a mortgage, a steady job and kids, and I don’t blame her. She’ll probably be working for a while next year to save up for a trip around the world. I shiver at the prospect, but I understand… As for an education – she’ll get one. When she figures out what she wants.
#2 Brat wants to be a designer, and has done two years of dress design already. She’s still at it, but this last year of high school is more academic, to improve her chances of getting into the schools she wants to attend, in Denmark. Slightly less alarming, but she’ll probably have to take some punches along the way.
#3 Brat wants to be a carpenter, and is well on the way. He needs to find a place to do his apprenticeship as of next year, and has started looking into it already.
#4 Brat is going to high school next year – at the moment she wants to be a psychologist. A daunting prospect, but we’ll be backing her if that’s what she wants.
I’m glad I’m not 18 anymore – I guess I’ll never quite figure out what I’ll be when I grow up, but I’m glad I’ve got my life (at least partially) figured out. And the Brats – well, if they’re happy, I’m happy. They’ll have their share of bloody noses – that’s life – but I hope they’ll be able to find their own ways to happiness without too much grief along the way.
Stumble it!
