Dollars and Sense

[thegoddoctor]

David was just offered a nice position in a consulting firm. He and I are very happy, although he still has weeks of interviews coming up with other companies, so, in the end, he may not take this particular position with this particular company (although he probably will). For now, what this means is that he is no longer under intense pressure to

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[coondog27]

Wow, congratulations to both of you!

As the real world approaches, the reality of being the oh-so-cliche "Starving Artist" has begun to settle... and yet, I'm strangely content. Somehow, I had the idea that life post-grad would be in some way less than what I have now, diminished in some capacity.

But as the horizon comes into view, and I spend more time with my "in the real world" friends, the more I realize that I already am where I want to be. My parents drove the idea of being fiscally responsible into my head over and over again, and the experience of stepping back and realizing that I already am paying my bills, that I found my own job, that I found my own apartment and moved to where I wanted to live is both humbling and empowering.

I know without a doubt that this won't change a thing about who you are, which in itself, is a beautiful thing.

Wishing you both happiness and success,

John

[thegoddoctor]

Yeah, I went through that same milestone of being independent from the parents. Paying for and having your own name on all your own bills and on your lease, being master of your own life and future apart from your parents: it's empowering. That, for you, it was also humbling shows how good your parents did of raising you as a responsible adult