<p>missypie, that’s so true! That is one potential pitfall of starting off at a relatively high-paying legal job. It is heart-breaking when people become committed financially to a certain lifestyle that requires one or both spouses to work in high stress jobs - when perhaps a smaller house and a slightly lower standard of living could provide a comfortable and rewarding life for the family.</p>
<p>I had children quickly once I finished law school. I’ve never had a traditional career as an attorney due to my husband’s very stressful job at the time which required a great deal of regular relocation. Finally it got to the point where I just said, I don’t want to do this anymore. We relocated near my parents and both of us worked pretty low-level jobs for a while. In the long run it was worth it; go figure though- my husband’s now back in a high-stress, higher paying job. At least we don’t need to move every couple of years though. </p>
<p>When you’re young it’s easy to think you can sustain a certain pace to maintain a certain lifestyle. As you get older, though, other things may take priority.</p>
<p>My younger D’s best friend’s parents are both doctors but took paths that have really allowed for the family life. She is a radiologist and he is an ER doc. They have set schedules, have regular on-call hours and are VERY handy to have around at sporting events! We have heart and orthopedic surgeons around as well, but I have to say the ER doc is a good thing!! I was reading an article recently that said with all this health care stuff, the need for your general practitioner is going to be huge in the next decade. I believe it. Son loves science - specifically biochem and molecular bio - but doctor is not on his list of career aspirations. I know the world is changing and careers should be considered, but I just don’t think people should HAVE to know what they’re going to be when they grow up until they get a little more life under their belt.</p>
<p>Almost everyone I know who went to law school does not practice law specifically. But every single one of them say they wouldn’t be nearly as employable or successful without it. From my H’s point of view, he’d love to have a law degree as it would be a helluva lot cheaper when it came to his signing contracts and writing them!!!</p>
<p>H, who works in hospital, says if our D wants to be in medicine he would steer her to radiology or anesthesiology. Radiologists can often read films by computer off site and it will become more common as time goes by. Perfect for a woman with a home life. Anesthesiologists or nusrse anesthetists also have some flexibility with coverage. ER docs employed by the hospitals is a nice gig!</p>
<p>Something becoming more common in our area is the “hospitalist” - physicians who only have practices in the hospital. More and more of our local physicians do not provide in-hospital care, leaving it in the hands of physicians employed by the hospital itself. Was viewed with some skepticism initially but I think most folks are satisfied with the care. And no issues with coverage/on call for the hospitalists either- it’s built into the system. </p>
<p>Moda, D thought she might want to be a doctor but now has realized there are other areas she’d rather be involved in. Agree that the more life you live the more you realize how many opportunities there are.</p>
<p>And back to the more mundane: D is moving into her first apartment on Saturday and I feel woefully unprepared. Those of you who have done this before- what items would you absolutely recommend having those first couple of days?</p>
<p>cleaning supplies and food! :)</p>
<p>The apartment had better be clean! They are charged a non-refundable $300 “refurbishing” fee so I am not planning on doing any cleaning whatsoever. If you hear hollering in Minnesota all the way from Virginia you’ll know it was me yelling over a less than immaculate apartment!</p>
<p>In my experience, hospitalist = more fragmented care.
(Gets off soapbox.)</p>
<p>Sabaray - bring a small selection of dishes/ flatware and some VERY basic cooking gear. She’s gonna need to eat that cereal out of something!</p>
<p>sabaray, how about lighting and a fan (if there’s no ac)?</p>
<p>Happily, peonies, there is a/c! She does have a fan for circulation and a few lights from her room at home. We’re donating a couch that I hate but every minute it seems I am thinking of something new. Hopefully she and her roomie will figure it all out. I need to just stop worrying. Easier said than done!</p>
<p>This is sweet. Watch the video if you have two minutes.</p>
<p>[Student</a> with Autism is Class Salutatorian, Delivers High School Graduation Speech - ABC News](<a href=“Autistic Salutatorian Delivers High School Graduation Speech - ABC News”>Autistic Salutatorian Delivers High School Graduation Speech - ABC News)</p>
<p>Missy… I LOVED it. Actually posted to my facebook!! :)</p>
<p>S is doing the JD MBA route. We’ll see where he ends up. Ultimately he would like to do corporate law but that could take him a while to get there after school is what I’ve been told.</p>
<p>D likes the math and science route but didn’t think that she would be good with people (she wouldn’t!). She is planning on clinical immunology - basically work in a lab. She would be good at that. Just finished her freshman year so we’ll see what she ends up doing.</p>
<p>Re: the salutatorian…could somebody pass the Kleenex?</p>
<p>^
What a wonderful and inspiring story!</p>
<p>That young man’s speech was wonderful. I especially loved the bit about the “institutions”.</p>
<p>Inspiring speech for the parents forum! Being a committed, supportive parent can make such a difference in the lives of our children.</p>
<p>Some pages back someone asked whether eggniece had hep A vaccination before going overseas. I’m getting info 3rd hand, but it sounds like she did not. She is feeling better and is back in class.</p>
<p>That’s great news about eggniece! Best wishes to her for the remainder of her time in China.</p>