I left
one of the top schools in england halfway through A levels, because I was fed up of fulfilling all my assessment objectives rather than actually being taught a subject I had a passion for. All my so called friends couldn't understand what the hell I was doing, and broke contact with me. Now I laugh as they apply for MAs because they can't break out of the education cycle, and they haven't got a sodding clue what they want from their lives, while I earn money doing what I enjoy.

You are no longer part of what fits into their narrow minded idea of the "right" course of action, and disapproval is that much easier than trying to understand. They'll continue in the same fashion until they die, whilst you might actually have a shot at doing what it is you want to do, and make a mark on the world.

Good luck to you pickle xx
( Madam Marlboro wonders if you've found her yet, Mon 14 Jul 2008, 20:03, Reply)