That at least one of my kids would decide not to
"temporarily" drop out of university!
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 11:22, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Oh dear : (
Btw! You wouldn't happen to know Jeff Bridges would you?
( girlinthehole, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 11:25, Reply)

Nope sorry, don't even know who he is.
It will save us a lot of money but they are nuts! My oldest dropped out of a 4 year nursing program after three full years with high honors. Now she is waiting tables. I guess what matters is that she is happy but she will probably regret it later. (Oh, well, more money for trips to Europe now).
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 11:31, Reply)

Through the magic of Google I just figured/remembered out who he is.
Geeze, he is getting old looking (of course I still have the fresh blush of youth even at over 50).

You can do better!
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 11:39, Reply)

Aw what a lovely thing to say.
But unfortunately I seem to be obsessed with him at the moment.
( girlinthehole, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 12:40, Reply)

Sometimes it's for the best.
My mate dropped out in the first year, now he's a wine taster. He travels the world getting paid to drink wine.
(PsychoChomp, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 11:25, Reply)

Bollocks
7 years at university and I've still got to fund my own alcoholism!

Higher Education: it might open doors, but it doesn't seem to be opening any bottles...
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 11:41, Reply)

And sometimes its not for the best
My sister did a year at one uni failed so retook the first year. Then fell in love with some guy at the end of the year and moved to his uni starting the first year again, at the end of that year she changed course when they broke up. Then she passed her first year, then she passed her second year wow great we thought this is good. Then she fell in love, got pregnant, dropped out, broke up with guy and is now a secretary. Result 5 years at uni and nothing to show for it (except my niece of course)
( Peej, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 11:35, Reply)

My oldest did manage to get pregnant this past fall but had a miscarriage which was
probably for the best. I'm way too young to be a grandfather and she still likes partying too much to be a good mother. (As for the boyfriend..... it's too bad they don't let fathers shoot them anymore).
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Mon 15 Mar 2010, 11:42, Reply)