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blazey · 04-09-2008, 23:34

Obviously I have no experience of 'back then' but I have a perspective of today that I can share that most people wont have unless they are still studying, single, no kids and live with their parents at the age of 40+, and no disrespect to those that are like that! I know some do exist.

I was not pushed to work hard at primary school, I was just fortunate that I was bright and was encouraged to carry on being so. I got to school, hit my terrible teens and rebelled a bit. Discipline was weak because most of the time I was clever enough to dodge bumping into the teachers that were keeping an eye out for me long enough for them to forget. Nobody taught me about uni, nobody guided me to a career though most people seemed to talk a lot about what college they were going to go to when it got to the end of our final year and I was planning on going to blackburn college to do music. No career in mind because nobody had ever mentioned that.

Changed my mind at the very last minute and did 4 random A levels, had no guidance on which 4 to pick. Dropped out of two because I realised they weren't for me and picked up another two in the second year, which suffered when I lost a friend due to cancer and didn't know who to turn to for support. College support was useless. Scraped through and passed them all though I still had no idea about uni until applications began. Decided I should do law because it was the only thing I enjoyed at college (until I started art), got rejected from all my choices because I didn't have the right A levels.

Went on a summer course, received excellent support from uni and did well, and went on to study law. Now realise that it is a lot of hard work, I never have money and I am entering into one pof the most competitive professions out there.

Would I like to try out the lifestyle of a woman in the 50's and dote on my husband and children and be happy with that? I don't know.

But life now isn't easy with the competition over jobs, juggling family commitments and generally just getting anywhere. Technology is frightening powerful and it's not slowing down and to be quite honest, when 10 year olds are stabbing each other over their pocket money and people are blowing themselves up in the name of a loving God well, I don't know what to think...

but that is life isn't it, and we're pretty much stuck with it. I can't change the world by myself so I'll just have to make the most of what I have.

04-09-2008, 23:34	#23
blazey God Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denton/Oswaldtwistle Posts: 3,638 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 993	Re: was it better back then? Obviously I have no experience of 'back then' but I have a perspective of today that I can share that most people wont have unless they are still studying, single, no kids and live with their parents at the age of 40+, and no disrespect to those that are like that! I know some do exist. I was not pushed to work hard at primary school, I was just fortunate that I was bright and was encouraged to carry on being so. I got to school, hit my terrible teens and rebelled a bit. Discipline was weak because most of the time I was clever enough to dodge bumping into the teachers that were keeping an eye out for me long enough for them to forget. Nobody taught me about uni, nobody guided me to a career though most people seemed to talk a lot about what college they were going to go to when it got to the end of our final year and I was planning on going to blackburn college to do music. No career in mind because nobody had ever mentioned that. Changed my mind at the very last minute and did 4 random A levels, had no guidance on which 4 to pick. Dropped out of two because I realised they weren't for me and picked up another two in the second year, which suffered when I lost a friend due to cancer and didn't know who to turn to for support. College support was useless. Scraped through and passed them all though I still had no idea about uni until applications began. Decided I should do law because it was the only thing I enjoyed at college (until I started art), got rejected from all my choices because I didn't have the right A levels. Went on a summer course, received excellent support from uni and did well, and went on to study law. Now realise that it is a lot of hard work, I never have money and I am entering into one pof the most competitive professions out there. Would I like to try out the lifestyle of a woman in the 50's and dote on my husband and children and be happy with that? I don't know. But life now isn't easy with the competition over jobs, juggling family commitments and generally just getting anywhere. Technology is frightening powerful and it's not slowing down and to be quite honest, when 10 year olds are stabbing each other over their pocket money and people are blowing themselves up in the name of a loving God well, I don't know what to think... but that is life isn't it, and we're pretty much stuck with it. I can't change the world by myself so I'll just have to make the most of what I have.