Like when I grow up, in college, I want to be an Interior desiner. My parents don't think that is a good idea, but I love to design rooms and I'm always drawing in my free time of our house.
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yeah i think its a great job once u love what u r doing and ur determined to stick with it through thick and thin i say go for it most people r in jobs that they dont really want to be doing but it pays the bills so they stick with it so follow your heart
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I help my mom all the time....when i go home on breaks from college...she doesn't have a lot of time due to work so yeah... I think it is the least I can do for her after all she has done for me.
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It sounds like you are really ahead of the game being so dedicated in school and also owning your own home already at so young an age.  If you remember this and focus on what your long term goals are and what rewards will be reaped from your hard work, you will make it!  Can you try taking in a roomate to share your house?  That might help with bills.
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Yes, to everything.  It doesn't matter if your university will provide them.  They will break at the most inopportune times (assuming they worked in the first place and were not horded by roommates)  Don't bring to much for the space, but try to bring everything of your own that you use on a regular basis.  It makes living away from home feel so much better.  And if you can afford I suggest going out and buying new things rather than bringing Mom and Dad's hand-me-downs.  I know for me that I felt more grown up and mature and a little more ready for college because of it.  But not everyone can afford that.  I understand.  I reccommend bringing creature comforts in every way.  College is stressful, your dorm room should not add to it. In fact your room should be a haven for you, that reminds you of home (or if you don't like home, feels like your very own home and not just a room you are borrowing for a semester or eight.
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There are a number of possible choices.  Some require an advanced degree and some only need experience or guts.\n\nTeaching at a local 2-year college (either regular curriculum or adult ed) usually open doors.\n\nMake a deal with a ghost writer and do book on Interior Design.  Another possibility is to open a web site for similar purposes.  This is a good way to catch work over a very wide area.\n\nVisit all of your local home furnishing retailer (not furniture stores, but those whose do design and sell the nic-nacs as well).  Check out the possibility of working either with or through one of them.  A box of business cards would help here.\n\nUpscale paint retail outlets might be another place to check.  Here the idea may be to learn where then get their wholesale supplies to backtrack to the manufacturer.\n\nVisit the on-line employment sites or do a search for “color experts.”  You will find some interesting information in a short period of time.  See one such site below:
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I was in the same dilema once. I too wanted to be a chef - but my parents were against it. I went on to become a chartered accountant. But really even now I dont feel satisfied with my job. I still have the urge to throw away all this and become a chef. My dear, if you are really interested in any particular career - go for it - there is nothing like a bad career. It all depends on your interest for any particular career. The pay depends on your expertise - check this out http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca/occinfo/Content/RequestAction.asp?aspAction=GetHTMLProfile&format=html&OCCPRO_ID=71002102 You can either go for some boring job and repent for the rest of your life or chose what u like - but make sure you make your parents proud one day!
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No, your not letting your parents down, you've worked their for a while, and im sure they have planned or at least "thought about" you moving on and doing other things. If you want though, you can always ask them what they think.
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I agree 100% with you and went through this when I stayed at home with my two children. It seemed like every time people asked me what my occupation was, and I answered a stay at home mother, they would look at me funny or laugh and say "That's not an occupation!" Uhm...yea it is, do you think that your clothes wash, dry and fold themselves? Do you think that your children learn morals and etiquette from daycare or society? Is your food not on the table and the house clean when you come home? That was usually my response.\n\nI really got nicked when I began college four years after staying at home. I was challenged by every professor I had. They would taunt me about being a few minutes late or asking to leave early. We have other things to do as well as take care of our self...we have children.\n\nBut you know what? It's all worth it in the end because we get to laugh at the parents in the store when their child is having a fit on the ground (because our children are taught discipline) and we get to see our children do the best they can all the time because we instilled this in them!\n\nIt gets better! Good choice in staying at home and making your children the best they can be!
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You're young you can do whatever you'd like.\n\nI'd suggest going for a business degree / MBA\n\n( http://www.daylon.com/mbadegree )\n\nThen you can focus on your art from a business perspective.
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A friend of mine had an idea that worked for her. She offered a free one room "re-design" party. The basic concept was that she would re-design one room in your house using only stuff you have around your house. She would take out all the furniture and start from scratch. She would go all over your house picking out items that would look great in the re-design. And then she would put the room back together using stuff you already owned.\n\nShe made it into a party by having me send out invitations to friends of mine (sort of like the candle, pampered chef, etc parties). They came sometime in the morning (between 8 and 9 AM) for just a few minutes to see the "before" of the room (my living room) being redesigned. Then they would go on their way (or they could come the night before if it suited them better). My friend set a certain time for her to be done and my friends came back at any time between 5 and 6 to see my redesigned living room and have some refreshments. It was open house style - they didn't have to stay very long it they couldn't. It generated some business for her - I know my MIL and at least a couple of my friends hired her for their homes after seeing how she redesigned my living room.\n\nFor my friend, at least, it was a great way for her to get her name out there to lots of different people with very little expense (I think the most expense was creating the invitations). I mailed the invites and handled the refreshments. She did all the work - had her hubby help with the heavy lifting stuff.\n\nShe also teamed up with the local newspaper to do a local version of "trading spaces" where she did the interior design of both places.
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What do you do for fun?  Try to make a career out of your favorite hobby.  I was majoring in psychology (which I had wanted to do since I was about 15), and a semester into college I realized it was not for me.  I changed to an "undecided" major and stayed in school for another 2 semesters before realizing that I was in the wrong place.  I transfered to a small art school and moved back in with my parents.  I'm one quarter away from graduating with my culinary arts degree and I couldn't be happier.  Don't look for a program that fits you, figure out what it is that you're good at, and then figure out what you have to do to make a living at it.
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I haven't been forced into taking a career,but when I was in high school it was popular to take computer engineering. When I told my friends I want to be a history major, they all laughed, but I took history anyway and I am now in college doing really good in it.  For me it's improtant to "love" the job that I am going to do. Some people just  go to college to make a lot of money, but I was looking for a job that I can enjoy doing, knowing I made a difference :).
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You might as well do what you want to do because you are going to be the one showing up at work everyday. It may help to show your parents the statistics of college graduates who are doing what they planned to do and how many are forced to take other employment. Many are taking jobs that don't even require degrees because they are educated out of the job market. It would be wonderful if you can learn a skill through an accredited program, find a job and move up. Maybe you can get an apprenticeship and find some mentors in the field who will help you in order to convince your parents this is not the worst decision in the world. Good luck to you.
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I can definitely relate to you, and let me tell you, unless you are happy with the decisions they are making for you then you need to tell them immediately. You are the one that is going to live your life for the rest of your life. Not your parents. I am sure they are doing it out of love and concern for your future, but if it something you cannot stand, you are gonna end up being depressed and resentful. Good Luck!
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No!  Don't give up.  My parents worked so hard all their lives to raise us.  My mom used to stare with longing at the Ed McMahon's sweepstakes, you know?  And I promised myself that one day she's get that house.  I watched mom work herself into a comma.  Dad sometimes worked two or even three jobs to feed all of us.  But when it was my turn, God allowed me to do for them what they did for me.  My mom's got that house and it's nicer than the ones in those magazines...lol.  Please just work hard, make excellent grades and give them their rest when it's your turn.  One day you'll be making lots of money and you will do what's right.  Just remember that every time it gets hard.  They are working for the family, not just for  you.  It's what families are all about.\n\nArena
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yeah im working on this too but my parents are all about grades and shit not that stuff. uhhh what im doing, and it seems to be working, is to take more responsibility and like do crap around the house without them asking. come home when ur told, do stuff u wouldnt normally do, make sure u can do everything to help them out that u possibly can. suck up, be a tool, good luck.
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that depends on what your idea of fun is..... like for me i like to do something in which i can help people out so im deciding to do social welfare..... thats fun for me but may not be fun for some  other people .....\nu shud do what interests u ... that way u'll have fun....\ngo for something u like and wanna do .... \nso if u really want to be an interior designer ..... go for it... u'll find fun in it \nif u're still undecided u can take a quiz to find out which career to choose