Girls. Ha!A_B wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:18 amYeah, Orthodontists always seem to be doing pretty good. When the only people that walk through your door know that they're gonna be paying for it mostly out of pocket anyway, and you don't have to deal as much with insurance companies that's pretty good. Typically, only people that can pay for it get orthodontic work.AussieDave wrote:I don't know if I could have done the pharmacy thing...I worked at a drug store my senior year of high school, and it always seemed to me like the pharmacists mostly counted pills and typed up labels for pill bottles.
I always joke when I go to my kid's orthodontic appointments that I wish I had studied harder in college and gone that route. The guy is always in a great mood...has a big practice...and drives a big black Mercedes sedan.
But truthfully, I probably would have done the same thing I'm doing now, but I wish I had taken the opportunity to go do grad school and get a PHd. I had a big name in the particle physics game ready to write me a recommendation, and that would have opened a lot of doors. But I was sick of going to school, and being poor, so I had him write me a recommendation to get a job instead.
I'll be thrilled to death when my girls are past the braces stage.
If you could do college all over, what would you study?
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Can we ban AB for misgendering and dead naming?A_B wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:23 amGirls. Ha!A_B wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:18 amYeah, Orthodontists always seem to be doing pretty good. When the only people that walk through your door know that they're gonna be paying for it mostly out of pocket anyway, and you don't have to deal as much with insurance companies that's pretty good. Typically, only people that can pay for it get orthodontic work.AussieDave wrote:I don't know if I could have done the pharmacy thing...I worked at a drug store my senior year of high school, and it always seemed to me like the pharmacists mostly counted pills and typed up labels for pill bottles.
I always joke when I go to my kid's orthodontic appointments that I wish I had studied harder in college and gone that route. The guy is always in a great mood...has a big practice...and drives a big black Mercedes sedan.
But truthfully, I probably would have done the same thing I'm doing now, but I wish I had taken the opportunity to go do grad school and get a PHd. I had a big name in the particle physics game ready to write me a recommendation, and that would have opened a lot of doors. But I was sick of going to school, and being poor, so I had him write me a recommendation to get a job instead.
I'll be thrilled to death when my girls are past the braces stage.
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That's fantastic, AB. Congratulations!
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Oh, my children would be the first to do so.The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:41 amCan we ban AB for misgendering and dead naming?A_B wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:23 amGirls. Ha!A_B wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:18 amYeah, Orthodontists always seem to be doing pretty good. When the only people that walk through your door know that they're gonna be paying for it mostly out of pocket anyway, and you don't have to deal as much with insurance companies that's pretty good. Typically, only people that can pay for it get orthodontic work.AussieDave wrote:I don't know if I could have done the pharmacy thing...I worked at a drug store my senior year of high school, and it always seemed to me like the pharmacists mostly counted pills and typed up labels for pill bottles.
I always joke when I go to my kid's orthodontic appointments that I wish I had studied harder in college and gone that route. The guy is always in a great mood...has a big practice...and drives a big black Mercedes sedan.
But truthfully, I probably would have done the same thing I'm doing now, but I wish I had taken the opportunity to go do grad school and get a PHd. I had a big name in the particle physics game ready to write me a recommendation, and that would have opened a lot of doors. But I was sick of going to school, and being poor, so I had him write me a recommendation to get a job instead.
I'll be thrilled to death when my girls are past the braces stage.
Tangentially, this week I learned that the term "cross-dressing" is not kosher.
My gall is sufficiently mitigated. Thank you for your concern.
Re: If you could do college all over, what would you study?
Oooo, cultural appropriation. Add in the bagel obsession and someone has a problem.A_B wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:25 amOh, my children would be the first to do so.The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:41 amCan we ban AB for misgendering and dead naming?A_B wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:23 amGirls. Ha!A_B wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:18 amYeah, Orthodontists always seem to be doing pretty good. When the only people that walk through your door know that they're gonna be paying for it mostly out of pocket anyway, and you don't have to deal as much with insurance companies that's pretty good. Typically, only people that can pay for it get orthodontic work.AussieDave wrote:I don't know if I could have done the pharmacy thing...I worked at a drug store my senior year of high school, and it always seemed to me like the pharmacists mostly counted pills and typed up labels for pill bottles.
I always joke when I go to my kid's orthodontic appointments that I wish I had studied harder in college and gone that route. The guy is always in a great mood...has a big practice...and drives a big black Mercedes sedan.
But truthfully, I probably would have done the same thing I'm doing now, but I wish I had taken the opportunity to go do grad school and get a PHd. I had a big name in the particle physics game ready to write me a recommendation, and that would have opened a lot of doors. But I was sick of going to school, and being poor, so I had him write me a recommendation to get a job instead.
I'll be thrilled to death when my girls are past the braces stage.
Tangentially, this week I learned that the term "cross-dressing" is not kosher.
I felt aswirl with warm secretions.
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I've learned nothing about managing with empathy.
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Based on my experiences the last few months, absolutely pre-law.
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Maybe you should have gotten a degree in gender studies instead.A_B wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:25 amOh, my children would be the first to do so.The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:41 amCan we ban AB for misgendering and dead naming?A_B wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:23 amGirls. Ha!A_B wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:18 amYeah, Orthodontists always seem to be doing pretty good. When the only people that walk through your door know that they're gonna be paying for it mostly out of pocket anyway, and you don't have to deal as much with insurance companies that's pretty good. Typically, only people that can pay for it get orthodontic work.AussieDave wrote:I don't know if I could have done the pharmacy thing...I worked at a drug store my senior year of high school, and it always seemed to me like the pharmacists mostly counted pills and typed up labels for pill bottles.
I always joke when I go to my kid's orthodontic appointments that I wish I had studied harder in college and gone that route. The guy is always in a great mood...has a big practice...and drives a big black Mercedes sedan.
But truthfully, I probably would have done the same thing I'm doing now, but I wish I had taken the opportunity to go do grad school and get a PHd. I had a big name in the particle physics game ready to write me a recommendation, and that would have opened a lot of doors. But I was sick of going to school, and being poor, so I had him write me a recommendation to get a job instead.
I'll be thrilled to death when my girls are past the braces stage.
Tangentially, this week I learned that the term "cross-dressing" is not kosher.
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Way to go, AB. Hopefully this helps you get promoted before Mr. Peabody’s coal truck hauls you away.
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