➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[ShrekDawg]

And okay, I guess it'd be college cause it wasn't released until 2013 and I graduated HS in 2012 but this is the movie. I cried lol

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

Wow that's awesome! Well, not the sick animals (sorry ) but that you liked it and knew what you wanted to do/found something you liked and it was so clear.

I thought about being a vet when I was younger cause I love animals but I don't think I could handle putting animals down/lots of death and gross stuff, and plus I also realized it was a ton of school and practically harder than med school (scary lol). So then I decided against that.

Thank you. Bailey, the basset, has since passed on, and Oliver is still okay! We have moments with him but we just take it day by day.

I’ve still got a lot of schooling to do, and I know it will be hard but biology based science is my thing. I’m finishing my associates of science this year and moving into my bachelors of animal science. I’m 19 so I’ve got some time. I’ve got all but one non-science related prerequisites for vet school finished, and that one will be done once I get to university.

And I've got like a million ideas of what I want to do but don't do any of them or put any effort into any of them. I feel like I'm just wasting my life away at this point and have been for a while.



That's a good idea! I thought about volunteering for them in high school but idk. There was actually this camp thing I wanted to do in high school or right after but then I never did. I gotta remember the name of it but I watched this movie called Camp on Netflix and at the end there was a clip and little word blurb thing from the camp, turns out it was/is actually a real camp and real story it was based on, and I had one of those aha moments but then I decided it was too late or whatever that year and I was really scared so I was like next summer. Well then next summer guess what happened? Next year. So for like two years I kept saying "next year" and then I eventually forgot about it. I was basically just a coward and decided it was too hard and scary. It sounds really stupid but it's this Christian summer camp for foster kids and they go for like a week or two every summer and I think they pair you up with a kid or maybe a few kids, not sure. It sounded awesome and after watching the movie (and almost crying) and then realizing it was a real camp I was like I NEED TO DO THIS. Even looked it up and everything. But then sometimes the kids don't like you and might bite you or spit on you or whatever and I was selfish/a coward and was like I don't wanna get spit on or bit or have the kids run away or hate me or whatever so I never did it. If the camp still exists and if I'm not too old now, I think I would like to do it. I think I could possibly help those kids if I stopped being selfish and thought of someone besides myself. But I don't even know if I could now. At the time, an 18 year old is relatable to kids, a 24, almost 25, year old, not so much.

It’s okay to start small! Even just volunteering at shelters to help kids, or the big brother program. A camp is a really big jump from a youth program, that’s like forty youth programs in one setting! Also, no matter your age, as long as you are still a kid at heart, you’ll still connect to the kids.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Thank you. Bailey, the basset, has since passed on, and Oliver is still okay! We have moments with him but we just take it day by day.

I’ve still got a lot of schooling to do, and I know it will be hard but biology based science is my thing. I’m finishing my associates of science this year and moving into my bachelors of animal science. I’m 19 so I’ve got some time. I’ve got all but one non-science related prerequisites for vet school finished, and that one will be done once I get to university.


It’s okay to start small! Even just volunteering at shelters to help kids, or the big brother program. A camp is a really big jump from a youth program, that’s like forty youth programs in one setting! Also, no matter your age, as long as you are still a kid at heart, you’ll still connect to the kids.

Sorry about Bailey! We had a Bailey too. A yellow Lab. Had to put him down in 2009 at 13. Got him at 18 months. And glad to hear Oliver is still kicking!

And sorry to scare you about vet school! I realize now I was saying how hard it is and stuff and forgot you were in it sorry! I'm sure you'll do great! But wow! You've gotten a lot done already! Did you start early or something?

And thanks, that's true. A camp might be a little chaotic and overwhelming. But then again big brother might be more scary/overwhelming because it's a much longer commitment instead of only like a week and the kids really bond closely to you like a real sibling/mentor so it might be more pressure. Idk.

And aw I suppose that's true, thanks.

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

Sorry about Bailey! We had a Bailey too. A yellow Lab. Had to put him down in 2009 at 13. Got him at 18 months. And glad to hear Oliver is still kicking!

And sorry to scare you about vet school! I realize now I was saying how hard it is and stuff and forgot you were in it sorry! I'm sure you'll do great! But wow! You've gotten a lot done already! Did you start early or something?

And thanks, that's true. A camp might be a little chaotic and overwhelming. But then again big brother might be more scary/overwhelming because it's a much longer commitment instead of only like a week and the kids really bond closely to you like a real sibling/mentor so it might be more pressure. Idk.

And aw I suppose that's true, thanks.

Pft, you can’t scare me for vet school. I’m hard-headed, and don’t know when to quit! As long as I keep my grades up and do well on my testing, I’ll figure out a way to get in. I didn’t start early, I did summer courses, and decided overloading myself every semester was a great idea!

That is true on the program. I’m sure there is something out there that will get you some experience! I wonder if you could shadow someone? Like people do for doctors, vets, police officers, etc. I’m not sure!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Pft, you can’t scare me for vet school. I’m hard-headed, and don’t know when to quit! As long as I keep my grades up and do well on my testing, I’ll figure out a way to get in. I didn’t start early, I did summer courses, and decided overloading myself every semester was a great idea!

That is true on the program. I’m sure there is something out there that will get you some experience! I wonder if you could shadow someone? Like people do for doctors, vets, police officers, etc. I’m not sure!

I'm sure you'll get in!! And LOL hopefully you weren't too stressed out!

Maybe, not sure if they have that. Although idk what the big deal with the program or even camp is. So a kid gets attached to me. Big deal. What's so wrong with that? What's the worst thing that could happen? Idk what I'm so afraid of.

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

I'm sure you'll get in!! And LOL hopefully you weren't too stressed out!

Maybe, not sure if they have that. Although idk what the big deal with the program or even camp is. So a kid gets attached to me. Big deal. What's so wrong with that? What's the worst thing that could happen? Idk what I'm so afraid of.

It is scary though, I don’t blame you for being weary. The thought of getting attached to the kid is probably where the fear stems from, or just general anxiety. I don’t know any of that stuff though lol! I know when I worked for my grandmother’s daycare (she had a lot of not-so-great upbringing kids) I got attached to the kids too, but I knew that they had at least gotten some benefit of me being there.

 

[ShrekDawg]

It is scary though, I don’t blame you for being weary. The thought of getting attached to the kid is probably where the fear stems from, or just general anxiety. I don’t know any of that stuff though lol! I know when I worked for my grandmother’s daycare (she had a lot of not-so-great upbringing kids) I got attached to the kids too, but I knew that they had at least gotten some benefit of me being there.

Yeah, I'm sure they would probably benefit which is why I'm trying to convince myself to do it/not be so selfish but tbh I think a lot of my apprehension stems from selfish reasons where I'm like if I get attached to the kid, I'm gonna have to talk to them a lot/what if they call or text a lot, and especially with BB/BS you have to hang out with them a lot/make time for outings and stuff like that. Which isn't bad but idk. It's selfish. Like I don't wanna make the time or get that close or something. But then it is also some true worry or whatever like what if they hate me or something or what if they get really attached and then I move or have to work or something. Idk.

 

[Cyprus]

Have a great day, @KDOGG331

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

Bad picture but it’s all I could get. Our best friend from the air was sitting on the fence just hanging out. I went to grab the airsoft gun to get off some warning shots and it flew away.

 

[Kiki]

BINGO!!!! I love him. He is already huge!