*Disclaimer: This post is a product of my overactive imagination. Except for the stalking med students part.
Parents are SO WEIRD about dating. They yelled at me for dating in high school, and throughout college they didn't want me to date because I was supposed to focus on school and get good grades. However, now that I'm almost done with law school, the question is WHY DON'T I HAVE A BOYFRIEND? WHERE WILL I MEET SOMEONE AFTER I GRADUATE?! I don't understand how my parents expect me to not date at all and then BOOM! have a boyfriend the next day.
Recently, my mom has been getting a little worried that I'm going to be an old maid and never find a suitable husband. Of course, he has to be a doctor. No, not a lawyer. A doctor.
Parents are SO WEIRD about dating. They yelled at me for dating in high school, and throughout college they didn't want me to date because I was supposed to focus on school and get good grades. However, now that I'm almost done with law school, the question is WHY DON'T I HAVE A BOYFRIEND? WHERE WILL I MEET SOMEONE AFTER I GRADUATE?! I don't understand how my parents expect me to not date at all and then BOOM! have a boyfriend the next day.
Recently, my mom has been getting a little worried that I'm going to be an old maid and never find a suitable husband. Of course, he has to be a doctor. No, not a lawyer. A doctor.
"Mom," I said, "I'm going to be a lawyer. Why can't I marry a lawyer, too?"
"Exactly. You were SUPPOSED to be a doctor, and you FAILED. So the next best thing is for you to MARRY a doctor. I WANT A DOCTOR IN THE FAMILY!!!"
Crap. Where am I supposed to meet a DOCTOR?
I was going to go to the BU med school and conveniently get "lost" in the hallway, then wait around staring at the ceiling until I spotted some decent-looking doctor to ask for directions. Of course, I didn't think far enough ahead to figure out what would happen if he was married, or had a girlfriend, or didn't bother to ask me for my number. No, in my head, the plan would work flawlessly - there I would be, standing in the corner, lost and alone. He would turn the corner with a fierce sense of confidence and spot me - there would be something like a halo above my head and a glow of white light, with the hallelujah chorus in the background, and we would instantly fall in love.
I was going to go to the BU med school and conveniently get "lost" in the hallway, then wait around staring at the ceiling until I spotted some decent-looking doctor to ask for directions. Of course, I didn't think far enough ahead to figure out what would happen if he was married, or had a girlfriend, or didn't bother to ask me for my number. No, in my head, the plan would work flawlessly - there I would be, standing in the corner, lost and alone. He would turn the corner with a fierce sense of confidence and spot me - there would be something like a halo above my head and a glow of white light, with the hallelujah chorus in the background, and we would instantly fall in love.
On second thought, the campus is about a 45 minute ride from where I live. Is it worth it? And what if I actually DO get lost, and there are NO hot med students?! Then I would be stuck, wandering around the med school forever due to my inability to find a way out!
No, stalking students at the med school is out of the question. It's too risky!
A doctor... a doctor.. hmm...
A doctor... a doctor.. hmm...
All of a sudden, a lightbulb goes off in my head. Wait a minute! I'm going to be a lawyer, right? I'm in LAW SCHOOL. And what kind of degree do lawyers get? A JURIS DOCTOR!!! Ah-ha! All my problems are solved!
Although I'm not sure that this is what my mom had in mind ....
**As much as I would like to claim full credit for the above comic, my friend came up with the brilliant idea. THANKS
how about being a JD with a CPR license? does that solve the problem? :)
ReplyDeleteaii, story of my life too! T.T
ReplyDeleteI am very committed to the idea of being called "Doctor" after law school . . . after all, we have to wear the crazy magician doctor graduation robes and J.D. DOES have doctor in it!
ReplyDelete"I was going to go to the BU med school and conveniently get 'lost' in the hallway, then wait around staring at the ceiling until I spotted some decent-looking doctor to ask for directions."
ReplyDelete^ HAHAHAHA!
All joking aside, never settle because of an imaginary time limit set by our own insecurities. The man upstairs has it taken care of... on your behalf :)