Nice. I've had this idea for a while, but not been considering until recently because my dad hates tattoos and would have disowned me for getting one. Don't have to worry now though.

What do you mean? And my family would kill me if i got one.... they are super super super strict.....

Long story short, I got tired of putting up with being treated like a child and beaten by him when he gets extremely pissed or we are rough housing. I moved out and am being helped through college by my mom. When I last saw my dad to get the last of my stuff from him, he refused to talk to me except to tell me what was mine and asking if I wanted any of a few items.

Oh wow.... I need to move back out again.... I had been out at college...... but then i am taking a break and had to move back home.... which sucks....

Yeah. There is more to it than that, but that is about all I feel comfortable explaining here on Tris. The rest is really personal. Only Tiva and my mom know the full story as to what happened and why I left.

And yeah, that would suck. I have been with my mom while going to community college for fall semester, but am going to my intended school starting here in a few days for the spring semester.

That's way cool. I'm hoping to get into the culinary program at our community college, and then possibly going on to a college and do interior design i think.... or maybe music....

Well, just make sure that you love what you do. That way you will never work a day in your life! Or that's how the saying goes at least.

My big thing is going into Criminal Justice and then commissioning as an officer in the Army.

That's way cool. My big thing is cooking, i love to cook. But.... most places don't offer a bachelors degree in that.... and my parents say that i have to get a bachelors or else i'll basically be a failure for the rest of my life....

That's not true. I have friends and people I know who don't have and probably won't get a bachelor's degree (at least for a long time if ever) who will go far in life so long as they keep working hard and the right mind set.

If you want to be a chef, I say go for it. Make sure it is what you want though.

I want to be a caterer. But yeah, that's what my parents say... they won't help me through college if i am just doing that....

Ah, well, I don't know what to say then besides what I already have. Actually, I would say look into it and see what you can find because it seems odd that there isn't at least one school with a bachelor's program in cooking.

And being a caterer would certainly be interesting. Any particular type of food?

I love desserts. and the programs that do have bachelors programs cost over 30k a semester....

Ouch, that is just completely insane.

And any particular type of dessert or just the general area? I know my area of specialty in cooking tends to hover with meats and vegetables. Deserts aren't quite my forte.

I love cookies, pies, cakes, cupcakes..... anything really. i just like making pretty things

Very nice, nothing wrong with that. I tend to be more on taste than presentation, but meh.

Well if it isn't tasty than the presentation doesn't matter....