it's not often i swing by this tumblr but occasionally things jump out at me. one of the funny things about taking the path less traveled is the tons of naysayers along the way. the singaporean auntie is one of them. i'm fortunate to have relatively thick skin when it comes to these things, but my poor mister often has (well-meaning?) aunties berating him for 'letting' me go back to school. and after they're done tsktsk-ing me, they turn their talons on him. it wouldn't be fair to generalise and say everyone who tells us we're crazy settled themselves. but it is irksome to feel like we need to repeatedly justify our life choices and that's why i rather say i'm a housewife (most recently on the plane and it worked! instant conversation killer :)) than go over the tired spiel.
and of course there's always the kind soul who's encouraging and tells us we're doing something awesome. we've met quite a few people like that lately and it's always nice to have someone say, "i know it's hard but it's gonna be so worth it!" in fact, we'd the absolute privilege of lunching with one of my heroes last week. he's one of the best neurosurgeons on the planet yet remains humble and unassuming. he's eschewed the siren call of private practice to operate on people who need him but can't afford him otherwise.
and of course there's always the kind soul who's encouraging and tells us we're doing something awesome. we've met quite a few people like that lately and it's always nice to have someone say, "i know it's hard but it's gonna be so worth it!" in fact, we'd the absolute privilege of lunching with one of my heroes last week. he's one of the best neurosurgeons on the planet yet remains humble and unassuming. he's eschewed the siren call of private practice to operate on people who need him but can't afford him otherwise.
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