I'm 19 years old, as some of you may know. I've been attempting to get a job- I have a lot of community service under my belt, as well as club leadership positions in college, so I'm hoping it's only a matter of time. Once I can get enough money for it, I want to be on my own, live away from home in an apartment or condo, learning to support myself.
Surprisingly, it's not being on my own that makes me nervous. It's being alone- without a dog.
I have a hunch that once I'm in graduate school with a job and my own place, I just won't be home enough for a dog, unless by some miracle I can work from home. I think it's mostly watching my mom and my brother work from 6am to 4pm every day that assures me of this, more and more by the day. It has me really down, as I have grown up with dogs and can't imagine being without one of my own. I'm going for counseling psychology, so I've got a chance of setting my own schedule once I get the next degree. Once I get through graduate school, I imagine it will get easier and more possible to devote time to a canine friend.
Does anyone have any experience with this, or any advice for me?
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