@Foxthorn He hopes to be a Prof. Literature. He could have done anything, but that's his love.
@poemblaze I understand completely :) I got my masters in literature before switching to engineering. I have several friends who are lit professors and they love what they do.
@Foxthorn I was an English major. It was my only strength. Higher math is when I run out of fingers and toes. But I was ready to take a break from school when I got my undergrad degree. Then I never went back. My son is doing what I should have.
@poemblaze I was a terrible lit major. I think they passed me out of pity. I'm a much better engineer for having that lit background though. Having communication and writing skills in a field full of introverts who can't write is incredibly helpful.
@Foxthorn I was not a great Lit student either. I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up
@poemblaze my goal when I grow up is to be that retired old person who spends their day gardening, reading, playing with dogs, and screaming "stay off my lawn whippersnappers!!"
@Foxthorn That gardening stuff sounds too much like work. 😁
@poemblaze A lot of work, but the rewards are so yummy!
@Foxthorn True. We always had a big garden when I was growing up.
@Foxthorn You're not intrusive.
@poemblaze I love NC. It's not a place I'd ever thought about living but I'm glad I took the move when it was offered. What subject area will your son's doctorate be in? (If you don't mind sharing... ignore me if I'm being too intrusive).