Shadowed a couple of ENT's today. I can see how the field would appeal to most people; it's got parts diagnostic, what I'd call "problem solving," but then it also has surgical aspects, so you can be hands on.
It's also one of the most competitive specialties out there. Yowzers.
Interestingly enough, when I asked both doctors if there was any particular reason they chose ENT, both replied they originally went into med school thinking they wanted to do pediatrics. Basically, they realized kids are great and all, but when they get the rowdy, loud, rambunctious, annoying ones, it isn't worth it.
And they have a point. Ok, for the record, if anyone were to ask me, I don't like kids. But the truth is, I really don't mind them. I realized whenever I have to interact with a small child, I realize my voice softens. Or gets higher. I don't know, it's weird, but I noticed it one time. However, the really annoying, wild, out of control children are unbearable. Those are the kids I wouldn't mind pushing into the pool and holding them under the water. Just saying.
Have you ever come across a child when s/he's at a certain age when they begin speaking, but they're just so bluntly honest about everything? I wonder at what point do they lose that unabated wonder and learn how to restrain themselves from saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, when to avoid saying something to avoid a conflict. Is this a skill that's learned through observation? Or is it more of the parents' duty to tell the child "no you shouldn't ask those sorts of things" etc?
Sometimes I wish people had just that, that zero-fear-I'm-going-to-tell-you-what-I-think attitude. Or at least, in the right doses. I don't know. Confrontation. It's not exactly pleasant, but it's necessary at times. There's no point in being a coward. Or half-assing it, hiding behind a wall. Not to say I've attempted my fair share of confrontation-avoidance, but hey, when people give you advice, they're really giving the advice to themselves, in a way.
So I finally attended a Wicked Westie weekly dance. DUDE. These people are so frickin good at WCS. It was rather intimidating. MUST LEARN MORE WCS MOVES. Although the cost of admission into the advanced lessons + social dancing is definitely more pricy than what I'm accustomed to in Athens. Oh well.
Also:
STORY OF MY LIFE (pt 3)
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