This afternoon I went to visit a teacher friend of mine.  She just had a baby and is going crazy at home alone so I went to hang out with her for a couple hours and chatted a bit about next year.

 

Thing is, last August, I came back to Ontario from Whistler, and although I can't really say I regret it as I have payed off a ton of dept, and have been having a fab year with my class, I can say that I don't think I made the right decision. Thing is, I didn't really have much of a choice.  I have been travelling tons, and have had a pretty great life up to now. But this summer, things went down back home and my parents asked me to come home. And I listened. I know, what kind of 26 year old still lets their parents tell them what to do. But there are so many other factors.  My parents needed me around, they needed the family back together. There were so many deaths and illnesses in the family that my parents just needed me to be here. So, for the first time that I can remember, I was unselfish and came home to Ontario, as much as I knew it wouldn't make me happy.

 

I knew then that I would be moving back to BC as soon as I could. Hopefully back to Whistler. I was hoping to be there all of this summer, but now with all these weddings (would people stop getting married already!!) I'm going to have to stick around for a bit (and head back for a week or 2 at the end of Sept-beginning of October).  But my parents are trying to guilt me into staying here again. I keep trying to explain to them why I need to go, but they don't see it.

 

Anyway, I went to talk to this friend because she was there when I started my career, I get tons of calls for jobs all over ontario because of her, and she really knows me. So we sat down and had a chat about me leaving.  She is a bit biased because as she is on maternity leave, she wants me to take her class from Sept to Dec next year.  However, after a couple hours, she's 100% behind me. All the doubts I had about leaving have been erased.. mainly because I know I can come back here and get a job if things don't work out in BC.

 

Now, I have to go home on Thursday and confront my parents again.  And let them know this is for real.  My new fear isn't leaving for BC, it's them not giving me the 10 000$ loan they were going to give me to help me finishing paying off my OSAP. And seeing as I didn't win the 649 last night, I need that money. If anyone has a plan that has me keeping the $ and making my mum and dad AND me happy, please feel free to let me know!