[[ Stickman & Stickbabe ]]

we're just two simple stickpeople who :-
met,
clicked,
hitched,
till death do us part...


[[ All I want in 2007... ]]

Seeing loved ones happy
Mission trips
Have a cute baby
Learn bridal makeup
Speak Camb/Viet
Pay off our housing loan!


[[ Leaving? ]]

~C-Cup : cupcakes from heaven... (perfect 4 parties)
~My Bali Photo Blog
~Melonbabe (my female sibling)
~Angelia (a kid i tutored, who grew up!)
~WZB (a woman with an expensive rock)
~Get Blobbed... (splish splash plop blobbe)
~My Primary School Classmate
~My pescatarian recipe blog
~Simplicity - making a difference in Kenya
~A visually delightful blog of a stranger
~Another visual treat...
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Tuesday, December 06, 2005
We are not sufficient by ourselves, it seems. In social gatherings, we are always expected to mention our occupation after our names. And almost always, we are stereotyped by our occupation.

In the past, I had to say, "I'm *** and I am a teacher."
Now I say "I am ***, I help people like yourself retire better by creating wealth now."
If I don't like you, I'd say, "I'm ***, I sell insurance."

An ex-Principal who quitted to do direct marketing became so depressed after a while that she found herself saying, "I'm ***, I used to be P of a well-known JC." She confided that she missed the 'respect' it garnered and was sick of her peers' ridicule of her decision to become a saleswoman. [So much for Bluesky and I&E...]

We've all encountered relatives or friends who lose their sense of self-worth and direction after a spin of unemployment. Or retirees who find themselves at a loss in their golden years.

Do we have to be so defined by our jobs? What about the other things that we do? What about the other roles that we play? As someone's mother, as someone's best friend, as someone's sibling, as someone's mentor...

I want to wake up tomorrow and know why I should get out of bed. If not, I ain't getting out of bed, ever.


stickbabe [ 12:09 AM ]