weird, right?

Lots and lots of nano-writing lately, which is great. Last week, though, Cass and I did our careers project together, and it got me thinking. Like, really, really thinking. And I think...I think I'm going into substance abuse social work.

Weird, right? I mean, the idea just kind of popped into my head, and nothing...nothing's really felt as right as this idea does. It makes sense, doesn't it? My mom's an alcoholic, so I'm going to go help people stop being alcoholics. And meth addicts, and speed freaks....I really love the idea of helping people break their chemical addictions, and then go on to lead healthy, happy lives, and be valuable members of society, and get back to the real world again. I knew I wanted to help people, I just wasn't sure how. But this is something I've always felt passionately about, and it's something I'd really like to pursue.

The weirdest part is how everyone's taking it. I thought my parents would be like 'no, no way in hell' y'know, because it can get dangerous, and stuff. The only thing my mom said was that she was pretty sure they like you to have been chemically addicted at some point or another...which, you know, I haven't. That doesn't mean I'm any less familiar with the psychology of addiction, though. My life, so far, has been trying to get my mom to see me in the shadow of her alcohol addiction. I have a lifetime of experience, don't I?

I don't know. My mind might change, the world might turn a different way....but right now, this is what I want to do, it is the direction I am taking...and it's something I'm pretty passionate about. Yay, me!