2015 - 365 people - Person Number Three

03-01-2015
"The Realistic Dreamer"
So today, I was talking to my close friend. I've known her for years, I could pick out christmas presents for her with my eyes closed, I could order her a drink from the bar without asking her, and I could tell you what happened on that Thursday night that we'll try not to mention again! But how did she get here, how did she become the girl I know and love... I delved in further to find out.

"What did you want to grow up to be when you were a child?"
"All sorts of things; teacher, nurse, popstar, zookeeper. The world was my damn oyster! One thing I did get really serious about was, I wanted to be a 'monkey/primate expert'..." she laughs. "My mum would buy me loads of toys and books about them"."Then when I got a bit older and more realistic, I wanted to be a midwife or nursery nurse. So I did a childcare course at college which included a placement working with toddlers and I discovered I hated children!".

Honest!

"Would you ever consider midwifery again?"
"I think so yeah. But I think more to be there for the mums and give them support more than the babies. I don't think I'd be a very good one though. You need to be nice and supportive and loving, my idea of being supportive and loving is to give people a good kick up the ass and tell them to man the fuck up" 

Bless her, this girl's been through a hell of a lot and yet she's come so far! She's excelling in her retail job and as long as you don't bring kids into the store, she's pleasant and lovely!

Here's to you "Realistic Dreamer" Happy 2015!

Kisses J xx