my mother is gloating that I really wouldn't amount to nothing and that I should just apply at the factory where my dad works because that's where I was destined to go anyway. With all due respect, as she is your mother, that sucks... and I hope you, in a more diplomatic way than this, tell her to 'stick it'. If there's anyone that should be supporting you right now, it's your parents. Clearly, you know you have a better path. Don't let that drag you down. Sorry to hear about the roadblocks for you right now, but hopefully they're temporary. There's no need to apologize, nor is there concern that anyone would delete that post. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif A teaching job will eventually be there for you, and subbing will be a great experience-builder & resume addition. What's bugging me? Crappy, self-absorbed, cheap, disgusting, pointless, vapid, moronic, trashy, vomit-inducing, world-killing 'reality' television spew. Thankfully I have Neil Young to drown out the bile.