Acquiescence
#1 Oofy Doofy Jestermaxxer
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Inb4 words words words, I like to rant here get over it
I’ve been agonizing over how the absolute fuck I’m going to 1. Afford multiple expensive hardmaxxing procedures, 2. Afford living on my own one day (parent’s say I can stay with them for a long time, but who knows - I probably wouldn’t garner a whole lot of good will by blowing huge piles of cash on multiple surgeries over the years), and 3. Get as much time off as I need to fully recover from each procedure without destroying my career
And time and time again, the only solution I’ve repeatedly come across (given my abilities and experience) is one which I had already tried pursuing in the past, but dropped out of due to not being prepared for how brutal it was going to be - the trades
I’m older and more experienced now, and will fully expect the grind to come. But if I want to ascend, even as an oldcel, this is the only way
Not many other career paths out there that will let you just straight up disappear for weeks and months at a time, then come back and be entirely able to pick right back up where you left off
The only big catch is - you have to be an experienced, licensed journeyman in whatever trade you specialize in to do something like that. Which means, to get there you’ll be totally owned for 4-5 years straight by an apprenticeship program. Aka, fat chance of getting any sort of extended leave at all during that time, much less for cosmetic surgery
So, I’m gonna be pushing 30 when it’s all said and done. And probably aged as fuck too. I’ll do my best to stay healthy, keep my softmaxxes up, but Father Time and harsh working environments take no prisoners. This is how it’s gonna have to be. Should’ve done this years ago right out of high school, but here we are.
I’m also biting the bullet and going to see a psychiatrist again after pussying out a while back - not for bp related shit, but for legitimate functional mental health issues. Gotta be prepared for the rigors of both the trades workplace and surgery recovery
The only plus here is I’ll have a fuckload of money to burn on any surgery I want when it’s all said and done. I will have 30k saved up already by the end of this year, which was supposed to go to OBO next year. But with this new path, I’ll have well over 6 figures by the time I’m truly ready to go under the knife.
Good luck to any other brocels out there navigating this nightmarish fate of shit looks
I’ve been agonizing over how the absolute fuck I’m going to 1. Afford multiple expensive hardmaxxing procedures, 2. Afford living on my own one day (parent’s say I can stay with them for a long time, but who knows - I probably wouldn’t garner a whole lot of good will by blowing huge piles of cash on multiple surgeries over the years), and 3. Get as much time off as I need to fully recover from each procedure without destroying my career
And time and time again, the only solution I’ve repeatedly come across (given my abilities and experience) is one which I had already tried pursuing in the past, but dropped out of due to not being prepared for how brutal it was going to be - the trades
I’m older and more experienced now, and will fully expect the grind to come. But if I want to ascend, even as an oldcel, this is the only way
Not many other career paths out there that will let you just straight up disappear for weeks and months at a time, then come back and be entirely able to pick right back up where you left off
The only big catch is - you have to be an experienced, licensed journeyman in whatever trade you specialize in to do something like that. Which means, to get there you’ll be totally owned for 4-5 years straight by an apprenticeship program. Aka, fat chance of getting any sort of extended leave at all during that time, much less for cosmetic surgery
So, I’m gonna be pushing 30 when it’s all said and done. And probably aged as fuck too. I’ll do my best to stay healthy, keep my softmaxxes up, but Father Time and harsh working environments take no prisoners. This is how it’s gonna have to be. Should’ve done this years ago right out of high school, but here we are.
I’m also biting the bullet and going to see a psychiatrist again after pussying out a while back - not for bp related shit, but for legitimate functional mental health issues. Gotta be prepared for the rigors of both the trades workplace and surgery recovery
The only plus here is I’ll have a fuckload of money to burn on any surgery I want when it’s all said and done. I will have 30k saved up already by the end of this year, which was supposed to go to OBO next year. But with this new path, I’ll have well over 6 figures by the time I’m truly ready to go under the knife.
Good luck to any other brocels out there navigating this nightmarish fate of shit looks
