sean wookie said:
The pills are legit. I take around 8 pills a day for things such as Acid Reflux, ADHD, Allergies, and Depression.
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I understand that, but I feel like it is worth the risk. I am not my Father. I don't feel content living in one place my whole life.
This may be crazy to say but I think I feel what Luke Skywalker must have felt when he wanted to leave the planet of Tatooine.
My parents have been trying to dissuade me saying I might be DQ'd because I take medication and stuff like that.
Since they are all prescribed you should be okay for the Peace Corps.
You are not alone in feeling that way. I grew up in a relatively small city, there wasn't a whole lot there and most kids felt like Luke Skywalker. I know very few kids I grew up with who stuck around, they all joined the military, married someone who lived far away, or enrolled in colleges on the other side of the country first chance they got.
I was the same way, I couldn't wait to leave the confines of the city I grew up in. I got my chance and since then I have been fortunate to do quite a lot of traveling and moving around. Oddly, now that I have that out of my system, I feel more than content to anchor down and live in one place for the rest of my life... maybe.
That is one reason Luke's character works so well, his desire to discover what more their is to life than he has known in the box he grew up in is universal. So many people get that feeling, even if they never act on it. IMHO, you only get one life, so it is a real shame not to act on it. If only for a few years.
Not surprising your parents are trying to disuade you. You can imagine how scary it is to hear your son say he wants to join the military during a time where you can barely turn on the TV without hearing about another handful of U.S. soilders being killed. Even outside of times of war we loose troops every now and then. Even if you join in a year's time, after Obama begins extracting troops, your chances of getting shipped to a turbulent area such as Iraq is pretty high. It is not only the issue of getting killed, but there are other things you may have to cope with when placed in such a situation. I have a friend who was in Iraq, he was never in combat, his duty was to fill out paper work and get supplies loaded off of airplanes and on to trucks to send to various camps. Never fired a single bullet or was ever fired at, but suffers from some pretty harsh nightmares from many of the things he has seen there.
Judging by many of your past posts, and how liberally minded you are, I think the Peace Corps. may be your cup of tea. Not to mention it may be a lot easier on your mom and dad, and still provide you the desired outcome of getting to see the world.