Graduating but clueless!

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You have just given birth to your first child and you are excited about all the plans you have for their future. You never got the chance to become a lawyer or a doctor so you proclaim that your child will come a doctor or a lawyer. You put in their minds from a young age that in order to be successful in life they have to choose one of the following paths. They grow up and they do everything in their power to make sure they become a lawyer or a doctor. What next? Everything else in life falls into place? Some never even end up reaching the ending due to the depression they face while trying to accomplish these plans you have made for them. As parents you are given the important task of guiding your child but you are not the one who is expected to make life choices for them as they plan out their future. As young people we have to do what will make us happy and not find ourselves permanently stuck in a job that drains you day in and out. Regardless of how your parents may say they aren't proud of you and you have disappointed them if you choose to deviate from their path it is your life and you will have to live with a profession that you do not love. If a parent decides to show their disgust if you decide to become a fashion designer over a lawyer then they really don't care about your happiness but more about their profiling.

The next issue is that of having no idea how to actually no real life skills. We may be armed with our degrees and our wealth of knowledge in fields that we studied but many of us have no idea how to function in the real world. We don't know how to look about a mortgage, what comes into play when looking for a loan or even how to get the right deal on our very own vehicle. Some institutions make it mandatory that students have to take some form of life skills classes or the other but parents you have to ensure that you not only educate your children about career paths but teach them how to be practical and functional in society. Perhaps, if university graduates were more versed in life skills transition easier into the world of work. It is very important to get a career but it is also very important to understand how to function in society. If you aren't knowledgeable in life skills whatever you have quickly gained in terms of finance you could quickly lose.

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