The end of a friendship.

Anyone who read my last entry would probably know that I upset a friend of mine, Sharlet, when I told her the truth about what was required to become a vet. She asked me if she could become a vet with just a bachelor's degree. The answer I'd found had stated that to become a vet, you'd have to do a 4 year bachelor's degree in a college or something, then 4 years in vet medical school. Since it was more than just the bachelor's degree, she felt discouraged, saying it was pointless to do it then. Honestly, I wished I'd just lied and told her "Yes. You can.". At least then she wouldn't be discouraged and ready to just give up. But, I have to say I'm not surprised at the "I give up" reply. It happens alot when something she wants to do isn't as easy as she'd like it to be.

Spoke to my friend, Cherry, about it, and she said "I think that if you really want to be someone, no matter how hard it is or no matter what other people tell you, you would never give up.". She's right though. If Sharlet was really serious about becoming a vet, or anything else, she wouldn't give up just because the truth is harder than you would've liked.

Here's how the conversation went...

Sharlet (06/09/2010 23:28:01): See if i can b a vet with a bachelors degree
Sharlet (06/09/2010 23:28:19): Or if i need something more
Me (06/09/2010 23:30:45): Veterinarians must obtain a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree and a State license. There is keen competition for admission to veterinary school
Sharlet (06/09/2010 23:31:34): Forget it. That didnt help one bit
Me (06/09/2010 23:31:35): lol
Sharlet (06/09/2010 23:32:25): Well a yes or no wouldve wnrked but now im just discouraged
Me (06/09/2010 23:33:05): Well, looks like it.
Me (06/09/2010 23:33:18): Sorry for copy/pasting
Sharlet (06/09/2010 23:33:31): Nope
Sharlet (06/09/2010 23:33:46): Well shit it told me nothing
Me (06/09/2010 23:34:13): Ok. Answer. Yes. Better?
Sharlet (06/09/2010 23:35:39): Youre only sayimg that
Sharlet (06/09/2010 23:35:51): Youre only sayimg that
Me (06/09/2010 23:37:07): Well, here's what I got now. "A four-year (bachelor's degree) in college, plus four years of veterinary medicine school."
Me (06/09/2010 23:37:34): Is an answer to "Can I become a vet with a bachelor's degree"
Me (06/09/2010 23:37:54): So, there ya go.
Sharlet (06/09/2010 23:38:27): What?
Me (06/09/2010 23:39:09): Well, the answer I have on the screen basically says you have to spend 4 years doing the bachelors, then 4 years in a vet med school
Me (06/09/2010 23:39:22): So, 8 years of ed to become a vet
Sharlet (06/09/2010 23:39:31): God i just wanna scream now
Sharlet (06/09/2010 23:39:44): So annoyed
Sharlet (06/09/2010 23:39:46): God i just wanna scream now
Me (06/09/2010 23:39:49): Sorry...
Sharlet (06/09/2010 23:40:40): Dont care anymore. Pointless to do it
Me (06/09/2010 23:41:28): Sorry I said anything...blah. I knew I should've just lied and said yes. Least ya wouldn't be fucking discouraged...

At this point, I went offline because I was angry about her always giving up because the answer was more difficult than she was expecting. I log on today after collecting Betterware catalogs, and I had these offline messages.

Sharlet (06/09/2010 23:42:22): Yeah ur good at lxing. U do it all the time to me anymore.
Sharlet (06/09/2010 23:43:18): Ill leave
Sharlet (06/09/2010 23:43:32): Dont want to talk to you ever again

At this point, I think it's fairly safe to say the friendship it over. I'm supposedly a constant liar. So, Sharlet, I'm going to apologize here. I'm sorry I got angry with you. I'm honestly going to miss you, but I appear to have fucked up by getting angry. I wish you luck with your future. I hope everything works out between you and Kerri, and that everything you honestly want will work out too. Take care of yourself, ok?