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You better get a thicker skin, nurses get yelled at by patients and family members, you think you're going to lunge at someone who is upset and yells at you?
C'mon what good is going to come out of me saying "at least I don't have two kids without a wedding ring"...those are fighting words right there, that is enough to get someone riled up and ready to fight. That's why I always ignore her comments
You know what? Just tell her the truth. "I have to work hard NOW so I can enjoy the fruit of my labor later." And laugh a little.
Heck, she probably IS a little envious of you, being single WITHOUT the additional burden of 2 kids. But I seriously doubt she intends to be malicious about it.
Maybe you could try a more compassionate response...something like "I admire your work ethic. It's got to be hard raising a family AND going to school. I'm glad I don't have that burden, I'm not sure I could pull it off like you do." Or something like that.
You know what? Just tell her the truth. "I have to work hard NOW so I can enjoy the fruit of my labor later." And laugh a little.
Heck, she probably IS a little envious of you, being single WITHOUT the additional burden of 2 kids. But I seriously doubt she intends to be malicious about it.
Maybe you could try a more compassionate response...something like "I admire your work ethic. It's got to be hard raising a family AND going to school. I'm glad I don't have that burden, I'm not sure I could pull it off like you do." Or something like that.
"If I had kids it would be an issue I would worry about, but I don't."
There you are giving HER a jab.
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You have to realize that today due to raising a generation or two where everyone gets a medal, no one ever loses, we have younger people running around who can't handle any criticism. I think the OP's classmate is a moron, but she can't grasp that there are other ways of handling this other than running to the Dean(which is laughable) or getting into a physical altercation.
I never heard of anyone in college or in the workplace that got into a physical fight either.
Let's face it, if the current younger generation were the generation fighting WW2 we would all be speaking German. Not saying all, but you can't help but notice how quickly they get overly upset over minor issues.
"60 Minutes" did a piece on this a few years ago, it showed parents of college educated 20 somethings calling the company if their son or daughter got a bad performance review at their corporate job.
This kind of entitlement comes with consequences.
25 is the new 12.
"25 is the new 12". LOL!!!
Thinking about my generation, and especially my parents generation. I think that you may be right (in many situations).
This is why you shouldn't reveal anything about yourself to certain types of people. The single mothers are always trying to tell someone else they should be having kids. The next time one of them mentions it just say "so I can get knocked up and left like you did?". It will shut them up and they won't mention it to you ever again. LOL It's kind of a mean thing to say but, sometimes you have to be mean and snarky if you want people to leave you alone.
Ok, the next time she makes that comment I'll nip it in a bud. I'll shut her down in the most classiest way possible
That was such an abrupt "about face" that I'm not sure I buy it. I think you're just saying what you think needs to be said to get everyone off your back and get out of this discussion.
If that's the case ... SEE?? YOU DO KNOW HOW TO DO IT!! Now just use that skill on your classmate.
I'm a 25 year old nursing student. In my group, I am one of two women who don't have children (the other one is married) while the other students are single, with out of wedlock children. One of my classmates who I thought was a decent person, will out of nowhere say to me "you need to hurry up and get married before its too late". She has no idea how old I am nor does she know my relationship status. Then once someone mentioned me being young only for her to say "who is young?" with a sly grin on her face. She keeps implying that I'm old and need to get married before its too late.
I feel that my personal decision to remain childless and single is none of her business. I find it strange that she keeps pressuring me to get married instead of pressuring the single mothers to get married because they have children. Her behavior has made me really insecure about myself and my appearance. I am not old nor do I think I look old. Should I report her to the dean because I am sick and tired of this
Just say that you make far better life decisions than she does. Affluent people all got the memo that you get your education, establish your career, and then meet someone like-minded & think about reproducing. You don't want to be living paycheck-to-paycheck 20 years from now cleaning bed pans.
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