Career Choices

My son has decided that he wants to design and make jewellery. He loves gemstones - we've got a nice collection of semi-precious ones, mostly from our Zimbabwe days where we could literally pick them up off the ground in some places. We always have to stop at the jeweller's shops when walking the mall, to admire cuts and colours and composition on various (way too expensive) items. He's arty, and would do a great job of design I think!

Previously he wanted to be a paleontologist. Go dig for dino bones. I think seeing Jurassic Park as his first movie at 6 months of age might have had something to do with it, but no-one's done a psyc study on that yet.

Then he saw "The Mummy" and decided archeology and paleontology would fit together nicely. Dig up bones AND treasure! Coool...

He's also a computer whizz and thought designing games might be something to try. He's done mini-movies using only powerpoint (taught himself) and photodraw (taught himself) and creates things I have no idea how to do.

A year from now he might think of something else he enjoys, and go all out planning a future with that.

So which one will he choose?

Well, I've told him he doesn't need to choose only one! Heck, I've had 2 dramatically different careers already and am contemplating a good few more before I kick the bucket!

So if he wants to do one thing and go off to do another, fine with me. If we can get his training via apprenticeship or learn-as-you-go instead of expensive tertiary education, all the better. And if he can do what he loves for a living, or whatever strikes his fancy at that particular stage in his life - ideal!

Why stick to one thing forever?