Posts by Lawrence Wells

mistyhound2 said:Of course I did—it's honestly way simpler and easier than back home. Sad truth, I guess.👎 But hey, every cloud has a silver lining.

Man, I'm seriously happy for you. Seeing you pull this off actually gives me some hope that maybe one day I'll head back to my hometown too...😁

mistyhound2 said:unfortunately, this is spot on. 😢 honestly, it was one of the biggest reasons I ended up leaving Washington, D.C.—and the US entirely.

So, did you manage to land a residency?

gentlemaker35 said:A little bit? Are you dealing with any breathing issues—like asthma or bronchitis—or is everything totally fine?

I sing opera, so I don't have any issues. I actually had a spirometry test done back at my university—it's part of the curriculum—and they told me my results were perfectly normal. 🙂

Roughly 70%. It was actually sitting at that level about a year and a half ago.

George Gray3 said:Look, let’s be real here—what kind of "career" are we even talking about? Being a doctor in $3.75 or a teaching assistant at some university? It doesn't pay that much. You think Americans are just naturally this healthy and have all these kids? No, they start young—that’s just how it works. Do you guys actually plan on having a second child? There are really only two things at play here: personal comfort and lying to yourself. That's what I mean when I talk about those couples claiming they just don't have the "means" to have a kid.

Even if you were in Switzerland, sure, maybe you get six weeks of paid leave, but childcare costs more than a third of a woman's salary—sometimes even more. Plus, rent is through the roof. It's tough.

Having kids—it's the one thing you're entitled to. If you can't do it biologically, then adopt.

Just because you feel that way doesn't mean everyone else will agree. The "ideal" age for having kids has shifted, plain and simple. People tend to wait until they actually have some maturity—which means they're actually ready for the massive responsibility of being a good parent. You know, someone who can provide social, emotional, and financial stability. Do you honestly think some 20-year-old kid could handle that without treating their baby like a toy or totally throwing away their own youth? Come on, man, give me a break! And another thing—if you can't conceive, adoption isn't the only answer; there are plenty of fertility treatments out there now. But honestly, from my own experience... an adopted child is never loved quite the same way as your own.

placidpanther12 said:I once drove my doctor absolutely insane with my rambling—I was practically begging him to let me leave three days early against medical advice just so I could get home. And then, once I finally ended up in the ER, they completely messed everything up for me.

Honestly, I can’t even tell which one of you two is crazier!!! 😛

There is zero chance of me settling down before I hit thirty—I feel like my studies are going to drag on for a freaking eternity! A friend of mine actually told me, "Just keep your head down and stay single until you finally wrap up college." 😁

You're dreaming if you think otherwise—they're going to flood the US with cheap labor from the mountainous parts of the North America, and those of us graduating in a few years? We're basically screwed if we stay here. 🙂

Anything is possible.

Omaha 🙂

Nancy Parker5 said:Our healthcare system is just a total disaster. I don't even know...

I completely agree—but honestly, there are systems out there that are even worse than ours.

Walter Myers4 said:I don't even take it—not at all. 🤣
I only take them maybe three or four times a month at most—nothing more. 😁

Well, then don't even sweat it! 🙂

I’ve been struggling with my soft contact lenses for six months straight—honestly, I just couldn't get them to work with my eyes no matter what I tried. In the end, I finally gave in and switched to the soft ones. They're okay, I guess... but man, I'd be a whole lot happier if I didn't have to shove this crap into my eyes every single day.

Man, everything is just trash these days! They've completely ruined good music. 😠

I was honestly pretty outraged by what I read about her in the papers—but now that I’ve really processed it, it turns out her parents actually divorced right after she was kidnapped!?

To hell with hydrochloric acid! 😈

Scott Allen10 said:You’ll probably be dead in like 2 or 3 minutes. Where on earth did you get such a moronic idea?
Whatever.

Nah, he won't, Scott Allen10—he's just gonna go visit all the Peters in heaven for a little celebration! 😍

Hey, give it a shot and let us know how it goes! 😛

Benjamin Murphy2 said:Yeah, right—I’m just incredibly corrupt. Because I'm so crooked, I drive a seven-year-old Hyundai (which I absolutely love) and I've got a mortgage that'll probably outlive me. Honestly, I have no idea what to do with all this cash from those shady envelopes, so I just toss money out my window every day at five—come grab some if you want.

Can we please stop with these sweeping generalizations? Look at the actual economy and the government for a second before telling me where the real corruption lies. Sure, you might find a few bad actors in the medical field, but it’s definitely not a systemic epidemic, regardless of what the headlines claim. Just try getting a building permit approved without greasing someone's palm once. 😠

Seriously, a colleague of mine told me it's exactly like that once you finish med school! We all basically have to mentally prepare ourselves for the fact that the papers are going to drag our names through the mud. Sadly, there are people who go into medicine solely because they want to bleed poor people dry during these tough times... 🙄

I am so allergic to this damn catalog sales crap! You see one thing in the booklet, but then ten different things show up when the package actually arrives! It’s total garbage! 😠