At Thanksgiving and Christmas, or any holiday really, the eldest members of the family taunt the young and lost with their plans of an unpredictable future. I wish I didn’t dread this gut-wrenching topic, but so much can happen in just one second let alone years down the road. I want nothing more than to have the perfect white picket fence, beautiful family in arms reach, and a pitbull that no one else was scared of. Who knows if I can get there. 

People always say not to tell anyone what you wish for because it might not come true. I think that’s just a lame excuse to not go after your dreams and be the person to make them happen. Ten years from now I want to be happy, I want to have made a life that I can look back and be proud of. Ten years from now, I see myself as a registered dietician, working in the school systems, giving children the help I needed with food. In that same time frame, I hope to have married the love of my life and be living in a small but modern home. Ideally, I would like two children. Adoption is definitely on my radar, I want to give a home to a child who needs one. 

At the end of my lifetime, I want to know that I raised my children with confidence and dignity. No matter where my life takes me I know that I will leave a legacy with my children, and I cannot wait to see what they grow into. I want my children to always believe that they can become anyone they want and that it is their determination and skills that will get them there. While it’s hard to predict the future, it’s easy to decide on the actions you will make and the changes you make on the society around you.