New perspectives... I feel like I'm really starting to get this job. Makes me wonder how I'd do on the administrative side of the mental health care industry. It's interesting learning this aspect and it has also inspired me to think a little more abstractly about my future goals. I've concluded that for now my best option would be to get well-rounded experience in all aspects of the field and then decide. I still really want to counsel and can't wait until that is a possibility.

At class last night we had small panel for discussion on the subject of self-concept. We are studying the adolescent stages of developement. We had a homosexual man (Mike) and a bi-racial man (TJ) who answered our questions about their experiences. While I sat there with my baby in my belly, with my friend Heather next to me who is 8 1/2 months pregnant, I couldn't help but wonder what Mikes thoughts were on raising a family, so I asked. He said he wasn't at a point to consider that right now because his career was his priority. He did say that he would love to have a family someday. I found myself really hoping it would happen for him because I got the impression he would be great at it. Pregnancy is making me at people differently. I'm starting to look at people's parent potential.