The Ability to Choose

I have really been struggling with my decision on what to do next semester.
Do I stay here where I'm really not that happy to please societal standards?
Do I go home and go to community college while I try to figure out my life?
Do I go to beauty school?

I really am leaning towards going home and then going to beauty school. However, I feel like that is something that by societal standards is what lazy or "dumb" girls do..
I know that's not true because doing hair is art and science and an admirable profession.

So I guess really its that not going to a four-year college is where I feel it's socieatllly unacceptable.

My boyfriend told me that I shouldn't live my life trying to please society, my parents or even him because then I may never actually truly be happy in my life. He said he'd support me in whatever I chose to do.

My parents say the same. They are supportive no matter what and just want me to be happy.

All this was really good advice and helped me somewhat.

However, I was talking with a good friend from high school via Facebook instant messaging this afternoon and I think shes given me the most helpful piece of words yet.

When expressing how I feel like society looks down on those girls that go to beauty school and I feel like they are not the smartest girls and that I know I'm smart but I still think I want to go to beauty school she said "dumb girls do what they can, smart girls choose what they want".

I get the choice. I wasn't left without other options. I have options. I get to choose. I get to decide.