Tuesday, March 6, 2012

What's Really Going On?


Blue Fox: Yoooooooooooo
Otter: Morning! Your number is still the same.*
Blue Fox: Yup yup, what are you up do? Same old same old?
Otter: Kinda. I'm a lot busier than before... How about you?
Blue Fox: Working hard. Do you have a job?
Otter: That's good to know you're still working hard. Umm... Kinda. I do temporary work but it isn't something that I'd call a job.
Blue Fox: I am working for a big company. And I'm doing it fulltime. Retiring my parents in five months. I have a team in California in Chula Vista. I can put you on my team.
Otter: Why are you retiring your parents?
Blue Fox: They work too hard. No retirement plan. Bad environment.
Otter: Bad environment? How? They work and they have a business.
Blue Fox: If you had the chance to work with something big, wouldn't you try and help your friends? That's why I'm trying to help you out. My parents can't work forever. I don't want them to work. Everyone that is struggling, needs to see my company.
Otter: I understand. And I'm glad you see it that way~ But aren't your parents okay with working? It keeps them busy~ And you can always have them on a retirement plan while they work.
Blue Fox: No they hate working
Otter: What do they plan on doing?
Blue Fox: Call me. I don't like texting.

Indeed I did call. And we spoke for a good 8 minutes and 24 seconds.


*I said "your number is still the same" because he said on his Facebook that his phone was jacked at a convention that he attended. So, just a few days ago, I gave him my cellphone number to contact me quicker since I rarely go online.

As we talked, he asked which location (he stated) was closer, asked what I was doing, where I am now, who I'm with, and what I plan on doing. I told him "I'm joining the Air Force, would this hinder anything?" and he said, "Once you go and check it out, you won't even think about joining the military anymore." and then I asked if he was going to still continue his psychology degree when he goes back to school and he said, "Pfft no. I'll just take whatever classes and graduate. No need for a degree. It's pointless. I'm doing this forever." and it hurts to hear him say that because he worked so hard for all the things that he did up to that point and to throw it all away and not even have a Plan B?

And before, when his younger brother was going through some things, Blue Fox and I talked about it. He called me one day and said, "I need some advice with my brother." and we spoke about it. His brother didn't think about going to college, he didn't know what he wanted to do or where he wanted to go or anything. So Blue Fox called and asked what I think his brother should do and I asked him, "What do you want your brother to do?" and he said, "I want him to join the army." and I said, "That's a good option but it doesn't have to be the army but it's good to rely on the military." and we spoke about the benefits and all of that. As we spoke to his brother about it and he said that he didn't want to do it because he's scared but we (Blue Fox and I) said that a degree in a university is the best thing you can have right now. And to think of Blue Fox in that situation right now, where he's going to throw everything away... Hurts me.

He'll say he's fine now, he'll say it's the "best thing that has ever happened to me" speech, and will try and convince you that it's great... But why is my gut telling me otherwise? :(

I just have to figure out a way to have him trust me again... Bubu says "patience" but... But...

Sigh,
Otter

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