FSB post

I enjoyed reading this section of Fathers, Sons and Brothers. It really made me think of the way people's lives turn out. In doing so it made me think of where I might end up 5, 10, or 30 years down the road. The way Brett changed what he was doing with his life just over the course of a couple years was amazing. He went from first wanting to be a a forest ranger, to a marine biologist, to a salesman, and finally deciding on being a writer. Right now I am an advertising management major, but don't know if this is what I want to do. Perhaps I am in this major because this is what my dad does (he has his own advertising agency). Even though he has never pushed me into doing this it is where I have ended up so far. Also adding to me being here could be that advertising is a sort of family business. Virtually my entire family has worked in that industry, and it is all I really know as far as business goes. Maybe I ended up at this point as a way of subconsciously making them happy. I don't really believe this but you never know, it could be something that has happened without me noticing. This section also makes me think about where my brothers will end up. Hopefully they don't end up like Brett's brother Brad. Even though he ended up in an alright situation, his life was all in all somewhat of a failure. It's kind of scary how Brad went from being a model citizen to falling down the slippery slope that eventually ended in his going to rehab and dropping out. Like I said earlier, I would hate to see either myself or one of my brothers go down that road. Brett Lott's writing really does a good job of making the reader think about whats going on in their own life.