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I am not anywhere near where I dreamed I’d be. When I was a freshman in college at 17, my dream was to be an aerospace engineer at Boeing and to be living in Seattle. Now, at almost 29, I’m a software engineer working at a startup and living in Austin.

One of my aerospace classmates, before I switched majors, had the dream to be working at NASA and living in Houston. They got everything they dreamed of and then some.

Did you achieve your dream or did you wind up taking a different path?

I did community college for a short time and while it was fun, it was a major rip off.

College is for doctors, lawyers and people who need connections early in life.

My life would be so much easier if I had went to welding school or got into carpentry.

Still would have started a business.

I've been lucky to have avoided any major conflicts with my sister, but for the past 10+ years, we've lived completely separate lives. When she roomed at home during school and college for example, she wouldn't interact much with the family and spent a ton of time in her room. Fortunately, she was more well-adjusted than I was and frequently went out with friends. Part of me wishes we were closer. Is this a bad thing to wish for or should I honestly just leave her be?

(I imagine many of you with same sex siblings might be in a similar boat, so that's why I'm keeping it open).

I am speaking of the United States more specifically, but my Canadian friends can feel free to chime in about the state of their nation too.

I believe there has been a major cultural shift within the past 10-15 years in the United States.

Between the political polarization, massive illegal immigration, radical socialist policies and ideals, government corruption, a two-tiered justice system, and more, it feels almost unrecognizable.

Keep in mind the US was around 70-something percent non-hispanic white in 2010, and that has dropped dramatically. We all know we have major foreign influences infiltrating the United States, bringing alternative political ideals. Sure, change is inevitable, but the sudden surge in change has been difficult to adjust to.

I am also tired of the LGBTQRSTUV... propaganda. It is in-your-face forceful. I believe everyone should be whoever they want and endure the consequences that accompany that, but no one should be forced to accept, encourage, or embrace someone else's life choices, especially if it goes against one's own beliefs, whether personal or religious. The needs of the few should not outweigh the needs of the many. Everyone should be able to peacefully voice their opposition, regardless of what political party or opinions those beliefs align with. No one should fear being canceled, retaliated against violently, intimidated, expelled from college, etc... for expressing their genuine beliefs.