There's nothing more miserable than having a partner who doesn't support you or simply doesn't care about what you love ..
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mezzoid@a... [SMTP:] > Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 2:00 PM > To: vocalist-temporary@egroups.com > Subject: Re: [vocalist-temporary] career + children > > In a message dated 05/09/2000 12:54:16 PM Central Daylight Time, > RRicciardi@S... writes: > > << Personally, not having children but I do have a partner, it is hard > enough to have to be gone singing and having to "find time" to devote to > your > relationship. >> > > My marriage broke up because of it. It seemed that every time we set a > deadline (or rather, he set one for me) for having children, something > came > up: "If by the time you're 28, you're still singing chorus," (I got 3 > roles > in Milwaukee just in time for that birthday); "If by the time you're 32 > you > haven't sung a big role with a small company or a small role with a big > company," (I was hired to sing a comprimario with WashOp and a principal > role > with Summer Opera Theater). And we weren't spending time together because > I > was never home in the evening, couldn't go to his company functions, away > on > the weekends, working in the summers ... and it all fell apart. > > BUT I'm happier now. My SO understands and encourages what I do. He gets > > annoyed about having to plan things in advance because he's a spontaneous > kind of guy and my schedule doesn't allow for spontaneity - for example, I > > asked him this a.m. if we were going to his parents for Thanksgiving > because > I was asked to sing a wedding that weekend; he doesn't want to plan that > far > in advance. Well, I have to. But in general, I'm glad I've made the > decisions I have. > > > > Christine Thomas > Mezzo-Soprano > Wauwatosa, WI > > "I love to sing-a, about the moon-a and the June-a and the spring-a" > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > GET WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE FREE! GET THE OFFICIAL COMPANION > TO TELEVISION'S HOTTEST GAME SHOW PHENOMENON PLUS 5 MORE BOOKS FOR > $2. Click for details. > http://click.egroups.com/1/3014/5/_/843894/_/957895195/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > vocalist-temporary-unsubscribe@o... > >
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