Team 2: Personal Profile -
Caitlin
I think I am pretty ok looking.
Materialistic, fun, loud, obnoxious,
friendly and attentive.
I hang out with the ‘popular’ girls at school but don’t really have
much to with them outside of school… unless I really have nothing to
do.
The only person I would consider a good friend is John. He and I are
inseparable, unless he is doing something with his friends. He is a
labourer so he often goes to work drinks with his mates.
People say that you can’t be in love at my age, but I think that is
so untrue, because I am completely in love now, as is John.
I try not to get involved in anything
to do with school. If I do the teachers may see it as a sign of me
liking it.
I don’t have time for any community service because John and I
basically spend every moment we can together outside of school and
his work. If I had time for that kind of thing I would do it maybe.
Likewise with the community service.
| Money?
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I like
money heaps. My one ambition in life is to be rich and live
in a huge house with a pool, tennis court and sauna. My
house is ok but I wish it had some cool stuff so that I
actually could invite my girlfriends over and have parties.
Money get you nice stuff like that. Mum and dad want me to
contribute rent, but I think that is ridiculous, none of my
friends have to do that… nor does John and he works
full-time. Money is the best. |
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Possessions?
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I love getting
things. John always takes me shopping and I pretty much
spend all of my pay-check on clothes, c.d.’s and
entertainment. My room and cupboards are full of things that
I have gotten from people and collected over the years. I
hoard anything and everything, I can’t bear to let go of any
of my possessions. |
| Religion?
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I go to
Church every Sunday with the family, just to make mum and
dad happy, and to get them off my back. I don’t think that
religion has a strong place in my heart, to me it is just
routine and an annoyance. If I wasn’t made to go to church
then I might enjoy or take religion more seriously. But in
reality I have come to resent it. |
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Marriage?
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I can’t wait
until I get married. I have everything planned down to a
tee, even what type of floral arrangements I want on the
tables. John and I always talk about marriage and kids. It
is kind of a fun topic to talk about. I don’t think that I
could ever be with another guy in my life, and I know that
John feels the same way about me. |
| Politics?
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Politics?
Are there people my age who care about politics? I didn’t
know that I was suppose to have some kind of opinion on the
topic, I always thought that it was a topic that you don’t
talk about. I mean I think that it is the only topic that my
parents don’t see eye to eye about. |
I am nice to the people that are nice to me.
Basically if they don’t like me, that’s their problem. I don’t care
if people don’t like me, because it means I don’t waste time on
people who aren’t important.
In an ideal world what would be
your 5 year plan?
John and I will be married by then hopefully. I would like to be in
a 9-5 job where I get to look heaps sophisticated and smart,
hopefully beyond that I could be the CEO of a huge company. I also
want to have a family young so I’d probably be looking toward having
kids.
What things are standing in the way of achieving this?
I hate being at school, John has already finished which is annoying
because I want to finish, but I have another year to go. Also the
way things are going I won’t have the marks to get me into
University to do a business degree.
What might be some of the solutions?
I guess I have to stick school out, as much as I don’t want to. I
also heard that there is a place called the Australian Business
Academy which is different to uni and also that they offer business
courses at CIT.
How will you support yourself if you decide on further training
after school?
I want to move out as soon as possible. My parents and I argue all
the time, it drives me crazy. John and I have talked about moving
out when we can and renting. That way we have space and I don’t have
to worry about my parents whinging about him being over. I also
would keep the job I have in retail because my pay will be
increasing soon and they have said they’ll give me heaps more
shifts.
My parents believe in the stupid
concept of ‘family time’. I love them and all, but I live with them.
I mean how much more time would they like? They always pipe on about
respecting your elders and things like that, but you have to give
respect before you earn it.
What is important as far as values go?
I am not sure… I guess it’s
important that you have values. I don’t know what mine are exactly,
they change whenever what I want changes. In the past I valued my
family a lot more, but since meeting John I realise that he has to
be higher on my priority list because he is going to be a part of my
future. My family needs to understand this because otherwise I will
simply push them further away from me.
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