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PAGE A10 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1991 But the facts seem to point out that it‘s a Pyrrhic victory and while the cost to them both is deferred, it must be paid one day, for, after the honeymoon is over and the young couple have to stare life in the face, economics enter the picture. This is one of the major reasons why more than half the men surveyed indicated that they would have done differently if they could have their lives to live over again. 5 women wotild have done differently if they had the chance, and better than half of the men would have chosen some other line At first glance, it appears that women are a lot smarter than men in making the major decisions that affect their lives, but that‘s not the whole story. Men still have a wider choice as to their careers, although the gap is fast closing. For all that, the survey showed that most women still consider their career to be marriage, children and the home. And those that do know that it is a big enough career for anyone to tackle. Psychologists point out, for instance, that great numbers of young people every year give up their dreams of a particular career because love comes along. For those women who want homeâ€"making as their career, it ssems like a victory for them, as they get the one they want, while the husband has to give up M:flcflmformlfywhdmlifemlivem again, you do the same as you have done, or would you have lived it differently? I don‘t mean the little things so much, but the big important ones. It‘s a ion and, ing to a survey, one third of the By taking the long view and planning their future together, she will have a much better life, a husband who does not feel frfistrated, probably a better place in the community and more moeny to fend off the economic strain. Nowadays, depending on the career chocie, the picture is reversed and then the man should be content to wait. More often, both partners are intent upon following a career outside the home and this can raise a whole different set of problems which can only be resolved by compromise, calling for mature judgment, with full consideration being given to the wellâ€"being of their children, that may have to come form the help of outside Geoff Fellows operates the Human Resource Development Institute, P.O. Box 642, Cambridge N1R 5W1, providing effectiveness training for business and industry. They did not mean that they would not have married their present wives, although there may have been a sprinkling of these, but rather that they would have waited until they had got their careers on course before they had married. Most of them, after a few years of marriage, wished they had stuck to their original career decisions. They see, then, although it seems that love blinded them at the time of their mistake, that they could have had the careér of which they dreamed and for which they had planned â€" and the wife of their chocie. They could have had both, but they mistakenly gave up one in favour of the other. If their love is real and st:rong. it can stand the test of time; time will only deepen it. And if it‘s not the real thing, waiting will expose the flaw to the benefit of both of them. Economics is the great modifier of romance; and the girl is very wise who tells her boyfriend to finish his preparation for his career before they marry. Since 1974 Would you do it all over again? Whirlpools, Saunas Spas, Hot Tubs thanks to a program opersted by Kâ€"W Habilitation Services, she is living up to her fullest potential. And she has a lot of potential. Through Habilitation Services‘ off to the job she that a year ago ihubdnmdd‘hlm . Bast is 25 years old, and deveâ€" Bast was trained and assisted in finding a job placement. After one year on the job at the Mutual Group in Waterloo, she is seen by her supervisors as a model emâ€" ployese. She is not hindered by her disabilities â€" she‘s appreciated fil’Bb:cqlblllh‘ came to the Smrud Employment Program after job chel Bast leaves home and heads searches on her own proved unâ€" ence in retail sales (which she omm ... Muammvmlmmm;ndun-eonflmm with the help of Kâ€"W Habilitation Services. Baborsh trandall phots Anweid didn‘t like all that well), and had worked as a keyboard operator at several area businesses. "I didn‘t know what I wanted to do, but I knew it would be clerical o paiie * says. a ters, and I just loved it." Bast enrolled at the Supported &v&;hc'lhwhingh pay checking tering them into a computer. "I enjoy it very much, and I‘ve always wanted a job like this," Bast says. "I actually applied for ' " Bast says. "I had a _ Kâ€"W Habilitation Services operâ€" mwhumwm ates a training centre ters, and I just loved it." onQnamme,u Bast enrolled at the Supported well as an adult workshop at the Employment Program‘s computer Kinsmen Centre on Sydney training centre, where she fur. Street in Kitchener. ther developed her skills in that _ Both centres provide a contrucâ€" area. And through the program tive work situation for develop she was able to take a typing mentally challenged adults, and course at Conestoga College. programs W to help ‘The technical skills, in addition participants to his or her to a renewed selfâ€"convidence, preâ€" potential. pared Bast for her job at Mutual _ Irene Walsh, Kâ€"W Habilitation job here before, but unfortuâ€" * THE AREA‘S LARGEST SHOWROOM * 41 Models on Display * From $659 NOW ON SALE! House «: Cedar 210 Regina St. N., Waterioo 885â€"1711 Deborsh Crandall photo ‘areas of training and placement are k.in clerical and industrial wor "The benefit for Mutual Group is that we are employing someone with strong capabilities in certain areas. We get production support from Rachel and she‘s able to be a part of the team here," Brockman says. "I think this shows our Susan Brockman, and employ: ment counsellor at the Mutual Group, says the company has gained a valuable employee in Rachel Bast. She says both the company and Bast benefit from their working relationship. _ Kâ€"W Habilitation Services has a list of approximately 85 employâ€" ers in the area who support the program by either providing training or employment for parâ€" ticipants. "Training in a real work situaâ€" tion is just as key as placement, because it is sometimes difficult to train in a sheltered workshop," Walsh says. "We can‘t always simulate a true working environâ€" program is to train developmen:â€" hllychflupdpflehwkin in to thei esn on placement program educates parâ€" ticipants as to the various jobs available in the work force. li“lm, when our clients were asked what they would like to do, they would say mentally handicapped people could handle," Walsh says. "But what we do is show them alternaâ€" tives in terms of what else they could be besides a dishwasher." Participants skills are assessed, suitable careers are considered, and training begins. The main seen as a job that physically and _ Irene Walsh, Kâ€"W Habilitation Services‘ director of vocational nately the timing wasn‘t right. x.wmu%mm in the door, and they‘ve been very