Post by thelma on Mar 1, 2008 18:46:39 GMT -5
Dave - the girl you just described could have been me as I'm white and Irish and was married at the age of 16 and gave birth to 3 children by the time I was 19. BUT - that is where the difference stops.
My Mom encouraged me to go back to HS and complete my Senior Year and obtain my HS Disploma which I did 3 weeks after my first child was born. By the time I was 25, I left my husband due to Domestic Abuse, left my home which we had bought 2 years before, took my children and HS Disploma and faced the fact I was now going to be solely responsible for supporting everyone.
Started my working career by working in a factory 3-11PM shift, went to Business School during 9-2;30PM for a year until I graduated and got my first job as a Senior Steno for the NYS Supreme Court. I worked all my life since then ending up retiring after 23 years in a Professional position from a local insurance company.
So, Corner, your friend can do what I did. All it takes is determination, belief in yourself, having a goal and willing to work to achieve it, and great parents that encouraged you every step of the way.
My Mom encouraged me to go back to HS and complete my Senior Year and obtain my HS Disploma which I did 3 weeks after my first child was born. By the time I was 25, I left my husband due to Domestic Abuse, left my home which we had bought 2 years before, took my children and HS Disploma and faced the fact I was now going to be solely responsible for supporting everyone.
Started my working career by working in a factory 3-11PM shift, went to Business School during 9-2;30PM for a year until I graduated and got my first job as a Senior Steno for the NYS Supreme Court. I worked all my life since then ending up retiring after 23 years in a Professional position from a local insurance company.
So, Corner, your friend can do what I did. All it takes is determination, belief in yourself, having a goal and willing to work to achieve it, and great parents that encouraged you every step of the way.