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Madd:
--- Quote from: MrsAWiggins05 on September 15, 2011, 04:22:00 AM ---I haven't read the whole thread yet, and though I can clearly see it's now about playgrounds (?) my answer to Habu is:
I hate these degree checks. Because I'm not Shecky, though I like him much.
I have a regular high school diploma that was .002 away from being Valedictorian and .001 from Salutatorian. I'm the frustrated third place in class.
And then, to add insult to injury, I had to actually work my way through college, but never found enough funds. So, I have three years of Special Education for Early Development and Elementary Education under my belt. I am about 20 hours shy of a Bachelor's. And a few tests away from having my certification. But I won't obtain either in the foreseeable future because... I have even less money than I did when I quit school nine years ago.
So, I'm just an underachieving, quitting stay-at-home-mom and part time bus driver. When what I really want to be doing is teaching special education.
I'm not bitter. Really. Just very, very frustrated that I'm stuck unable to achieve my goals because I'm still stinking poor. Oh, and all those promises that Obama would give money to stay-at-home-moms who wanted to get their degrees? Yeah, that's a lottery. My ONE ticket against hundreds of thousands of others? Hasn't happened yet.
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I graduated 15 of 29 students. Feel better? lol
I know what you mean about having to work your way through college. I've been exceedingly poor for a long time now (most of my life truth be told) so I had to work as well, which of course makes getting A's a helluva lot harder. In fact, it made getting B's a rare occurrence. I'm not sure what the point of my post is....I guess just to say you aren't alone and to offer some support.
Snowleopard:
If you don't have the money - you can't do certain things so don't beat yourself up.
And being a stay at home mom and part time bus driver does NOT make you an underachiever.
Being a stay at home mom is like having two full time jobs simultaneously - that's not any kind of
underachieving. And being a bus driver is hard as far as I'm concerned.
I will keep fingers and toes crossed that you can achieve your goal of being a special ed teacher.
But don't put yourself down.
Shecky:
One thing I have to share from my time teaching at the college level: having a student who also worked to put him/herself through college was almost always something professors liked, because they were always hard workers who were there because they WANTED to be there. I say "almost always" because, as with any other profession, there are professors who are pinheads and don't realize basic truths like this. :)
MouseWynne:
MrsAW - You are a fulltime Mom? That's not a losers job by a longshot! I hope you'll get the time and money to fulfill your dream but in the meantime don't let anyone tell you that you
are an underachiever! Raising children to be interesting, well balanced, adults is the hardest job in the world!
MrsAWiggins05:
Blaze sent me a lovely little message telling me not to be stupid. (My words, not hers, of course. :-) )
I've read the whole thread now that I've had time, and I found it highly enlightening and entertaining.
I've never had DNA fall off a gel because I am not scientifically inclined. Though, I'm sure Mr. Wiggins has made a mistake or two like that. He's a food microbiologist, though, and you seriously don't want me to tell you what he works with every day.
Like Alilisa and Blaze, my list of accomplishments, on the job training, and self-education have far exceeded any lack of formal degree pursuit. But when it's midnight after a long day of running errands with three whiny brats, it's hard to remember that I am not a title, degree, or a diploma. I am a person that cannot be summed up by a few formals words on a piece of paper.
I apologize. I really should have my computer and phone taken away at 10:30 p.m., because all common sense and discretion and self-esteem checks out then.
Oh, and I decided that I have at least a BDV and a MS (master of Sarcasm).
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