Stand Firm, SS!
02/25/05 04:24 PM
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Bevvy
Reged: 11/04/03
Posts: 5918
Loc: Northwest Washington State
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I was born in 1944. I was raised with two brothers, and times were VERY different back then: boys went to college, girls learned how to keep homes for those boys when they graduated. I wanted to go to college, but my parents, while telling me they couldn't afford it, sent both my brothers. My older brother went to Brown, then Stanford; my younger brother went to Oklahoma -- for TEN YEARS! Meanwhile, I lived at home, got a job, and PAID RENT to my parents!
Thankfully, times have changed. I was born too young -- and to the wrong parents.
SS, you stand firm on what you want in this life, because if you don't, no one is gonna stand up FOR you! I made my way ON MY OWN, with absolutely no help whatsoever from my parents, and I'm damn proud of it. When I got married, they couldn't even give me away, their only daughter! I gave myself my wedding. I'm proud of that too, and ashamed of my parents.
My younger brother, who was doted on and given more college than he ever wanted, at age 56, is still fumbling through life. On the other hand, I have done quite well, supporting myself and being a responsible person. I'm better off now than my parents or brothers ever were.
SS, like you, I'm 100% confident about your decision. It's the right one, because it's for YOU, what YOU want, not what someone else tells you you want. You don't need their support; believe me, if I can make it on my own, YOU CAN TOO. Trust me, I know what I'm talking about here.
YOU GO, GIRL!
Bevvy
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