College life for me
08 Nov 2009 Leave a Comment
September 21, 2009 marked an extremely important day in my life, the birth of my son Paxten. I had always wanted to be able to give my child everything that he needed and wanted, and with a college education that would be possible. Since I found out that I was pregnant the idea of finally finishing school had been more of a reality to me than it had in a really long time. I had been forced (great thing) to take college more seriously and to take as many classes as I could.
I have been going to school since right after I graduated high school. That was almost 5 years ago. During this time I started working full time in the retail field and my schedule, between work and school, was very hectic. I barely had time for homework because I was working more than 45 hours a week. And I was so young I needed (in my mind) to maintain my social life as well. I was more infatuated with the idea of making money so that I could support a very lax and materialistic lifestyle.
My life as I knew it surely came to an end when I became pregnant. I was forced to view my life and the life of my unborn child, in a different way, a more responsible and dedicated person I would soon become. I quit working as much and started to really dedicate myself to school. I became a full-time student again and took 5 classes each quarter. I really cared about my work this time and didn’t just throw some stuff together that I knew would at least get me a passing grade.
It was then that I made a change in my life. I knew I wanted to be an example to my son; to show him that even through the toughest of challenges you can really do anything that you set your mind to. I wanted to show him what I would soon accomplish would make our lives more wonderful in the end.
