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Aniko, thanks for your kind words. I am going to go to a College here in Canada, it's called Sheridan College. It's on a part time basis and you are required to take Gr.12 English and Math (math is the devil for me), however it tests your level and depending on the results of those exams, I get to go at the 'mature student' level. Which is good, it's a all around office Administration certificate, hopefull I can get into an offfice(yuk, I had office structure) however sometimes you can get lucky and work in a pretty nice office. So those are much goals for now. The tingling for going to College is overwhelming. It' like I'm a kid in a candy store, finnally I can be like everyone else! I love College.
You know Aniko, so many kids that have the milestones in life don't realize how lucky they are. It's even sometime so simply as going to College it must be totally fun. The course is in installments ; there are six different applicants like business writing(i love writing, I always wanted to further myself there) and all Excel, Power Point, Microsoft. It's all around 1500CDN$, it's amazing there are oportunities, NEVER give up on school, it you national key to freedom and self expression, dont you think.
You asked about my mom, yes she was there when my step-father used his immese force to hit us, she tried to be a barrier and it never worked. It's madness you have to think about the choices you make in life. Life dealt a blow to my mom losing my dad and making the ultimate mistake of mariing this guy at this point she had two more children with him. And it was the sixties ; she felt very trapped, because we came from Europe; I guess she did not have the courage to leave him with four children which I completely understand.
However I will say this that it has taught me that like you said, love , understanding is key to loving your kids. It is important. Very important, I got the courage to leave in 1979, and never looked back, some other kids could of gone the drug way. I met my husband in 1981, and waited to marry him, because I was could not believe that he liked me and I waited see what kind of guy he was. There are some amazing men out there and he is one, so I got lucky, but I waited to see, I didn't want a guy that was abusive. Kids today are much more smarter; and there is more out there ; and more people to talk to. Thanks for your very kind post Aniko.
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