I Did It!
I ran into the room and exclaimed happily, “I did it honey! I paid them, they are paid off!” I was talking to my boyfriend and telling him I had consolidated my loans and could finally go back to college to finish what I had started fifteen years earlier. I had been working on getting things situated with my prior student loans for about two years. I had wanted to go back to school for much longer, but literally couldn’t afford to make any payments on my loans. So, as you can see that day was an exciting, uplifting time for me. I had all but given up hope of getting an education until I met my boyfriend five years ago. He revived my dream so I could not only realize my potential, but show my three daughters how important it is to get a degree. It is important to me to continue my education to not only have a better quality of life for my children and me, but to teach them that no matter what, you have to get a college degree. As it states in (Overcoming the odds: Raising Academically Successful African American Young Women 2002, pg211 para 3)”Many of these mothers have been constantly concerned that someone, or some circumstance, might become an obstacle to their daughter’s success primarily because of the daughter’s race or gender. To address this concern, these mothers have sent an important message to their daughters: that obstacles and challenges are inevitable, but that individuals have the power to overcome the odds and succeed through hard work, self-discipline, and perseverance.” This is what happened to me. I let circumstances and people become an obstacle for me. This is one of the reasons I am going back to school, to set this example for my daughters. My children are bi-racial, and unfortunately, may face extra hardships growing up, and have more to overcome than others. I hope they learn that no matter what you face in life, you