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Quitter

I'm a quitter. You're a quitter too.  Don't lie to yourself. People who are successful, aren't quitters.  That's what "they" say.   It isn't an admirable trait to be a quitter.  I've felt a lot of guilt throughout my life for deciding so many things aren't for me and quitting... I quit high school... granted I still achieved my high school diploma within a few weeks.  I scored well enough that my high school principal said that with a little effort, I could easily get scholarships to attend to my local community college... did I care?  Did I take the incentive?  No, I didn't.  I quit school, why would I want to go to college?!  Quitter. I had my first daughter in May of 2004. The year that my classmates were graduating. I was seventeen.  I stayed home with her until she was about two and then got a part time job. I got pregnant again within six months of starting that job, and so I quit.  Quitter.  ...