Degree-winning

Am so overwhelmed right now. Am proud to say I just submitted a graduation application. Went to college 2002-2006 to complete my associates. 2012-2015 to complete my bachelors. After so many years of struggle, it feels good. I’m crying, because I see how it might have been easier. I have two kids and they’re nine and seven. They are wonderful but they fight a lot. And they came in 2005 and 2008. I want them to know not to do it this way. That it was hard. There were a lot of nights with no sleep, days that broke my back, and too many bills to pay. There were other people that didn’t have the same problems. There were other people who didn’t have these problems ‘til later. But I made them my problems. And that was my choice. Now, at the apex of my degree, I can climb up above it. I can call it my struggle; my life was how I chose to do it. It might not have been the right way. It might not have been the best way. But it was mine. And I am glad to have had the chance to live it. Now it’s time to be done with school and start doing something I love.