Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Down & Out
I graduated in 2007, 3 years later at 21 years old, all that I have accomplished is creating & mothering my beautiful daughter Hayden. All of my class mates are in their senior year of college, about to graduate...doing these amazing internships with wonderful companies. As for me....besides being a mother & attending Kaplan, Im a cashier at Walmart, I have been for a little over 2 years now & before that I was as Target AND beore that I was at Pacific Sunwear. Im seeing a trend, a trend I dont liek what so ever. I will not retire as a cashier for some corporate america bull shit company! I know I have this amazing family & I couldnt be happier & this is the life I chose & I do NOT regret it one bit BUT it does bum me out when I see all my old class mates doing these awesoem things. Sure I mean I sometimes wish I could have had those opportunities but at the same time I know Im doing what I have to, to get some where, to provide for my family but some times it feels like Im trying to justify that. As much as I get down on myself sometimes, I remind myself that Im a great mom & that I have a beautiful daughter to wake upt o every single day, a daughter who completes me & makes me 100% happy.
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Samamtha if you walk away with one thing from this blog stuff remember it is never to late to go back to school. It took me 30 years to go back to school after having an associates in business management and never reallt being happy with that. I always wanted to be in the Medical field and I have finally put myself on that path to do what I so wanted to do. No matter what your friends are doing now and how they got their this is your time and your place and you will rock when it is all said and done. Regarding being a cashier at Walmart it is a job and think of all the people who right now with this ecomony who wish they had a job regardles of what it was so be thankful that you are blessed with that. God bless you and your daughter as you travel through this journey.
ReplyDeleteSamantha,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. It's hard to see all of your friends succeeding at life and your just starting or a little behind. Being a mother is a hard but admirable achievement. That is a full time job! I to am just starting out after seeing all my other friends get married, have children, and have great jobs as managers and bosses of the place they are employed at. I think that no matter when you start out or how far you are your doing the best thing for you and your family and that is all that matters. Life is not always about competition.