[read part 1, part 2, & part 3 here]
Embracing What’s Important
Fall turned to winter, and winter to spring. Spring is a signal of rebirth and change. Big changes were on the horizon.
My mother had been ill for some time now. Not one to go to doctors, she was forever returning to the doctor’s office for answers. She could barely eat, feeling full after a few bites, yet her abdomen was expanding. A cough had developed and breathing was difficult. Months went by before the cyst was found. About the size of a football, no one could say for sure how long it had been growing. What they could say for sure, it was cancer.
Since moving to Virginia I had seen my parents at least once a year. From April 2009 to April 2010 I saw them 4 times. After mom’s hospital stay my parents made it to Virginia to see Megan graduate from high school. In November we drove to Florida for Thanksgiving. And in April my parents took a road trip to visit family in New Jersey, Georgia, and to see us in Virginia.
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Throughout everything I continued with my studies. Each month a new class would begin. Each month I was growing anxious to finish. I had a break in my classes in December 2009 and my final class in January 2010. My mom was so proud. She had been waiting for this day since I graduated high school and delayed going to college. Sure I was relieved to be graduating, yet I was having second thoughts (a little late, I know) about the whole thing.
What I was discovering was many of the job openings in my area are for people less qualified than me without having the degree. Those jobs wanting a degree either want specific experience (degree required to gain said experience) or they want a Master’s degree. What is a girl to do?
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Cool, part 4 came fast. Sorry to hear about your Mom. Second thoughts after graduation? lol The job market is tough right now, there are many truck drivers with master’s degrees. Everything’s temporary, things have to start getting better. I feel your frustration though, easy to say, “Chin up”, when you’re not the one experiencing it. I appreciate you sharing. Now I’m wondering where part 5 will lead. See how we readers are? want want want lol
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Anne Bender
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August 19th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
@Brian D. Hawkins, The last phone interview I had the manager made the job sound horrible. All I could think is ‘Why would I want to work for you in a position where I would want to poke a sharp object in my eye just so I feel something?’ Needless to say, I never heard back from him.
So glad I piqued your curiosity. I suppose I’m meant to tell stories after all.
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