Re: Re: Alice in Wonderland

[Guest guest]

I was offered a full scholarship to Weslyan and a program at another

university where I could test in and start as a junior.

Somehow I " decided " I didn't want to go to college and instead went to

a ju ior college (where I did Clep a year.)

I have often wondered what convinced me this was what I wanted because

I haveso many memory gaps. And when my DD was talking about going to

college across the country Nada told her that if she did this Nada

" would die. "

Sent from my blueberry.

> Wow, I cannot imagine denying a child an education!

> Though my sister was never encouraged to get one (she

> was pregnant at 17 and had dropped out and got a GED)

> I encouraged her but, it was not a path for her.

> Sorry you didn't get to take that scholarship!

> ~patricia

> Re: Re: Alice in Wonderland

>

> I was not either. I had a scholarship to go to the Georgia Baptist

> School

> of Nursing and she wouldn't let me go. She told me I was not living in

> Atlanta with all the " n-worders " . Oh, yeah. She did. And guess where

> I live

> now?

> LOL

>

>

>

> In a message dated 6/4/2010 7:51:07 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

> sleddog@... writes:

>

> I was not allowed to go away to college, nada said she'd get rid of

> my dog

> if i did

>

> Jackie

>

> my college years were hell. i was at college... but feeling guilty for

> leaving nada- so I drove home every weekend while my friends were

> having

> fun

> and hanging out. eventually i decided that that had to end. man, all

> hell

> broke loose. but i held my own and found that life was actually very

> freeing and fun outside of her realm. huh... wonder. i also never felt

> safe when i was young- i felt responsible for her because our roles

> were

> reversed... and i felt terribly lonely. i remember visiting a friend's

> house- there was no yelling or sarcasm. Everything was calm and

> happy and

> surreal- weird. i remember wishing that my family was this way and

> immediately reprimanding myself for having that wish. children have

> a way

> of protecting their worlds and all that they know.

> it's okay to be nostalgic or wishful... but how about you and me try

> to

> find

> a bit of reality... how about we find a better life through good

> decisions,

> safe decisions for ourselves, healing, joy, boundaries...

> that may be the best rabbit hole yet

>

>

[Guest guest]

that's too bad that she prevented you from going to college with your

scholarship...she should have been so proud of you and encouraged you to go

!! I went to a two year college at first, for law enforcement...she and

my father forbid me to become a cop !!! That wasnt what I was interested in

any how, but i thought how controlling of them !!

Jackie

I was not either. I had a scholarship to go to the Georgia Baptist School

of Nursing and she wouldn't let me go. She told me I was not living in

Atlanta with all the " n-worders " . Oh, yeah. She did. And guess where I

live

now?

LOL