Seeking fulfilling career, she turns to photography
“March 4, 2016, was my last day sitting in a 6-by-6 cubicle at a job that is no longer fulfilling. With the support of my husband, I took a year off from looking for another same...
Tagged: high school
High school friend’s suicide continues to haunt him
“We met in high school. I had him in a couple classes, and we just started talking. Before long, we became real good friends. We would hang out together, usually riding around on our bicycles or...
Thinking about his future can be overwhelming
“Probably from the time I entered high school, I started feeling this wave of … You know how when you have a bottle full of water and it’s narrowing down into a very small canal? I...
Mom believes her son ‘deserves the best’
“Adam just loved school. He loved everything about it. He liked being around the people. He liked all of the socialization. He liked the jobs he got to do. His last job was at Tractor Supply....
‘Lot of regrets’ for tumultuous teenager years
“I made some pretty bad choices as a teenager. I used to threaten my parents, like saying I was going to kill myself. I did it just to make them feel bad, so I could get...
High school graduation ‘biggest day of my life’
“I have a psychiatric disorder. It started getting pretty bad after my grandpa passed on. I began going in and out of psych units. I’ve had some issues, but as long as I continue to take...
She wants more before starting college life
“I dropped out of high school just a couple months before graduating. I was an AP student, staying up all night doing my homework and reading books from the first page to last page just so...
Daughter learns from her mother’s experience
“I dropped out of high school between the 10th and 11th grade after I had my daughter. I tried, but it was really hard working and going to school. “I was working at McDonald’s, trying to...
