“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 old job to be stuck at. “During this time … Continue readingSeeking fulfilling career, she turns to photography
“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 playing video games. It was the ‘80s. If you … Continue readingHigh school friend’s suicide continues to haunt him
“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 kind of felt like that’s how my life was … Continue readingThinking about his future can be overwhelming
“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. He helped with stocking. He put purchases in people’s … Continue readingMom believes her son ‘deserves the best’
“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 what I wanted. “They finally had enough of it. … Continue reading‘Lot of regrets’ for tumultuous teenager years
“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 my medications I usually do OK. “I was shown … Continue readingHigh school graduation ‘biggest day of my 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 I could get good grades the next day. It’s … Continue readingShe wants more before starting college life
“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 make money to support her. But I would get … Continue readingDaughter learns from her mother’s experience