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If you had heeded her advice, you probably wouldn't be the person you are today, and that is who you are supposed to be, according to much wiser people than me. We would probably have missed out on your posts, have had to pay a fortune to read anything you would write so, personally, I think things turned out just fine!
posted by
adnohr
on October 19, 2022 at 2:54 PM
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i had been sure I was going to University after Boarding school. I finished at year 10 needed 2 more years to get into University. my parents wanted me at home so dangled a trip to Europe under my nose. Actually I travelled with them twice At 17 and at 21. i did get to University, at 40!
posted by
Kabu
on October 19, 2022 at 12:32 PM
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I don't think many remember how poor most folk were in their grandparents time.
My Mother told me that when she was about to leave school the teacher suggested
that she should stay on and learn to be a teacher. My Mother had to say, we have no
money. She had to work for a pittance to help support the family. You did really well,
a tribute really considering the circumstances. 
posted by
C_C_T
on October 19, 2022 at 10:56 AM
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Re: Sea Gypsy
Thanks for the kind words. I've been lucky enough to know a lot of really good people, especially family.
posted by
Pat_B
on October 19, 2022 at 4:22 AM
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You have achieved so much. You should give yourself permission to take a bow and congratulate yourself. Truly.
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on October 18, 2022 at 4:35 PM
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Re: Sherri G
In the '80s, when my kids were graduating HS and heading for college or trade school, or "none of the above" a college degree was the equivalent ticket to that of a high school degree received in the '40s and '50s. Seems to me learning a trade through school and/or an apprenticeship seems the equivalent. I remember profs at college wishing they made as much as plumbers.
posted by
Pat_B
on October 18, 2022 at 8:55 AM
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Good morning
Great post. College degrees or military service were once a very big deal. Although you and I are generations apart, your life path reminded me of the many life choices that I had right after high school. Coming from a family where good jobs and college are everything, thinking about any other way of life would have been unacceptable. My parents were pushers for higher education and my job as a waitress was beneath their idea of what a young woman in the 80s should be doing. Thankfully, they are proud of the person that I am today even though I do not have a BA degree like my brother or my step-dad. Through my life I have earned more than many college students simply due to job choice and time on the job. The same goes for my husband. A lot of this depends on geography too. Some areas pay more for certain jobs than other areas.
posted by
Sherri_G
on October 18, 2022 at 8:09 AM
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Great post. We had a hard-working Dad that had a good job at the Ford Plant...but... with wife and seven children he was hard-put to stretch that paycheck far enough and at Ford's the man was not supposed to moon-light. So, in those days, my mind was made up to get a good job, help mom and dad with the bills, have a bit of fun spending money, and worry about college later in life.
posted by
TAPS.
on October 18, 2022 at 7:25 AM
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