Inuruto

I hear/read what you are saying & I myself know the pain... I was a senior in high school & I had this 8hr. shift job after school (2nd shift)... I had to be at the job at 3 o'clock p.m. , but I would leave school at 2:30 (I had an elective for class - P.E.)

I would get off & try to do my homework/projects late at night & if I didn't have any work I would stay up cause I am a night owl so to speak... I wouldn't go to sleep until 3 or 4 & had to be in my homeroom at 8:10... Of course I was always late & most times I would miss my 1st two classes...

Those two classes I always miss I fell behind & found out after the 1st semester that I failed those two classes (English, Algebra II)... I already had a feeling that I was failing cause of me not turning in certain things & forgetting this & that & never being there...

So I wasn't going to be able to walk/graduate... I was a lil' nervous cause I had to tell my family & I already knew that they was going to be disappointed more than being angry... (That is me I hate to disappoint ppl esp. ppl close to me) & plus I was thinking about just quitting school & just keep on working & get my GED...

Then I started to think... I am in my senior year, I put up with all the bullsh!t that came with highschool, I am almost done, & that I deserve to graduate... All this is a wall I have to climb...

So I went ahead & finished second semester... They told me I could go to summer school, but I decided to go back the next school yr. 2nd semester for those two classes, so I can keep working... I found out that I had to pay $75 to take an online class because I still needed a English credit, so I did that... (If I would of went to summer school for English I wouldn't had to pay for that online class)...

N*E*ways I was still working & everything when it came time for me to start school again I quit my job so, I can make sure my full mind, & time was into school & graduating... I felt if I would of kept my job I would just be repeating the pattern that led me to the situation I was already in, plus when I was working that 8hr. shift & doing all the homework, staying up late I was just exhausted/tired... I probably would of missed my 1st class which was 2nd period & started around 9:25...

Of course I took some lost, but I gained something much more... I had something nobody could take from me cause I earned it with sweat, pain & tears (plenty of every one of them)... People might tell you a GED is like a diploma, but in the real world it doesn't equal... It is not bad to have, but not the best either & from what I can see you deserve the best so why settle for less when you already suffered pain & only God & you know what else when you are 3/4 of the way there... I promise you if you stick it out you would appreciate a whole lot more because you are suffering...

I can't change your mind, but just think about it again before you make your decision final... Think about it some more just don't give up cause you are feeling sickly & tired because I believe your strength inside & will is stronger than what you are leading on...

I am not saying it is the easiest way out, but it sure is not the hardest either... I believe since your life is already difficult why settle for a GED & make it more arduous in the future...

"Nobody can keep you from your dreams when you are sleep, so why let someone keep you from them while you're awake " < Including yourself >