I wish you well Alison! I still don't know many high schools that teach 'parenting' let alone 'life'. I think sometimes young parents aren't even sure how that happened. But you'll do fine I'm sure.

I think you'll be just fine, personally. Wonderful read, start to finish.

...tawk 'bout brain-fade, and did you actually mention RETAIN? gal, we don't retain, we experience...and as has been said, you'll do wonderfully, B.F. Skinner, a great psychologist, said: 'a college education was what you had left after all you've learned has all been forgotten.' to me that's as close to a good descript as any i've heard...but to not lose the totality of the title, yeah so many thins just 'turn out', eh? good one.

Ali, you are one of the mosted gifted and eloquent writers here. It is hard to believe, at times that you don't have that piece of paper you crave. Education is now personal to you. When it is this personal, nothing will get in your way. You constantly impress with your sense of introspection. It is impossible for me to believe, that your future teachers won't see what we do. All you have to do is let them see it. People that think are never satisfied, they always want to know more. Welcome to the journey.