Thank you so much @creativemary! Thank you for your feedback on my article and expressing that you thought it was powerful. I was hoping to encourage others that they don’t have to wait for validation from others. I see so many live their lives this way and it’s heartbreaking because I know what that’s like.

A diploma does not guarantee success or good character.

Yes!! So true! You know what’s funny? That very same person who used to look down on me told me years later after she got married and had a child

I don’t see how you’ve done this for so long. Being a wife and mother of five is a lot of work and dedication.

It wasn’t that I was waiting for an apology from her but hearing that did make me feel proud of what I had in my life and that I chose my family over what others thought I should do. 😌

Thank you so much again for your encouraging words ~ ❤️