Monica, I hope your first day of work is wonderful. I admire your resilience and motivation. It is very inspiring to me. I agree that how we are raised has great influence on our lives. Both positive and negative. Coming from a very dysfunctional childhood, the 3 most positive people in my life were my Grandmother, my 1st grade teacher, Mrs Noble and my 6th grade teacher, Mr Olsen. They taught me that I could achieve anything that I wanted to and to never give up! I think of them all often. You are turning everything around and you never give up. Those are great qualities to have. I wish you all the best as you truly deserve it!!
