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BrotherEastman · #**191** 04-01-2008, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by nahkoe

Note her part about accepting assistance. Without that, there is absolutely no way I could go to school. If it's out there, I'm taking full advantage of it right now.

I do take full Pell grants, full work study grants, full Perkin's loans, full subsidized (federally, no interest until I graduate, that sort of thing) loans and unsubsidized (no payments, but interest starts accruing immediately..ugh) loans. And, any other grant or scholarship anyone wants to send my way. (and work 2 jobs, plus parent 4 kids, and I'm also doing another Bible study course in my spare time...)

And, I dunno that I'm doing so well. I'm giving very serious though to quitting. I can't keep this up for years and years, and it will take that long to get a degree. I'm working very hard right now to make some plans, figure out how I can get a degree and not miss an entire span of my life, and my kids' lives, in the process. Life is far too precious for me to spend it exhausted and burned out.

Don't quit. You are partly resposible for my decision to go back to school. There are people that have given me inspiration to go back, and you are one of them. If you can do it with four kids, surely, I can with one! When you complete your task, then those nay sayers that "dis" you will be proved wrong.

BrotherEastman · #**192** 04-01-2008, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Rico

I don't care whether you agree with me or not, Brother. I have known more than one gay person, and not one of them made the choice to be attracted to people of the same sex, any more than you made the choice to be attracted to the opposite sex.

That was convincing.

Rico · #**193** 04-01-2008, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BrotherEastman

That was convincing.

I repeat, I don't care whether you agree or not, so yawn all ya want.

MissBrattified · #**194** 04-01-2008, 04:41 PM

Regarding the welfare system and other government programs--while I don't think it is as efficient as it should be at present (to say the least), and while I don't want my tax dollars to support people who are simply too lazy to work, I DO want there to be some assistance offered to people who need it. And I don't mind paying for it out of my taxes. I am all for tightening up, but eliminate it? No way. Those who use it will return the favor when they have jobs and start paying taxes.

Ezekiel 16:49 "Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy."

nahkoe · #**195** 04-01-2008, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by BrotherEastman

Don't quit. You are partly resposible for my decision to go back to school. There are people that have given me inspiration to go back, and you are one of them. If you can do it with four kids, surely, I can with one! When you complete your task, then those nay sayers that "dis" you will be proved wrong.

I wish you much success.

nahkoe · #**196** 04-01-2008, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dizzyde

Brother, trust me when I say that if that is true, she is doing very, very much better than most of us are able to. It is commendable of her, but not something that most are able to achieve. I went almost 15 years without a drop of child support, and if I had not had assistance from my family, I would have wound up in the homeless shelter many times.

I don't have family support either.

It's proven to be a case of being willing to take out a lot of loans (that will indeed need paid back later...ack) and creating, or finding, support networks.

It's also proving to be a case of making a lot of personal sacrifices. I don't regret them too much, but I am feeling burned out and tossed about a little right now. I am planning on taking a break this summer to see if I can recharge a bit. But that leaves me trying to figure out finances without financial aid...not so much fun.

Scott Hutchinson · #**197** 04-01-2008, 04:50 PM

We have much to be proud of in SISTER NAHKOE,she is a success story.

dizzyde · #**198** 04-01-2008, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by nahkoe

I don't have family support either.

It's proven to be a case of being willing to take out a lot of loans (that will indeed need paid back later...ack) and creating, or finding, support networks.

It's also proving to be a case of making a lot of personal sacrifices. I don't regret them too much, but I am feeling burned out and tossed about a little right now. I am planning on taking a break this summer to see if I can recharge a bit. But that leaves me trying to figure out finances without financial aid...not so much fun.

I will be praying for you, I know you are under a heavy load. Thankfully I am on the other side, my daughter is in college now, and has been able get that fully funded, so I'm thinking that now I may try to go back and finish my education.

nahkoe · #**199** 04-01-2008, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Scott Hutchinson

We have much to be proud of in SISTER NAHKOE,she is a success story.

Scott Hutchinson · #**200** 04-01-2008, 05:05 PM

NAHKOE You can pull it off if anybody can.