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meaculpa2011

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4. My daughter got her own place this week.

Sat Nov 30, 2013, 11:20 AM

Nov 2013

Her own, meaning she's renting a house with two friends.

She broke my heart (at the time) and dropped out of high school at 17. School wasn't for her, but she already had a job. Yes, a service job at a local fast-food restaurant, but she liked it better than school. She was diligent about keeping her resume updated and last year landed a job with a growing HVAC company. Now that she's 20 and making good money she's off on her own and I have to look at an empty room every day.

I would have liked for her to continue in school, and she still may. I'm very proud of her nonetheless.

She's only 9/10s of mile away, but...

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