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Originally Posted by baddog
My daughter graduated from UC Davis then UCLA with a fucking Masters with a couple scholarships and working as a babysitter and zero student loans. If you can't stand the heat stay out of the kitchen.
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Bravo! Your daughter did something that a vast majority of Americans, and citizens of the world are starting to loathe the thought of;
MADE A SACRIFICE. She sacrificed to get what she wanted, and I congratulate her for it.
I had a full ride athletic scholarship to the University of Miami for baseball. I lost it before playing a single game because some dindu decided to get stab happy one night at Coconut Grove. That's another story for another thread. But I had to make a decision to drop out or pay my own way. Instead of trying to rely on my parents or the government, I went out and got a full time job to help offset the costs. I was taking 12 - 15 credit hours a semester, and working 40 hours a week. I'm not bragging, I'm proud of the sacrifice I made in order to get what I wanted. I didn't ask for handouts, I didn't expect anyone to feel sorry for me for losing my scholarship. I just put my nose to the grinder and worked my ass off.
That's the problem with society today. A majority of people are looking for loopholes or handouts, not only wanting BUT expecting assistance, and when they don't get it, they didn't fail themselves, the government failed them.
That's HORSESHIT! No one in this world owes you shit! When you rely on yourself, you can do amazing things. When you rely on others, you can come up with amazing excuses. It's easy to blame others for your failures, but hard to step up and do what's honorable. 