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Ron, your support does not have to ever end. Just because she's 18 doesn't mean she won't always be your little girl. Support her in future education just like you made her get throudh highschool. Concerned parents always get the job done! Never give up and in a few short years you'll be looking at a graduating R.N. who will make alot of money and always have her parents to thank for keeping her feet firmly planted on the ground! Then you will be bursting with pride at your daughter who can tackle the world!
Congratulations Dad! And Mom! It takes two working together, no matter the differences to make a happy, well adusted person! Bravo!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ronhartsell from Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:41:22 AM)| |  | ronhartsell wrote: | | | Well, to say I'm 'giddy' is a gross understatement. I was up and down all night long unable to sleep in anticipation of this wonderful day. Today is the day that my only child, my daughter, graduates from High School!! This may seem as no big deal to some, but for me it is a great success story. As with a lot of children in this age of divorce and split families and all the animosity that goes with it, her mother and I, for the most part, made her and her education and future a priority. Among the many choices we made since our divorce was the one we made when she was in 7th grade to take her out of our local school system and we all moved (separately, of course) 45 min. away from here to put her in a better school and away from a lot of the gangbangers and crime that seem to run rampant in most every city nowadays. Living between Chicago and Gary, IN isn't a picnic, so we moved to the 'boonies' for her sake. She was starting to ditch classes and hang out and all the other stuff that goes on at that age and it just got to a point where I was having to leave work early everyday to pick her up 15 min. before everyone else was let go for the day. At first it was really hard because she lashed out with such a verbal barrage against us, refused to even try to make friends (we made her break contact with her old friend's as they were just as bad as she was). She hadn't always been like that, but the attention she got from the boys her age (11, 12, 13 yrs. old) was new to her and she didn't know how to handle all these changes. For us, it became a nightmare. The good news is that she eventually realized that we were'nt going to give in to her and she either had to get her priorities straightened out or it was only gonna get worse. She found an interest in clinical medicine and discovered that her new school had programs geared towards secondary education and careers. She is now graduating with Honors, is already a liscensed CNA, and will be going to college in the fall. Some father's can't wait 'til they don't have to pay child support anymore, I am now at a stage where I dread the fact that she won't need me anymore. But today, I am the happiest Dad in the world!!! |
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| [Metallark] Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:37:56 PM | |
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Congrats Ron! That is fantastic. Wishing your daughter continues to thrive and strive in her pursuit of hapiness and knowledge.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ronhartsell from Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:41:22 AM)| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | | Well, to say I'm 'giddy' is a gross understatement. I was up and down all night long unable to sleep in anticipation of this wonderful day. Today is the day that my only child, my daughter, graduates from High School!! This may seem as no big deal to some, but for me it is a great success story. As with a lot of children in this age of divorce and split families and all the animosity that goes with it, her mother and I, for the most part, made her and her education and future a priority. Among the many choices we made since our divorce was the one we made when she was in 7th grade to take her out of our local school system and we all moved (separately, of course) 45 min. away from here to put her in a better school and away from a lot of the gangbangers and crime that seem to run rampant in most every city nowadays. Living between Chicago and Gary, IN isn't a picnic, so we moved to the 'boonies' for her sake. She was starting to ditch classes and hang out and all the other stuff that goes on at that age and it just got to a point where I was having to leave work early everyday to pick her up 15 min. before everyone else was let go for the day. At first it was really hard because she lashed out with such a verbal barrage against us, refused to even try to make friends (we made her break contact with her old friend's as they were just as bad as she was). She hadn't always been like that, but the attention she got from the boys her age (11, 12, 13 yrs. old) was new to her and she didn't know how to handle all these changes. For us, it became a nightmare. The good news is that she eventually realized that we were'nt going to give in to her and she either had to get her priorities straightened out or it was only gonna get worse. She found an interest in clinical medicine and discovered that her new school had programs geared towards secondary education and careers. She is now graduating with Honors, is already a liscensed CNA, and will be going to college in the fall. Some father's can't wait 'til they don't have to pay child support anymore, I am now at a stage where I dread the fact that she won't need me anymore. But today, I am the happiest Dad in the world!!! |
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:51:02 PM | |
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That is so cool, Ron! Congrats!! 
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ronhartsell from Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:41:22 AM)| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | | Well, to say I'm 'giddy' is a gross understatement. I was up and down all night long unable to sleep in anticipation of this wonderful day. Today is the day that my only child, my daughter, graduates from High School!! This may seem as no big deal to some, but for me it is a great success story. As with a lot of children in this age of divorce and split families and all the animosity that goes with it, her mother and I, for the most part, made her and her education and future a priority. Among the many choices we made since our divorce was the one we made when she was in 7th grade to take her out of our local school system and we all moved (separately, of course) 45 min. away from here to put her in a better school and away from a lot of the gangbangers and crime that seem to run rampant in most every city nowadays. Living between Chicago and Gary, IN isn't a picnic, so we moved to the 'boonies' for her sake. She was starting to ditch classes and hang out and all the other stuff that goes on at that age and it just got to a point where I was having to leave work early everyday to pick her up 15 min. before everyone else was let go for the day. At first it was really hard because she lashed out with such a verbal barrage against us, refused to even try to make friends (we made her break contact with her old friend's as they were just as bad as she was). She hadn't always been like that, but the attention she got from the boys her age (11, 12, 13 yrs. old) was new to her and she didn't know how to handle all these changes. For us, it became a nightmare. The good news is that she eventually realized that we were'nt going to give in to her and she either had to get her priorities straightened out or it was only gonna get worse. She found an interest in clinical medicine and discovered that her new school had programs geared towards secondary education and careers. She is now graduating with Honors, is already a liscensed CNA, and will be going to college in the fall. Some father's can't wait 'til they don't have to pay child support anymore, I am now at a stage where I dread the fact that she won't need me anymore. But today, I am the happiest Dad in the world!!! |
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| [_strat_] Thursday, June 04, 2009 5:13:39 PM | |
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| Just jumping in (late, as usual. Am sorry about that) to congratulate Ron and the new graduate... I dont know how it goes in the US, but if its anything like here, then I hope you will take the opportunity to enjoy yourselves to the max. |
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| [Becks] Thursday, June 04, 2009 5:09:46 PM | |
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| Wow Ron, fantastic! Congratulations on your daughters graduation! It sounds like she wants to head in to a very interesting field at university too - if the US is anything like here, medical graduates of any kind are always in demand and get paid very well! It's also very very rewarding work. All the best to her! |
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| [ron h] Thursday, June 04, 2009 11:59:48 AM | |
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| Thank you HRMG...I will do my best to post pics from tonite!!! |
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| [HOT ROCKIN' METAL GODDESS] Thursday, June 04, 2009 11:11:21 AM | |
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CONGRATULATIONS to all of you!! Enjoy the day, you deserve it!!
I can't wait to see some graduation pictures!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ronhartsell from Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:41:22 AM)| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | | Well, to say I'm 'giddy' is a gross understatement. I was up and down all night long unable to sleep in anticipation of this wonderful day. Today is the day that my only child, my daughter, graduates from High School!! This may seem as no big deal to some, but for me it is a great success story. As with a lot of children in this age of divorce and split families and all the animosity that goes with it, her mother and I, for the most part, made her and her education and future a priority. Among the many choices we made since our divorce was the one we made when she was in 7th grade to take her out of our local school system and we all moved (separately, of course) 45 min. away from here to put her in a better school and away from a lot of the gangbangers and crime that seem to run rampant in most every city nowadays. Living between Chicago and Gary, IN isn't a picnic, so we moved to the 'boonies' for her sake. She was starting to ditch classes and hang out and all the other stuff that goes on at that age and it just got to a point where I was having to leave work early everyday to pick her up 15 min. before everyone else was let go for the day. At first it was really hard because she lashed out with such a verbal barrage against us, refused to even try to make friends (we made her break contact with her old friend's as they were just as bad as she was). She hadn't always been like that, but the attention she got from the boys her age (11, 12, 13 yrs. old) was new to her and she didn't know how to handle all these changes. For us, it became a nightmare. The good news is that she eventually realized that we were'nt going to give in to her and she either had to get her priorities straightened out or it was only gonna get worse. She found an interest in clinical medicine and discovered that her new school had programs geared towards secondary education and careers. She is now graduating with Honors, is already a liscensed CNA, and will be going to college in the fall. Some father's can't wait 'til they don't have to pay child support anymore, I am now at a stage where I dread the fact that she won't need me anymore. But today, I am the happiest Dad in the world!!! |
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| [Phantom A6] Thursday, June 04, 2009 9:40:46 AM | |
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Ya, he go 11 this year so I have time my friend.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ronhartsell from Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:51:00 AM)| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | Thank you Michael...your son will soon be there as well my friend!!!
| | | Phantom A6 wrote: | | | Congrats Ron!! For you, your ex-wife and especially for your daughter!! |
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| [guidogodoy] Thursday, June 04, 2009 9:19:46 AM | |
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Wonderful story, Ron! Congrats to you and the entire family!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ronhartsell from Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:41:22 AM)| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | | Well, to say I'm 'giddy' is a gross understatement. I was up and down all night long unable to sleep in anticipation of this wonderful day. Today is the day that my only child, my daughter, graduates from High School!! This may seem as no big deal to some, but for me it is a great success story. As with a lot of children in this age of divorce and split families and all the animosity that goes with it, her mother and I, for the most part, made her and her education and future a priority. Among the many choices we made since our divorce was the one we made when she was in 7th grade to take her out of our local school system and we all moved (separately, of course) 45 min. away from here to put her in a better school and away from a lot of the gangbangers and crime that seem to run rampant in most every city nowadays. Living between Chicago and Gary, IN isn't a picnic, so we moved to the 'boonies' for her sake. She was starting to ditch classes and hang out and all the other stuff that goes on at that age and it just got to a point where I was having to leave work early everyday to pick her up 15 min. before everyone else was let go for the day. At first it was really hard because she lashed out with such a verbal barrage against us, refused to even try to make friends (we made her break contact with her old friend's as they were just as bad as she was). She hadn't always been like that, but the attention she got from the boys her age (11, 12, 13 yrs. old) was new to her and she didn't know how to handle all these changes. For us, it became a nightmare. The good news is that she eventually realized that we were'nt going to give in to her and she either had to get her priorities straightened out or it was only gonna get worse. She found an interest in clinical medicine and discovered that her new school had programs geared towards secondary education and careers. She is now graduating with Honors, is already a liscensed CNA, and will be going to college in the fall. Some father's can't wait 'til they don't have to pay child support anymore, I am now at a stage where I dread the fact that she won't need me anymore. But today, I am the happiest Dad in the world!!! |
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| [ron h] Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:51:00 AM | |
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Thank you Michael...your son will soon be there as well my friend!!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Phantom A6 from Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:41:49 AM)| | | Phantom A6 wrote: | | | Congrats Ron!! For you, your ex-wife and especially for your daughter!! |
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| [Deep Freeze] Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:46:22 AM | |
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Yes, I do understand. Debt is a cancer, my friend. But take heart! You can beat it! The only debts I owe now are my home and car! I have NO other debts and I never will. One CANNOT create wealth when one is buried in debt. That is a fact. You can beat it but, of course, it takes time and THAT is a story for another day...
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ronhartsell from Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:42:56 AM)| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | Well, unless something out of the blue happens, I will die with debt, most ppl do unfortunately...I don't want that to be her (Brianna) concern...unlike when we were kids, even high school fees are out of this world these days...but, as you are well aware of, us parent's always have an eye on the big picture, it's getting our kids to look that way that's hard to do...but it's amazing the things that can happen when we're all on the same page!!!
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | I recall those same feelings when my daughter graduated high school TEN years ago! Went to California to be a part of it. I was SO proud! Then I started getting the bills from her Nursing School!! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It never ends, my friend!!! But, as you so accurately pointed out, it truly IS a labor of love!!!
| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | Freeze, thank you for the kind words...and you hit the nail on the head, it's a lifetime labor of love, and one that we truly embrace!!! This is a day that commemorates one achievement that took many years of ups and downs to get to, and it will be well celebrated...but there are many more to come....
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Ron,
My advocation and support of education is well documented amongst these Threads. I must offer my most sincere congratulations to your daughter and a special "well done" to you and your former wife. Yours is a tremendous feat and a testament to good parenting, for being a parent does NOT end when divorce enters. Parenting is a job you accept for life. You are a special individual, as is your ex-wife. I commend you both. Please pass along my best to ALL of your family. |
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| [ron h] Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:42:56 AM | |
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Well, unless something out of the blue happens, I will die with debt, most ppl do unfortunately...I don't want that to be her (Brianna) concern...unlike when we were kids, even high school fees are out of this world these days...but, as you are well aware of, us parent's always have an eye on the big picture, it's getting our kids to look that way that's hard to do...but it's amazing the things that can happen when we're all on the same page!!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:34:52 AM)| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | I recall those same feelings when my daughter graduated high school TEN years ago! Went to California to be a part of it. I was SO proud! Then I started getting the bills from her Nursing School!! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It never ends, my friend!!! But, as you so accurately pointed out, it truly IS a labor of love!!!
| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | Freeze, thank you for the kind words...and you hit the nail on the head, it's a lifetime labor of love, and one that we truly embrace!!! This is a day that commemorates one achievement that took many years of ups and downs to get to, and it will be well celebrated...but there are many more to come....
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Ron,
My advocation and support of education is well documented amongst these Threads. I must offer my most sincere congratulations to your daughter and a special "well done" to you and your former wife. Yours is a tremendous feat and a testament to good parenting, for being a parent does NOT end when divorce enters. Parenting is a job you accept for life. You are a special individual, as is your ex-wife. I commend you both. Please pass along my best to ALL of your family. |
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| [Phantom A6] Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:41:49 AM | |
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| Congrats Ron!! For you, your ex-wife and especially for your daughter!! |
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| [Deep Freeze] Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:34:52 AM | |
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I recall those same feelings when my daughter graduated high school TEN years ago! Went to California to be a part of it. I was SO proud! Then I started getting the bills from her Nursing School!! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It never ends, my friend!!! But, as you so accurately pointed out, it truly IS a labor of love!!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ronhartsell from Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:31:31 AM)| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | Freeze, thank you for the kind words...and you hit the nail on the head, it's a lifetime labor of love, and one that we truly embrace!!! This is a day that commemorates one achievement that took many years of ups and downs to get to, and it will be well celebrated...but there are many more to come....
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Ron,
My advocation and support of education is well documented amongst these Threads. I must offer my most sincere congratulations to your daughter and a special "well done" to you and your former wife. Yours is a tremendous feat and a testament to good parenting, for being a parent does NOT end when divorce enters. Parenting is a job you accept for life. You are a special individual, as is your ex-wife. I commend you both. Please pass along my best to ALL of your family. |
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| [ron h] Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:31:31 AM | |
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Freeze, thank you for the kind words...and you hit the nail on the head, it's a lifetime labor of love, and one that we truly embrace!!! This is a day that commemorates one achievement that took many years of ups and downs to get to, and it will be well celebrated...but there are many more to come....
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Deep Freeze from Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:19:13 AM)| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Ron,
My advocation and support of education is well documented amongst these Threads. I must offer my most sincere congratulations to your daughter and a special "well done" to you and your former wife. Yours is a tremendous feat and a testament to good parenting, for being a parent does NOT end when divorce enters. Parenting is a job you accept for life. You are a special individual, as is your ex-wife. I commend you both. Please pass along my best to ALL of your family. |
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| [Deep Freeze] Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:19:13 AM | |
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Ron,
My advocation and support of education is well documented amongst these Threads. I must offer my most sincere congratulations to your daughter and a special "well done" to you and your former wife. Yours is a tremendous feat and a testament to good parenting, for being a parent does NOT end when divorce enters. Parenting is a job you accept for life. You are a special individual, as is your ex-wife. I commend you both. Please pass along my best to ALL of your family. |
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| [ron h] Thursday, June 04, 2009 7:21:23 AM | |
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Absolutely!!! No liscense required for one of those and have never had to use it...
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Thursday, June 04, 2009 7:18:54 AM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | does daddy have a shotgun? know I want one as my girls grow up!!!
| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | Ohhhhh HB...she'll always be daddy's little girl!!!...and her boyfriend knows that too.......
| | | Head banger wrote: | | for sure. control of your own life is key. sounds like you did a good job with her. BTW, she will always need you, just in diferent ways
| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | She's very fortunate. What has always been important for me is to have her understand that a solid career provides independance in life. Among other things is the freedom to not be stuck with some jerk out of necessity, whom ever she chooses to spend her life with, it will be her choice. I've seen and deal with so many women who are stuck with someone because they don't have any working skills and are therefore dependant...and you know good and well what dependancy leads to...
| | | Head banger wrote: | | yep, all are in high demand for sure. my niece is a RN, did several 16 week temp stints in US hospitals, filling in. now works in the ER in her hometown, which unlike some of the big cities she worked in never sees a gunshot wound.
| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | She hasn't made up her mind yet...she has choices. It will be in the medical field, but it can range from a dental hygenist to a Nurse to an MD...she don't know what she'll enjoy the most yet, though...I think she's leaning towards the Dentistry field (I think she's obsessed, in a good way with her teeth)...I do know that potential earnings is not a deciding factor for her, as all are in demand...so she wants to be sure that whatever she chooses, that her hearts in it.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | Ah, thats great. whats she going to study in colege?
| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | Certified Nurses Assistant (or Aide)...and Thank you HB!!!!!!!
| | | Head banger wrote: | | thats awesome ron. congrats. whats a CNA though?
| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | | Well, to say I'm 'giddy' is a gross understatement. I was up and down all night long unable to sleep in anticipation of this wonderful day. Today is the day that my only child, my daughter, graduates from High School!! This may seem as no big deal to some, but for me it is a great success story. As with a lot of children in this age of divorce and split families and all the animosity that goes with it, her mother and I, for the most part, made her and her education and future a priority. Among the many choices we made since our divorce was the one we made when she was in 7th grade to take her out of our local school system and we all moved (separately, of course) 45 min. away from here to put her in a better school and away from a lot of the gangbangers and crime that seem to run rampant in most every city nowadays. Living between Chicago and Gary, IN isn't a picnic, so we moved to the 'boonies' for her sake. She was starting to ditch classes and hang out and all the other stuff that goes on at that age and it just got to a point where I was having to leave work early everyday to pick her up 15 min. before everyone else was let go for the day. At first it was really hard because she lashed out with such a verbal barrage against us, refused to even try to make friends (we made her break contact with her old friend's as they were just as bad as she was). She hadn't always been like that, but the attention she got from the boys her age (11, 12, 13 yrs. old) was new to her and she didn't know how to handle all these changes. For us, it became a nightmare. The good news is that she eventually realized that we were'nt going to give in to her and she either had to get her priorities straightened out or it was only gonna get worse. She found an interest in clinical medicine and discovered that her new school had programs geared towards secondary education and careers. She is now graduating with Honors, is already a liscensed CNA, and will be going to college in the fall. Some father's can't wait 'til they don't have to pay child support anymore, I am now at a stage where I dread the fact that she won't need me anymore. But today, I am the happiest Dad in the world!!! |
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| [Head banger] Thursday, June 04, 2009 7:18:54 AM | |
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does daddy have a shotgun? know I want one as my girls grow up!!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ronhartsell from Thursday, June 04, 2009 7:17:51 AM)| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | Ohhhhh HB...she'll always be daddy's little girl!!!...and her boyfriend knows that too.......
| | | Head banger wrote: | | for sure. control of your own life is key. sounds like you did a good job with her. BTW, she will always need you, just in diferent ways
| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | She's very fortunate. What has always been important for me is to have her understand that a solid career provides independance in life. Among other things is the freedom to not be stuck with some jerk out of necessity, whom ever she chooses to spend her life with, it will be her choice. I've seen and deal with so many women who are stuck with someone because they don't have any working skills and are therefore dependant...and you know good and well what dependancy leads to...
| | | Head banger wrote: | | yep, all are in high demand for sure. my niece is a RN, did several 16 week temp stints in US hospitals, filling in. now works in the ER in her hometown, which unlike some of the big cities she worked in never sees a gunshot wound.
| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | She hasn't made up her mind yet...she has choices. It will be in the medical field, but it can range from a dental hygenist to a Nurse to an MD...she don't know what she'll enjoy the most yet, though...I think she's leaning towards the Dentistry field (I think she's obsessed, in a good way with her teeth)...I do know that potential earnings is not a deciding factor for her, as all are in demand...so she wants to be sure that whatever she chooses, that her hearts in it.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | Ah, thats great. whats she going to study in colege?
| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | Certified Nurses Assistant (or Aide)...and Thank you HB!!!!!!!
| | | Head banger wrote: | | thats awesome ron. congrats. whats a CNA though?
| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | | Well, to say I'm 'giddy' is a gross understatement. I was up and down all night long unable to sleep in anticipation of this wonderful day. Today is the day that my only child, my daughter, graduates from High School!! This may seem as no big deal to some, but for me it is a great success story. As with a lot of children in this age of divorce and split families and all the animosity that goes with it, her mother and I, for the most part, made her and her education and future a priority. Among the many choices we made since our divorce was the one we made when she was in 7th grade to take her out of our local school system and we all moved (separately, of course) 45 min. away from here to put her in a better school and away from a lot of the gangbangers and crime that seem to run rampant in most every city nowadays. Living between Chicago and Gary, IN isn't a picnic, so we moved to the 'boonies' for her sake. She was starting to ditch classes and hang out and all the other stuff that goes on at that age and it just got to a point where I was having to leave work early everyday to pick her up 15 min. before everyone else was let go for the day. At first it was really hard because she lashed out with such a verbal barrage against us, refused to even try to make friends (we made her break contact with her old friend's as they were just as bad as she was). She hadn't always been like that, but the attention she got from the boys her age (11, 12, 13 yrs. old) was new to her and she didn't know how to handle all these changes. For us, it became a nightmare. The good news is that she eventually realized that we were'nt going to give in to her and she either had to get her priorities straightened out or it was only gonna get worse. She found an interest in clinical medicine and discovered that her new school had programs geared towards secondary education and careers. She is now graduating with Honors, is already a liscensed CNA, and will be going to college in the fall. Some father's can't wait 'til they don't have to pay child support anymore, I am now at a stage where I dread the fact that she won't need me anymore. But today, I am the happiest Dad in the world!!! |
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| [ron h] Thursday, June 04, 2009 7:17:51 AM | |
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Ohhhhh HB...she'll always be daddy's little girl!!!...and her boyfriend knows that too.......
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Head banger from Thursday, June 04, 2009 7:15:45 AM)| | | Head banger wrote: | | for sure. control of your own life is key. sounds like you did a good job with her. BTW, she will always need you, just in diferent ways
| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | She's very fortunate. What has always been important for me is to have her understand that a solid career provides independance in life. Among other things is the freedom to not be stuck with some jerk out of necessity, whom ever she chooses to spend her life with, it will be her choice. I've seen and deal with so many women who are stuck with someone because they don't have any working skills and are therefore dependant...and you know good and well what dependancy leads to...
| | | Head banger wrote: | | yep, all are in high demand for sure. my niece is a RN, did several 16 week temp stints in US hospitals, filling in. now works in the ER in her hometown, which unlike some of the big cities she worked in never sees a gunshot wound.
| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | She hasn't made up her mind yet...she has choices. It will be in the medical field, but it can range from a dental hygenist to a Nurse to an MD...she don't know what she'll enjoy the most yet, though...I think she's leaning towards the Dentistry field (I think she's obsessed, in a good way with her teeth)...I do know that potential earnings is not a deciding factor for her, as all are in demand...so she wants to be sure that whatever she chooses, that her hearts in it.
| | | Head banger wrote: | | Ah, thats great. whats she going to study in colege?
| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | Certified Nurses Assistant (or Aide)...and Thank you HB!!!!!!!
| | | Head banger wrote: | | thats awesome ron. congrats. whats a CNA though?
| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | | Well, to say I'm 'giddy' is a gross understatement. I was up and down all night long unable to sleep in anticipation of this wonderful day. Today is the day that my only child, my daughter, graduates from High School!! This may seem as no big deal to some, but for me it is a great success story. As with a lot of children in this age of divorce and split families and all the animosity that goes with it, her mother and I, for the most part, made her and her education and future a priority. Among the many choices we made since our divorce was the one we made when she was in 7th grade to take her out of our local school system and we all moved (separately, of course) 45 min. away from here to put her in a better school and away from a lot of the gangbangers and crime that seem to run rampant in most every city nowadays. Living between Chicago and Gary, IN isn't a picnic, so we moved to the 'boonies' for her sake. She was starting to ditch classes and hang out and all the other stuff that goes on at that age and it just got to a point where I was having to leave work early everyday to pick her up 15 min. before everyone else was let go for the day. At first it was really hard because she lashed out with such a verbal barrage against us, refused to even try to make friends (we made her break contact with her old friend's as they were just as bad as she was). She hadn't always been like that, but the attention she got from the boys her age (11, 12, 13 yrs. old) was new to her and she didn't know how to handle all these changes. For us, it became a nightmare. The good news is that she eventually realized that we were'nt going to give in to her and she either had to get her priorities straightened out or it was only gonna get worse. She found an interest in clinical medicine and discovered that her new school had programs geared towards secondary education and careers. She is now graduating with Honors, is already a liscensed CNA, and will be going to college in the fall. Some father's can't wait 'til they don't have to pay child support anymore, I am now at a stage where I dread the fact that she won't need me anymore. But today, I am the happiest Dad in the world!!! |
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| [ron h] Thursday, June 04, 2009 7:15:46 AM | |
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Thank you MG~...I am just a big sponge abosrbing everything in today...this will only happen once for us!!!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ~ MG_Metalgoddess~ from Thursday, June 04, 2009 7:11:31 AM)| | | ~ MG_Metalgoddess~ wrote: | | YEA!!!!!!!!! That is awesome Ron,,,, Congrads to all ..
| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | | Well, to say I'm 'giddy' is a gross understatement. I was up and down all night long unable to sleep in anticipation of this wonderful day. Today is the day that my only child, my daughter, graduates from High School!! This may seem as no big deal to some, but for me it is a great success story. As with a lot of children in this age of divorce and split families and all the animosity that goes with it, her mother and I, for the most part, made her and her education and future a priority. Among the many choices we made since our divorce was the one we made when she was in 7th grade to take her out of our local school system and we all moved (separately, of course) 45 min. away from here to put her in a better school and away from a lot of the gangbangers and crime that seem to run rampant in most every city nowadays. Living between Chicago and Gary, IN isn't a picnic, so we moved to the 'boonies' for her sake. She was starting to ditch classes and hang out and all the other stuff that goes on at that age and it just got to a point where I was having to leave work early everyday to pick her up 15 min. before everyone else was let go for the day. At first it was really hard because she lashed out with such a verbal barrage against us, refused to even try to make friends (we made her break contact with her old friend's as they were just as bad as she was). She hadn't always been like that, but the attention she got from the boys her age (11, 12, 13 yrs. old) was new to her and she didn't know how to handle all these changes. For us, it became a nightmare. The good news is that she eventually realized that we were'nt going to give in to her and she either had to get her priorities straightened out or it was only gonna get worse. She found an interest in clinical medicine and discovered that her new school had programs geared towards secondary education and careers. She is now graduating with Honors, is already a liscensed CNA, and will be going to college in the fall. Some father's can't wait 'til they don't have to pay child support anymore, I am now at a stage where I dread the fact that she won't need me anymore. But today, I am the happiest Dad in the world!!! |
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