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Re: Chit Chat Thursday
To add... I never once said that you said "having a child and being a single mother is a dumb bad decision"... so now you're putting words in my mouth. All I did was directly quote you, as I illustrated.
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This conversation is making me realize how truly bitter I am about things in my past, so in the interest of my new mantra and because I have to go to school since it would be a waste of the interest I am accruing not too, I am out of here ladies.
See you later in the afternoon, likely with something random to say that is completely unrelated to all of this.
I guess I just appreciate that I worked hard to get where I am at and didn't have it handed to me. I do understand your point of view, though, that you didn't qualify for any government aid based on your parents income, when they wouldn't even help you at all. I also understand the stinging you feel now. Student loan payments do take a chunk of my income, as well.
It's Sara. And I didn't say you made up words, but I think you are under the assumption that the words I did write only apply to the single mom scenario or it was a slam on the single mom. My statement was neither of those.
It was more of a slam on the system for people in certain situations being given more opportunities to receive educational financial aid. I think education financial aid should be a level playing ground.
I have a month off from school so I am able to post now instead of lurking at night!
Something unrelated to the current conversation. I have no idea on what I want for Christmas. DH keeps on asking me what I want and I cannot for the life of me, decide on something that I would like. I don't really want any jewelry or any electronics (besides a macbook pro, but that isn't going to happen). I need some motivation ladies!
I know that she will qualify and I know her mother will do everything she can to make it happen for her senior. However, there are at least two other children who will still be in school. I still just feel bad for this girl because I think it would be very easy for her to fall into the bad habits that other here get into but she's stayed out of it.
I think they must have changed how they give out these things because, in 1993, my parents made $60k together (gross, so I think that came out to about $48ish-k). In spite of a house payment, two car payments and another child living at home, they were told that they could afford to contribute $15k a year to my education. I laughed because this was the year that we ended up losing our house in spite of my dad's three jobs, etc. I did two years time at DCCCD and then went to A&M when things were better for my family. My dad took out signature loans so that I didn't have loans like many of you do. It's one of the many reasons that I am so very thankful to my dad for his attitude and sacrifice. However, if he could not have taken out loans and it had been me instead, I would have done it. I might not have gone to A&M but I still would have gone to college and left with loans.
In your viewpoint, what do you think the qualifications for such aid should be based on?
Excuse my typo.
Assumption or the way that I took it based on the conversation. Either way, like I said before... I can appreciate your message and your stance, but the delivery needs work.
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I want a Mia Clarisonic (the face scrubbers), a cloth Coach iPad cover ($98 and I have a coupon for 25% off), the complete Law & Order series (in spite of what Tiffany thinks about it
), the complete Star Wars saga on blu ray, iTunes gift cards and tickets to when A&M and Tech play their basketball game in College Station (ps: it's Jan. 14th which is a Saturday and like at 11 AM so you guys could make it very easily from where you are).
BTW, I don't remember if I said this here or not, but Bill said his parents have a great idea for a gift for me from them. I could resist and asked if it was a cow platter to go with the fish platter that is sister got me a couple of years ago. I just couldn't help myself.
Yay you are posting!! It sounds like you need a month off after the busy semester you had!
You said no electronics, but I am hoping to get a Kindle. Other things that I can think of: Gift card to your favorite clothing store, a scarf, new running shoes (or exercise type shoes), a gift card to your favorite restaurant, new boots, a gift card to get pampered... I'll keep thinking.
As someone who got easily offended by a Starbuck's employee for being called "Jewly", we do have a Sarah, Sara, Lacey and Lacy. I don't think Brianna did it to be a jerk. You could have just said "I don't have an h on my name" or "I spell my name without an h."
Thanks Juelee.
Yep, that spelling was hard to come up with!
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My middle name is Weighne.
In a perfect world, hustle. I think if you have worked hard in high school, you have been willing to seek out the assitance, you have completed the required application/essay you should be considered for the aid.
I just wish they would change the way they determine aid for school. Long story short and minus the anger, neither of my parents wanted to do the tax info and it just had a domino effect. I was able to pay for NCTC myself but when it came to UNT I couldn't and was told that I had to have my FAFSA on file in order to apply for scholarships and then because I didn't have a FAFSA, I only qualified for private loans and the interest rate can be ridiculous. Why do I have to pay for my parents stupidity?
MIL lied to DH about applying for financial assistance and while he had help for school from his family and left school with hardly any debt, we both want to do what we can when it comes to our kids. It may not be paying for their school as a whole but providing whatever documents we need to in order to get them assistance.
And that's called a scholarship.
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Wanged it?! GO SEE A NURSE!
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The problem with scholarships is that they rarely cover the full cost of college anymore, and the ones that do are offered to one or two students per university. That has much more to do with the extortion colleges are getting away with, but still.
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Hahahaha. My Futurama references always get me into trouble.
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I didn't think or imply that she was trying to be a jerk about it. I just simply stated, "It's Sara."
Obviously, I can't say much that is right today.
True... but that's exactly what Sara was describing. The process of receiving a scholarship.
Financial aid is based on financial need. End of story.
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I know DH wants silly stuff like a remote control helicopter (the ones in the mall), Cars 2 or Hang Over two movie, a softball glove, and just some practical things. What is your DH into?
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Nothing I say today is going to work for you!
I have to say it does bother me when people spell my name without an "h". But I know you didn't mean it Brianna. Also, this makes me laugh everytime Julie. Who has ever spelled the name "Julie" jewly? i just wonder what that person was thinking :-P
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You know, I'd like to think that there is a form the government would have available to students who, after a certain age and still live with their parents, could have their parents sign saying "we don't pay for anything for our child any more and we're not consenting to submitting our information in order to help calculate federal aid for this child." It would need to be notarized, adding even more money into the pockets of your local notary but it doesn't sound like this would be a heavy burden on any one. And, Jaymi, I think no one should have to pay for their parents' (not students like I said) stupidity. It's one of the main reasons that I feel sorry for some of the children that I see out with parents who lack a few brain cells.
And, I think it's very admirable for you to say that you want to do whatever you can for your kids. I don't know that my mom always agreed with my dad going into debt for six months at a time in order to send me to school but she didn't say anything thing.
Can't we just talk about weddings?? Oh wait....
Anyway, I'm super busy today and can't keep up with the thread but Leslie I just wanted to thank you for that super sweet comment.
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There is a form, or actually a process, you go through in order to be declared independent before the age of 23 or 24 or whatever the age was then for financial purposes. I was out of the house before I graduated high school, neither my mom nor my dad was supporting me in any way and I didn't have contact with my mom and hardly saw my dad, maybe twice a year and it was because in my mind at the time, for me to see my grandparents I had to see my dad as they live in the same small city so it's hard to not see one without seeing the other. My dad would not have anything to do with me for months one year just because I asked if he would be willing to help with the tax info. "Because you've had contact with one of your parents in the last year, you are still considered dependent." It was a bust with NCTC and UNT and I applied for it every year.
We got some of those and I love them.
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