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Posted by iwtmsm43 at April 5, 2012
Tags: 2012 April  Family  Money

Quit school in 12th grade, got married, divorced and grew out of the usual young and stupid crap everyone does when they're young. Married a good man 19 years ago, and he sacrificed his ass off to help me go back to school to pursue my dream-to teach school. I taught one year, then I was told in February of 2008 that my contract wasn't being renewed. Went on to finish my Master of Education, only to find there are NO teaching jobs because of the economy. Actually, there are no jobs period. Meanwhile, I have a $20,000 student loan I cannot default on or the state will take my teaching certification. I've been unemployed since 2008. My poor husband has worked himself almost to death to pay the bills and keep our house. I recently borrowed $1500 to get a class B CDL, and I have only been given one dispatch and the note is almost due. My son is about to graduate high school and got into college, but I don't think we will find the money to pay for it. I tried to set a good example to my kids by going back to school, but now they think I'm stupid for wasting so much of my time for nothing. My son tells me that my teaching job was just a job, and it wasn't important-but I have mourned that job like it was the loss of a person. I still cry about it. It was my fucking dream. My husband and I have no life. He is gone all the time trying to drive and make money, and I just sit here, listening to my son tell me how stupid and pointless I am, and I don't go anywhere except the grocery store because we never have any money. I don't have friends, can't afford hobbies, and this all probably doesn't seem too bad to everyone else, but I feel as if my life IS pointless, and I'm a waste, no good for anything or anyone, and my dreams in life were taken from me and smashed before my eyes.

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By anonymous at 06,Apr,12 02:20

Being a good guide to you kids and prepare them for the real world is an important job. Focus on that. Perhaps look into teaching English classes? I hear teaching English abroad in countries like Japan or Korea can earn you up to 40k a year.


By anonymous at 06,Apr,12 02:20

The recession has been tough for a long time now, and it's hit worldwide. I know jobs are few and far inbetween, but you just need to keep looking. Apply for anything and everything, I know you want to teach and it's unfortunate your contract wasn't renewed but you could do something else in the meantime. Even if it's a job stacking shelves in a store, who cares, you'll be earning some money. You just gotta keep fighting through until the economy recovers which, fingers crossed, won't be too long now.


By anonymous at 06,Apr,12 03:24

what you need to think about is would you be better off letting go of the house? i know that sounds crazy but your obviously not happy in spite of your house. if you not working as a teacher then what is a teachers cert. worth? if I were you i would isolate the problem (debt) get rid of it, and then work to rebuild from there without the shackles of debt holding you back. imagine actually being able to KEEP your money!!! also alot of companies (asuming your husband is a truck driver) will let him train you to get a CDL and then you guys can drive team and make a grip of money. most people dont get to live their dreams. I wanted to be an artist, the shitty part is im ALMOST good enough but just couldnt cut the mustard to make a living on it. so now im a truck driver and i do ok. i feel like it was better to let that dream go since it was only going to weigh me down once I realized it wasnt going to lift me up. your an adult, your kid is just that A KID dont listen to him he doesnt know anything from anything yet. YOUR THE BOSS


By anonymous at 06,Apr,12 19:08

You may not be able to find a full time job as a teacher. Why don't you work as a tutor for now. One-on-one tutoring makes a lot of money. This job is similar to being a full time teacher but it makes money to help out your husband and son. Then your son can still go to college. It doesn't make sense that you had money for yourself to get a master degree while your son has to quit school after high school and follow the same path that you've been through. You chose to quit school after grade 12th but now your son wants to go to school but he is forced to quit. That's just sad and not fair to him. Try being a tutor.


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