Why do you willingly bring yourself down like this? You overcame odds and tough circumstances because of personal drive and imitative. Every other kid in your neighborhood had access to the same programs/rules and most of them didn't take advantage of it.

Those programs and rules are constants. You were given lemons and made lemonade. The government didn't give you the lemonade.

You should never beat yourself up or diminish your achievements, dude.

For a long time I hated myself and it nearly ruined me. I got over that and discovered that in order to be a functioning human, you must love yourself first.

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Posted by tigerinDC09

Washington, DC

Member since Nov 2011

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Posted on 7/26/17 at 3:24 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!

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Why do you willingly bring yourself down like this? You overcame odds and tough circumstances because of personal drive and imitative. Every other kid in your neighborhood had access to the same programs/rules and most of them didn't take advantage of it. Those programs and rules are constants. You were given lemons and made lemonade. The government didn't give you the lemonade. You should never beat yourself up or diminish your achievements, dude. For a long time I hated myself and it nearly ruined me. I got over that and discovered that in order to be a functioning human, you must love yourself first.

The government gave me the sugar to turn my lemons into lemonade.

The government provided my family a safety net that we didn't specifically rely on, but the peace of mind it provided allowed us to expand beyond just surviving.

Like I said, TOPS and PELL grants made LSU accessible to me. I will forever be grateful for the opportunity.

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