Carolyn Crawford:  

Well I haven't done all that much. One marriage but no kids...on the other hands I've rescued many dogs and cats from the pound. Glad I was born when I was. I think we got the best of what this country was offering. I went to UCLA, mostly because I couldn't think of what else to do with myself. Can you believe it? Back then tuition was $50 a semester, so I was able to work my way through college. Majored in Geography and worked for the department as the staff cartographer. I decided that cartography was going to disappear into the maw of computer technology so I also got an elementary school credential. I took an unconscionably long time to graduate. I was very happy drawing maps and selecting courses that struck my fancy such as Slavic folk dancing. The next stage of my life was teaching. I tried regular public school teaching 6th grade, then bumbled my way into a private special ed school that was chock full of psychologists and social workers. They gave me the adolescent class. These kids were white, upper to middle class, with parents motivated enough to get their kids help, but they were also very complex, obstinate and most of their school districts wanted nothing to do with them...so I took up psychology and went back to school at CSULB. I came close to becoming a therapist, but after ...Expand for more