Cynthia Gosper:  

Life After surviving 3 foggy years of high school while existing in my little shell of complete lack of confidence and fear of guys, I took my diploma a year early in ’72. As soon as I turned 18, I got married. Well now that was my stupid move of a lifetime. In ’73 and ‘74 we lived in Indiana and Tennessee, then returned to So. CA The Lord blessed me with 2 wonderful daughters in ’79 and ’80. My neck was broken in ’84, and that was when my eyes began to open to the reality of my so-called “marriage.” In ’87 I took my daughters and left him. We divorced in ’89. By ‘95 I could no longer tolerate the gangs, traffic, smog, and humidity of Sunny Southern California, so I moved my daughters and myself up to Southern Utah. Then in 2008 I moved to the Phoenix, Arizona area following my daughters. As I read through the accomplishments of my fellow classmates I felt both proud and inadequate. Proud that some of you went on and got degrees; inadequate because I did not. But you know what? Not everyone has what it takes to go on to colleges and universities. Heck, some of us don't even know the difference between the two (prime...Expand for more