Edwin Bailey:  

My story is a story of struggle and perseverance. I did not graduate as I should have with my class, and until recently did I realize I was held back 3 years in a row. In 1996 I earned my diploma, and in 2014 earned my bachelors degree in psychology. i am currently working on a masters degree in psychology, I never imagined that I would attend college or do so well. I am married, for the second time. First time ended badly, she was unfaithful, and left me. I took it hard, and struggle each day for a long time. I eventually moved to Texas and found the woman i am now married to, who had moved from New Jersey. i always said we met in the middle having left our home states for similar reasons. It is unfortunate and i regret the fact I do not remember as much of my high school days as i should. I turned to drugs and alcohol to forget my failures,and pain. Those experiences, while I survived, influenced my decis...Expand for more