Maria Szanto:  

I always wanted to be a psychologist when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a never going to happen idea. As it turns out, they were only partially right. I just got a social work degree instead of a psychology degree. When I get frustrated, I like to go shopping. When I am disillusioned, I escape in books or movies, when I am stressed, I get a pedicure! The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is Carolyn Maertz, because she was my closest friend throughout high school and beyond. The biggest surprise in my life was getting to start college in my late 30's and being able to stay with it to get my master's degree. I never though college was going to be part of my life. My children have taught me that I should never stop acting or thinking like a kid. Childhood can be one of the ...Expand for more