The Not So/Oh So Tragic Life Of...

After reading some of the stories in class so far, I have to say that none of the plots really compare to the plot of my life. My life, like most individual's, starts with my birth in 1980. I was a young parent, a young wife, a young widow, and now I am a young parent (to have kids in college), a newlywed (5 years), an older sophomore in college and when I graduate I will be considered older for starting a new career. I have had ups and downs in life but they have shaped me into who I am today. I like to think that if I were to sit down and put it on paper and bind it, my life would make for a best selling book!

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  1. Dainty@ENG1102September 7, 2017 at 5:42 PM

    I can identify with you on that. I think in your case it would be a story of tragedy turned triumph. I would definitely buy a copy.

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