I am having one of those days were I am wondering if things ever change. I can’t'/don’t want to give my real time example, as I try not to put anything in here that is too revealing about certain areas in my life. I will use an example that happened my freshman year of college instead. The situations are pretty much the same, only the supporting cast has changed ~ I, of course, am the star.
My first college class was on a Monday morning, 8 am. Yeah, I know. Not to mention I was going to a commuter campus and had to drive 40 minutes.
The English Prof was an elderly woman that made it very clear, very early in the first class that she really preferred male students and people that doted on her. I did not fit either category. She also made it clear that she didn’t appreciate humor in any way, shape, or form unless you fit into one of the afore mentioned categories.. In a nutshell: I was not a “cool kid” and I was screwed.
About half way through the semester, I realized that no matter what I turned in, I would not receive anything over a “C.” Time to test that theory. With my mom’s consent, I used one of her papers from the same course. She had taken the course a year before and while it was a different professor, it was the same assignment. This was a paper that she received an A on. It was retyped and submitted. I got a “C.” We took the paper to the Dean and I was able to retake the course with a different professor ~ I got an A. What a difference a teacher makes.
I find myself in a very similar feeling situation right now. Unfortunately, I don’t believe that I am going to have the same resolution. I am out in the “real world” now and things don’t always work out the way they should. So, for now, I will do my best to try to make the best out of what I can. All I can do is try.
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