Reply #26: I spent four months last school year as a substitute nurse in several

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schools with very poor financial demographics. The majority of kids had at least one parent working. What was sad was that most of them would lose wages if they needed to leave work to pick up a sick child.

I grew up on the edge of poverty. But thankfully, college was cheap, and I was motivated to better myself and excel. I have degrees in two fields. I think my work ethic was pretty damn good even though we weren't even middle class.