She will graduate...At Last!
By asdomencil
@asdomencil (4265)
Philippines
April 3, 2012 8:07pm CST
My sister got pregnant and married at young age (19-years old). Due to her sensitivity in pregnancy, she stopped her school for a year and continued after giving birth. Going back to the course she taken (BS Elementary Education), supposed to be she will be on its 3rd year and needs another year to finish. However, upon returning, the curicculum has been changed so she has to go back as 2nd year. As a mother, wife and student at the same time, it is really difficult. She even experience that she needs to go to school for exam even her daughter is sick (good for her that she has my mother and in-laws that help her taking care of her daughter). This did not affect her willingness to finish and earn degree in college. After eight years of struggling college life, she will be having her diploma next week. She will graduating on the 13th of April. Congratulations!
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8 responses
@butterscotsh (1012)
• Philippines
4 Apr 12
I admire your sister for having the perseverance to finish her studies
even she now has daughter. I hope I will be able to graduate soon too.
I am supposed to graduate this year but because I took the wrong course
and just had the chance to shift at 3rd year, I'm now back to being 2nd year.
So that's like two more years. Hopefully I'll graduate sooner. Your sister's
story is an inspiration to me. Sometimes I am losing hope and I m having
doubts and fears that maybe I won't be able to finish this but now I'm empowered! 
@asdomencil (4265)
• Philippines
9 Apr 12
Yes, like you, my sister went back to her 2nd year because the curriculum changed. At first, she had a choce to change course so that most of her subjects will be credited, however, the course she intended to pursue was already dissolved in the school. She has also an option to change for school so that she will took the same course as 3rd year and will took another 2 years to finish but her husband refuses to change her school. So she just continued on the same school as 2nd year. Now after long years of waiting, she finished it. Just like you, just keep your patience on waiting. You will never noticed that you had already on the final year of your study.
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@butterscotsh (1012)
• Philippines
10 Apr 12
Thank you so much for the inspiration. I will not forget her story and whenever I am feeling hopeless, I will always remember this.
@kingparker (9673)
• United States
4 Apr 12
Congratulate your sister upon her graduation on college too. I hope that she will get a real good job after all those hard work and efforts. I felt shame on myself, because I didn't do my best during the college year. Now, I am working on production field, which is not my specialty. I felt like that I wasted all those years in college. Shame on me!
@asdomencil (4265)
• Philippines
10 Apr 12
Thanks kingparker!
Yes this will help her find a good job. She already applied in some schools during their job fair for graduating students.
Just keep patience on your work, you might find better job in the future. Just enjoy what you have for now.
@annierose (19462)
• Philippines
4 Apr 12
I am happy for you and for her. Finally, after so many hardships, she will now enjoy the result. She can now have a better future and I know that because of her patience and determination to graduate, a brighter future will await her. There is a saying that I remember while reading this "Do your best and God will do the rest". I think so that she gave all her best with it. Not all persons who married at an early age are able to finish their studies. She did a great job!
@asdomencil (4265)
• Philippines
9 Apr 12
Thanks annierose!
Yes, often times, they just settle and stop studying. I just remember what my mother says on her after she got married. Just keep on finishing her studies even she had a child. That could be one of the best gift parents receive from their son/daugther.
@Woody7189 (247)
• United States
4 Apr 12
I offer my congratulations to your sister. It is great to know that she worked hard and will earn her degree. Its a difficult task to accomplish, but I am sure that she will be happy that she did it. I wish her all the luck in the future.
@asdomencil (4265)
• Philippines
9 Apr 12
Thanks woody!
Yeah, she did a great job on that. It will be used for her future. As of now, before she will get her diploma, she already passed her applications to some primary schools. Without her degree, she will not have that kind of opportunity.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
4 Apr 12
Congratulations to her.All her hardship and sacrifices is worth it in the end.
@newgirl0511 (166)
•
4 Apr 12
Tell your sister congratulations. Not all young mother can do that and have that kind of determination. Being a mother is one of the greatest thing in the world and biggest career as well. And she might looking forward to that.
@asdomencil (4265)
• Philippines
9 Apr 12
Thanks newgirl.
You are right, some would loose that kind of determination. SOme will just stay at home and took care of their kids. I am not against those who just took their kids because being a mother is another difficult responsibility but as of present situation, it is hard to just stay at home and let your husband work.
@donsky14 (5947)
• Philippines
4 Apr 12
Congratulations to your sister...and yes, it is hard to be a mother, a wife and a student at the same time. Its really good that she finished her studies, cause sometimes when your in that situation, you would forget studying and focus on earning money. So kudos to her. 
@asdomencil (4265)
• Philippines
4 Apr 12
Yes, it s really hard to put those three roles at the same time. Good for her that she did not loose interest in pursuing her school. Some students that get pregnant will not continue on their school and become full time mom to their kids while others tend to find work to help sustain the daily needs of their kids.
@asdomencil (4265)
• Philippines
9 Apr 12
Thanks doccerz!
Yes, some of them just stop and never go back. They usually end up taking care of their kids.
