: About Me

A proud New Hampshire native, I moved to North Carolina with my husband four years ago for a few reasons: a teaching job, the weather, and to make new memories. Right now, I am taking a break from teaching to raise my two young children and am enjoying my time with them immensely. With four years of marriage under my belt, two little munchkins, a big, black dog, and a home to tend to, I keep fairly busy. I'm trying to turn off the tv more often, so writing is a perfect outlet for my meandering mind.

With a Psychology degree and teaching certificate, I have written countless papers to advance my education. Now it's time I write for other pursuits. With teaching third grade, tutoring and substitute-teaching in numerous classrooms, I have ample experience and plenty of worthwhile stories to tell. Having enjoyed writing for years, I am not a published writer yet, but have written a few children's stories for fun. Professors, family members and friends have told me I write well. Time will tell if they were telling the truth or just blowing smoke.

What do I do for fun? Mostly, my days are spent caring for my little babydoll, but I try to get her out as much as I can. We go for walks downtown, go to the library, and spend time outside doing yardwork. I am trying to develop a green thumb and have planted some herbs. Unfortunately, my dill just bit the dust.

What would I do if money were no issue? (I have sacrificed a second income to stay home with my daughter). I would spend time exploring the beautiful North Carolina coast. I truly love the ocean and the beach. It is where I feel the happiest for sure.

My passion is ...

My two children

I know too much about ...

Celebrities

My parents always told me ...

If you don't take care of yourself, nobody will.

My childhood ambition ...

To be a singer.

My favorite memory ...

Summers at the lake.

Why I write ...

To keep my mind working.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Notting Hill

My first job ...

At my dad's woodturning business.

My best moment ...

Having my daughter.

My inspiration ...

My English grandmother.

Education > Colleges & Universities (Other) Are parents justified in pressuring their teenage children to get a college education?

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The wording of this question is misleading. However your feelings about the word pressure, insisting a child attend college would hardly be considered a negative concept. Compel, drive, and insist are all synonyms of the word pressure. If I ask instead, Are parents justified in insisting their teenage children to attend college, does it sound the same? Then there is the teenage children part. Does anyone expect the average teenager to go to college before graduating high school? I think not. When you graduate from high school, that is the appropriate time to attend college. However, some s...

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