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Hello, my name is Ashly Calixto and my winter vacation was great actually and I’m now ready for a fresh start. I’m actually relieved this class is online because i get to stay home with my beautiful daughter and i get to do things at home like chores ( not fun lol ). I had this class last semester but since my daughter was a little more attached to me I couldn’t do work because she would try taking my laptop away from me ( she was only 9 months ). I am excited for a new beginning, however I’m scared the same thing might happen again. For my vacation I spent almost everyday at home and only ran errands occasionally. I felt great giving my daughter lots of time, I love seeing her smile every time I’m near. She is also all I talk about because she is my life now and my biggest motivation. As a young mom many people doubted me even my family but I graduated high school and I will graduate college thanks to my baby.
This is my family and i chose this picture because it means a lot to me on the left is my mother who has helped me so much with school and my baby. She has told me she will always be there to support me and she is❤️. After me there is my partner holding our baby, my partner is very inspiring because he works a whole lot. On the far right is my little sister who I hope to inspire one day. My family is very proud now because i am the first in our family to go to college. They are all a part of my motivation to try my best everyday from now on.
Hi Ashly, I am proud of you for not giving up when people doubted you. Out of curiosity, what is your major?
Thank you and my major is architectural engineering, what about you?
Ashly,
Your picture of your family, and your description of them warms the heart. I hope that you will find a lot of interest and future-building in this class. Motherhood is the most rewarding job of all — and the hardest. As both a mother and a writer I will say that these are both time-consuming roles. However, I already notice that my child payed attention to me while I was reading and writing in ways I could never have expected.
Welcome to you both.
-Prof. S.