Time to eat some words...
Change of heart.
Last week was a really rough week for me.
my mom called me and told me that the police chief for the east precinct of the birmingham police approved my ride-along, and that i'm going to have my ride along in a couple of weeks. i called the chief and talked to her about the requirements for the job. she told me that i actually didn't really even have to finish high school to do what i want to. a college degree in criminal justice would get me at least a 30% pay increase and that a GED would be acceptable. this was a total shock to me. i figured why not go ahead and start my career at 18 and be eligible to retire with full benefits in 20 years? by the time most kids my age are finally settling down with a good job i'll be retired with full benefits and a healthy check to live off of every month and a pension that could support me or a family pretty well.
I talked to miss wood about it, and miss collins and figured that i don't have that long till school is out and that i should try my best and finish. i'll try that but it will be hard. it's just hard to know that what i want to do doesn't even require a high school diploma.
to sum it up,
I'm gonna try my best to finish high school and graduate with all my friends.
and i would take great pleasure in spitting in the face of my principal.
Last week was a really rough week for me.
my mom called me and told me that the police chief for the east precinct of the birmingham police approved my ride-along, and that i'm going to have my ride along in a couple of weeks. i called the chief and talked to her about the requirements for the job. she told me that i actually didn't really even have to finish high school to do what i want to. a college degree in criminal justice would get me at least a 30% pay increase and that a GED would be acceptable. this was a total shock to me. i figured why not go ahead and start my career at 18 and be eligible to retire with full benefits in 20 years? by the time most kids my age are finally settling down with a good job i'll be retired with full benefits and a healthy check to live off of every month and a pension that could support me or a family pretty well.
I talked to miss wood about it, and miss collins and figured that i don't have that long till school is out and that i should try my best and finish. i'll try that but it will be hard. it's just hard to know that what i want to do doesn't even require a high school diploma.
to sum it up,
I'm gonna try my best to finish high school and graduate with all my friends.
and i would take great pleasure in spitting in the face of my principal.