And it isn't just any masters degree. It's the one I have always wanted to get, but I thought I wasn't capable. I am now officially a counselor. Or at least I will be in a few hours. Technically I won't have my license for a few weeks even, but you know what I mean :-)
And I am the first one in my family to get a master's degree. (If you don't count my incredibly smart sister-in-law who has her MD and PHD.) But I'm just counting my family of origin.
This is the most focused I have ever been. I stayed focused for 2 1/2 years in order to get to this goal. How does someone with ADHD do that? I think for me it goes back to when I was a little kid. My mom made us kids eat our vegetables every night for dinner. And there was no getting out of it. I don't remember how she made us do this (I certainly have not been able to pass this onto my own kids), but the vegetables were to be eaten. I did not care for vegetables. So I came up with a strategy. It was really complicated, here goes....I ate them first.
How is that a strategy and why does it pertain to graduation? I'm glad you asked. It's a strategy because I figured if I had to eat them anyhow I would rather get it over with and end my meal with something I liked such as mashed potatoes, rather than dreading the veggies the whole meal and having to end my meal with them.
How this pertains to graduation is how I got through school. I knew I had to do the homework and the studying, I wasn't getting out of it if I wanted a good grade in the class. So I always jumped in and worked as hard as I could during the week so I could have fun and play on the weekend. As soon as something was assigned I tackled it. I figured I was going to have to do it anyway, so I could put it off and stress it for a few weeks, or I could get it done.
The other factor that helped me get through school is I was getting a degree in something I really liked. I enjoyed most (not all, a few were terribly boring) of my classes. And I knew if I could get school out of the way as quickly as possible I would be able to do what I enjoyed which is being a counselor.
So now my vegetables are eaten and it's time for me to get to the mashed potatoes. But first I must wear the incredibly flattering cap and gown and wait for my name to be called to be handed a piece of paper that isn't really my diploma.
And being a master's graduate I also get to wear this cool cape.
Perhaps I get super powers with that fake diploma piece of paper thingy. Hmmm...what super power would I like to have? I wonder if I get to choose.
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