Hi Linda,

So what do you teach, and how long have you been doing it?

Oh, in my earlier post, I forget to add that I did end up being a
D.J. for a while, but I'm not doing it now.  But when I had the chance
to do it, it was like a child hood dream come true!!  What was even
more was I was able to do it after alllll those adults around me said
I could not!!

Gary


On Fri, 6 Jul 2001, Linda Wagner wrote:

> I think you are right Gary.  I mean I am a teacher, and a pretty good one,
> if I do say so myself...but growing up, my own mother did everything to get
> me to change my mind about a career in education.  But, she also raised me
> to be head strong and independent so I became a teacher anyway ;)  Many
> people who don't know me well are surprised that I teach, but those who do
> know me know I could do nothing else!  In fact, I don't think I could
> survive a job where I sat all day...Nonetheless, I think that all people,
> disabled or not, run into people who are skeptical about their career
> choices and question their ability to "make it".  We tend to see it more
> maybe, or perhaps take it more personally because we need to prove to
> ourselves that we can do what we want to do with our lives and aren't going
> to let CP stand in the way.
>
> Linda
>