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I am 27 years old, a Mormon, and single. Sometimes...

2007-08-10T14:45:00.000-05:00

I am 27 years old, a Mormon, and single. Sometimes I feel like a failure because I haven't gotten married and started a family and done all those typical things that seem expected of me.

But you know what? I've done a lot of things that I never would have been able to do had I gotten married already. I've seen the world (well, a lot of it), I've gotten involved in the community, I've got

Leslie,I almost mentioned you in the blog, but dec...

2007-02-27T19:44:00.000-06:00

Leslie,
I almost mentioned you in the blog, but decided to edit that part out. On the outside, you do have that perfect life. But you proved a wonderful point - just because it may seem like that great life, doesn't always mean it is.

gosh, i hope you don't see me as molly married to ...

2007-02-27T19:35:00.000-06:00

gosh, i hope you don't see me as molly married to peter. yeah, yeah, yeah, we met at BYU and both graduated from there. and i got my teaching degree (BS, by the way, not BA), but then i decided not to use my degree. then i go and get married, and get a job, then get sick of the job, so i quit and let my husband earn all the money while i sat oon my butt. so then i get knocked up and have a baby.

I only realized what I wanted to do with my degree...

2007-02-25T13:06:00.000-06:00

I only realized what I wanted to do with my degree when I was approaching 30.

I never considered being a teacher before. I wasn't ready, it was not for me when I was younger. But with my degree in Languages, there wasn't much work and I ended up working in a call-center! Now, I love being a teacher in training. It's amazing, and I hope you can find your professional path. Soemtimes we