We have two kids: a 5-year-old named
Wesley and we have an almost
2-year-old, Bay.
We did everything
backwards.
Started dating and then we lived
together, then we had Wesley, then we got
married and then we decided to go to
college.
Probably the most challenging
thing about being a parent in school is
balancing work and family and a
full-time school load.
It's hard to
remind yourself that, you know, what your
end goal is.
There have just been so many
times where we could've quit and we've just
struggled through it and pushed through it
by supporting each other.
UWM has something called the UWM Life
Impact Program, and I would not be
sitting here today talking with you if
it wasn't for that program.
It's
everything you need as a student parent.
The emotional and community support that
they provide you is just second to none.
From day one they welcomed me and let me
know that I was a part of the Life
Impact community as well, and they
brought me in and definitely made me
feel like I was a part of UWM.
We wanted
a job that was meaningful, and teaching,
it's like what other profession can you
walk in the door every day and have the
opportunity to make a positive impact on
the child's life.
We set a goal when
Wesley was born that we wanted to
graduate by the time he was 5, and he
just turned five in February.
To set a
goal and to reach that goal, it's just
the greatest feeling in the world and
something that we're both very proud of.
