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Movin' on...

“I'm movin' on , at last I can see life has been patiently waiting for me and I know there's no guarantees, but I'm not alone. There comes a time in everyone's life when all you can see are the years passing by a nd I have made up my mind that those days are gone”. – “I’m moving on” Rascal Flatts I did it.   After countless starts, stops, fumbles, frustrated moments, times of abject disgust and despair, I finally walked across the stage and received my undergraduate degree in Sociology (Cha-ching! I foresee big bucks in my future).   Although I know it's not a measure of my intelligence, NOT having a degree made me feel inferior and less than.   What’s worse is that people take this condescending tone when they realize that a person of a certain age is working towards their undergraduate degree.   Here’s how the conversation usually goes once they’ve realized I’m “in school”: Random Person:   Oh you’re in school? That’s great! What are you doing? April: