And it sure feels good! I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I grew up in a single parent home in Puerto Rico. My mother worked two jobs to take care of my sister and I.
We moved to Miami when I was 17, I had to work and go to school, but I did it! Not sure I would have ever been able to pay for my education if it wasn’t for student loans. I was determined to pay back every cent and I finally did!
You deserve to be very proud of yourself. Today is a special day. Enjoy!
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CalamityJane
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Sat 17 Mar, 2012 02:18 pm
@MMarciano,
What a great feeling that is!
You have good reason to celebrate and it seems you have accomplished
many things since moving from Puerto Rico. You set a good example for
Antonio and he'll be so proud of you, once he understands the concept of
life in more depth.
We're all proud of you, Marco! Well done!
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Ceili
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Sat 17 Mar, 2012 02:25 pm
Very proud of you and your accomplishments. I know I can't take the credit but as a fellow A2Ker, I'm sharing your joy..
Enjoy that green beer. Slainte!
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JPB
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Sat 17 Mar, 2012 02:27 pm
@MMarciano,
Good for you and Well Done!!!
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Ragman
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Sat 17 Mar, 2012 02:34 pm
@MMarciano,
Congrats on sticking to it. You're a good example to your son and us all.
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EqualityFLSTPete
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Sat 17 Mar, 2012 03:09 pm
Congrats Marco, it's a good feeling. You're a good man.
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ossobuco
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Sat 17 Mar, 2012 03:23 pm
Bravissimo! I'm very happy for you, Marco - it's fantastic to get rid of that.
Enjoy that beer!
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Butrflynet
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Sat 17 Mar, 2012 04:03 pm
@MMarciano,
Congratulations! Now do yourself a favor and have that same amount of money automatically transferred to a savings account each month before you get used to having the extra cash around.
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jcboy
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Sat 17 Mar, 2012 04:41 pm
I never met anyone like Marco before. He is a good man and a good daddy to Antonio. I’m so lucky to have someone like him in my life.
He’s a damn good nurse too even though he gave me that placebo this week.
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msolga
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Sat 17 Mar, 2012 04:51 pm
@MMarciano,
Quote:
And it sure feels good! I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I grew up in a single parent home in Puerto Rico. My mother worked two jobs to take care of my sister and I.
I'll bet it feels good, Marco!
Congratulations to you.
And to your mother, too .... It sounds like she did a wonderful job in raising her family, in not-too-easy circumstances.
She must be very proud of you today!
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edgarblythe
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Sat 17 Mar, 2012 04:55 pm
That is wonderful. Congratulations.
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Adam4Adam
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Sat 17 Mar, 2012 05:25 pm
Congratulations Marco, I have a ways to go before mine are paid. Have one for me!
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MMarciano
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Sat 17 Mar, 2012 06:00 pm
Thank you all very much.
My son is going to grow up having it a lot easier then I did but I want him to grow up knowing there aren’t any free rides in this world.
He won’t have any student loans to worry about but he will know what is loaned to him will be paid back. He’s going to grow up learning you need integrity, compassion and values to get by in this world and he will have two strong role models to make sure of that.
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jcboy
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Sun 18 Mar, 2012 08:27 am
Antonio is only six but he’s always saying he wants to be a Veterinarian when he grows up. I didn’t know he even knew what a Veterinarian was, he’s one smart little boy!
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DannyVboy
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Mon 19 Mar, 2012 05:59 am
Congratulations Marco! That's wonderful!
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firefly
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Wed 21 Mar, 2012 09:29 pm
@MMarciano,
Congratulations, Marco! Good for you! You should feel very proud of yourself.
Not only are you a great example for your son, in terms of honoring your obligations, but you obviously value the importance of a good education, and you worked hard to get that for yourself, and that will be a positive influence on Antonio as well.
It's wonderful to be able to say, "I did it!" isn't it.
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