With apologies to Joss Whedon.
Two weeks ago I was told that I could not get an extension on my living conditions. I was told that I needed to look into a 2 bedroom apartment before I would even be considered for a new living situation.
I was also told I needed three times the rent to get into said situation.
I refused to accept that.
(More personal stuff on the flip)
Yes, my folks helped me. Just with the credit check/cosign. I got into the new place which is Technically a studio. I say technically, because there is an upstairs loft where my kids now have their bunkbed. It's small, it's not in the BEST neighborhood, but it's a situation.
I refused to accept what I was told. I would not accept what I was told.
I have no car. I needed to start college to get my G.I. Bill. I was told by the college in the area that there was NO way I could manage to get full time hours because they had cut 40% of their classes, and it was already the first week of classes. There was no room. And no professor would add me.
I refused to accept that.
This week, I went to every professor. Office hours, In class, etc... etc... I made my appeal to each professor personally. I showed that I cared. I showed that I was willing to put in the work. The listened, and since I was the only person who bothered to show up after they said "Maybe", I got the classes.
It has not been done before. No, I'm not kidding. Every counselor, every advisor, every professor is shocked to hear that I went from 0 to 14 units of classes in one week. One week after classes has begun.
They told me it was impossible. It cannot be done.
I refuse to believe that.
I have done the impossible, and that makes me mighty. I will never give up.
And that's why I think that there are so many roadblocks set up for the average person in this world. People want to succeed, but when the authorities, and those in power say, "It cannot be done", they accept that. When they are told "You cannot appeal, it's against policy" people try for other options. People are not given the chances to try.
You have to make the chances.
There is an old tradition which is usually no longer held to, that when someone wants to become Jewish, the Rabbi must turn them away three times. If they return a fourth time, they are accepted.
Only now, in our world, there is no set number. People are turned away an infinite amount of times until they either crack or get lucky. You don't get a chance, you have to be the right person. You will get what those who have the power say you will get.
And I refuse to accept that. From here on out, I will NEVER accept that.