73-Year-Old Individually Reflected On Her Life

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A 73-year-old Individually reflected on Her Life
In this interview, I am interviewing my Aunt Shirley. She states, “As she reflects on her life at 73 years of age. She would not be as mature as her 19-year-old niece (as myself) today.” However, the opportunities for her education was limited because of her financial situation. Although, her dreams were to obtain a higher education and her journey towards her goals would take several years.
She was married young, specifically one year after high school and became a mother of the year she was married. She latterly became focused seven years later, after she became a mother again. She also states, “the process became very important to me.” It was her two daughter education made her very focused

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