I would like to introduce myself.  My husband is a member of Daily Kos and after I had some negative experiences in an online forum, he suggested that I try Mother Talkers!  I like the way women are allowed to open up here, and share anything.  I am having trouble with the layout of the board, because I am used to a different format, but I will persevere.

My name is Suzi and I am a native to Southern California. I attended high school in the 80's and was lucky to be accepted to the only college to which I applied - UC Irvine.  I left my cozy life, filled with music and performing in the high school choir, and felt instantly lost and alone at UCI.  I was emotionally unready for college.  I went through the motions and only changed my major once - from "Social Science" to a more concentrated "Psychology." I got my BA in 1989 and went on to study for a Master's degree.  My career goal was to become an academic counselor.  Little did I know, I would earn my degree but because of a lack of any experience whatsoever, I would never work in that field.  What did I do?  I worked as a buyer for a store specializing in Apple Macintosh computers!