Saying Hi and my feelings on the Election etc.
Hi all! I am so glad I got invited to join the group via email and I am happy to be here. My real name is Marshall D.W.H. I am currently 33 years old I have ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and Mild depression and anxiety. I take medications for ADHD depression and anxiety, I've had all these conditions since the age of 6 years old. ASD has no cure but can be treated in a variety of ways for me I talk to a Social worker and receive therapy as needed as I am pretty stable. I have been living with my parents for the last decade of my life and while life has had its ups and downs most recently two years ago my dad died in May 2022 from Stage 3 Pancreatic Cancer. So far all is well and I take it one day at a time.
Normally I don’t vent on the internet, but I really to vent about this. I will admit I am not happy about the results of the 2024 election, I was looking forward to seeing the orange-haired idiot go to jail, you know who I am talking about...sigh. So I am really bummed about that not happening. (The only real reason he won is the Electoral College which is obsolete by today's standards and needs to be shut down permanently/obsolved). I was really hoping after a week once all the votes from all states were counted that maybe Kamala would be the actual winner, but that will most likely not happen so that really sucks.
However, despite this, I am in the middle of school/college at my local community college which is Illinois Valley Community College (IVCC) in Oglesby IL. Right now I'm majoring in early childhood education (ECE) so I can receive my Associate of Applied Science degree (AAS) as I already have an Associate of Arts degree (AA). I am working on my short-term goal of becoming a Preschool Teacher, as I want to see if being a teacher is the right fit for me, and if nothing else I'll be an assistant teacher.
Being with the kids in the classroom is where I want to be. My longer-term goal for education is to be a special education teacher (We don't have enough male role models in ECE or the later grades in schools). Plus I know I'll be a great role model.
Plus in the much farther future, I want to open a Bike shop/sporting goods store, as I want to be an entrepreneur/businessman and fix bikes professionally. I currently fix, build, and generally work on bikes more as a hobby/side hustle. Currently, I am restoring a 1965 Schwinn Deluxe Stingray coaster brake model bike, and once I am done restoring it, and put it up for sale I should make some good money. Anways that's enough for now, but I am praying for America and that we get through these hard times.