When I was 21 and got out ...I went to night classes for a year and graduated HS valedictorian and got to speak at my own graduation. I have some college credits, but most important, I went to school and became an EMT. The job enables me to save lives for a living. I was married for 8 years, bought a beautiful house, breeded and raised golden retriever dogs (more for fun than anything else). I am now an Aunt and a godmother.