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Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty
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I owe Hillary Rodham Clinton an apology.
While I have been a lifelong Democrat (big shocker there), my support for Hillary has admittedly been half-hearted.
Aside from being white and female, that is about where our similarities end. I grew up in a broken home, a free-lunch kid, told by my mom that “getting an education is stupid.� After one month at an Ivy League-esque school, I dropped out because of lack of funding. After graduating top of my law school class (not Yale), I sent out 2,000 resumes only to secure a part-time job making $20/hour, hardly putting a dent in my $150,000 mountain of student loan debt.
But just because Hillary is privileged doesn’t mean that she can’t do good.
And she has becoming increasingly relatable after being passed over for a lesser qualified male.
“We started talking a lot about what it means to have more yesterdays than tomorrows.�
Facing 40 in the coming year, I have started to contemplate what I need to accomplish in the last half of my life, understanding that I might not even have 40 quality years left.
Pro Tip: Listen to the audiobook. Hillary Rodham Clinton narrates it herself, and her tone of voice gives the listener a greater insight into her personality.
*Thanks, Simon and Schuster, for a free copy of this book in exchange for my fair and unbiased opinion.
The Green Light at the End of the Dock (How much I spent):
Hardcover Text � Free/Nada/Zilch through publisher
Audiobook - $84.99 per year through Everand
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While I have been a lifelong Democrat (big shocker there), my support for Hillary has admittedly been half-hearted.
Aside from being white and female, that is about where our similarities end. I grew up in a broken home, a free-lunch kid, told by my mom that “getting an education is stupid.� After one month at an Ivy League-esque school, I dropped out because of lack of funding. After graduating top of my law school class (not Yale), I sent out 2,000 resumes only to secure a part-time job making $20/hour, hardly putting a dent in my $150,000 mountain of student loan debt.
But just because Hillary is privileged doesn’t mean that she can’t do good.
And she has becoming increasingly relatable after being passed over for a lesser qualified male.
“We started talking a lot about what it means to have more yesterdays than tomorrows.�
Facing 40 in the coming year, I have started to contemplate what I need to accomplish in the last half of my life, understanding that I might not even have 40 quality years left.
Pro Tip: Listen to the audiobook. Hillary Rodham Clinton narrates it herself, and her tone of voice gives the listener a greater insight into her personality.
*Thanks, Simon and Schuster, for a free copy of this book in exchange for my fair and unbiased opinion.
The Green Light at the End of the Dock (How much I spent):
Hardcover Text � Free/Nada/Zilch through publisher
Audiobook - $84.99 per year through Everand
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