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Yo I'm a master son.

Like 

for real

Ya boy has a masters degree. 
Criminal Justice

The craziest thing about it though is that it was something, at some point in my life , that id never achieve. I mean I didn't just get a masters just to get it but to achieve something so significant in MY life. Ya boy ain't never had shit. Lets be real here. I live with my Mom, yea, I have my own car but I've never done anything I FIND significant. 

High School
College
My family instilled those things in me. I always thought I'd do that (unless something serious happens that stifles my path). My family would drag my carcass to graduation even if I didn't want to. I was never hesitant about it and I never doubted myself. 

But that Masters tho
lol i doubted myself heavily in this rung that is Grad level academia. First off : although Ive always knew id graduate high school and college, the quality of my work was not held to a high standard. Whatever though, I've had fun in college so, I don't regret it. It did however, umm, fuck up my chances, of being outright, accepted into WCU. I went through a probationary period in which I had to pass all three of my first three courses. Which was hard as shit. 

Anyway fast forward I'm learning all about myself and about crJ.
I learned that i was rusty as shit when it comes to writing papers. 
I learned that I couldnt fuck with these other students in terms of eloquence and creativity. 

I also learned that 
I can improve. 
I'm a fuckin beast
I have/had a couple of great support systems at different periods of time while at grad school.
These people hooked me the FUCK up. My ex, my almost ex, and the eternal homie JUJU especially.

Anyway I went through considerable mental growth and maturity going through Grad school and in addition to the piece of paper that says you can call me Master DON, or Mastodon for short. Ive Got a better outlook on what i wanna do. I got a better outlook on how I'm gonna do it. And i got a stronger knowledge of self and self respect that cant be quantified. 


Good night.