"My mom has been a salon owner in Baltimore for over 35 years. The salon was my after-school program, my social circle, and my introduction to business. I learned early that work is more than a paycheck. It is the foundation for the kind of life you want to live. My mom didn't talk about freedom in a motivational sense. She lived it. She set her own schedule and ran the business in a way that made sense for her."
"When I graduated from high school and had my first child at 18, I didn't even consider college - not because I felt incapable. I simply didn't believe a traditional route was required to build the life that I envisioned for myself. My mom taught me how to work hard, how to serve people well, and how to think independently."
The narrator never attended college and believed a degree was not required for success. The household did not emphasize higher education; the narrator and husband pursued limited formal schooling. Both daughters, however, chose college, with the oldest supporting herself as a server while preparing for medical school. The narrator learned business, resilience, and independence from a mother who owned a salon for over 35 years. Work was presented as the foundation for desired life choices. Practical experience, service skills, and adaptability shaped the narrator's entrepreneurial path and pride in the daughter's different choices.
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