Advice from your auntie
Dear sweet girls,
Once or twice a year, I spend the weekend with my sister-friends. Our weekends are filled with great discussions, delicious food, laughter, new experiences and relaxation.
I hope you will witness and experience REAL friendship and sisterly love – and not that mess on reality TV. In the meantime, I am already counting down to the next get-away weekend…
Love You Much,
Auntie
Dear girls,
I remember when I discovered that Verizon Wireless had been charging me $10 per month for a line that I had deactivated a while ago. The customer service representative tried to give me a hard time. When I asked for her manager, she realized that I am not the one. Her manager found the documentation that I had indeed deactivated the line and credited my account for $70.
When you are not being treated well and you know you are right, please stand up for yourself. There is nothing cute about being a door mat.
I love you.
Auntie
Dear sweet girls,
I have the honor of serving as a vice president at a community college.
We have more than 17,000 students and five gorgeous campuses. We employ some of the best minds in higher education. I would put our college up against any college or university in the country.
Our students are smart, hardworking, involved, diverse and fun. Many of them are the first ones in their families to attend college. They deserve a better life for themselves and their families.
Our alumni are successful and include medical doctors, opera singers, corporate CEOs, nurses and welders. They contribute to their communities in meaningful ways – and they received their start at community colleges.
Every day we destroy negative stereotypes about community colleges, and I love it! If you decide to attend a community college before attending a four-year school, I will support you wholeheartedly.
I love you.
Auntie
Dear girls,
Please never judge someone based on material things.
There are crappy people who are rich and educated. There are wonderful people who are not rich and not educated.
For example, I have a Ph.D. and am a college vice president. My husband – your uncle – has a high school diploma and manages a warehouse. Throughout our marriage, there have been times he has earned more money than me. Other times, I have earned more money than him. What is most important, however, is that he loves me unconditionally and treats me like a queen.
When you become an adult, please find someone who loves you for you and will work hard to provide a good life for you. The person does not have to be rich, famous or educated. They do, however, need to be ethical, kind, loyal, hardworking and supportive.
I want the best for you. I always have, and I always will.
I love you for life.
Auntie