You and me both! I wanted to write books (probably murder mysteries) but caved in to considerable pressure (mostly from my mother) to become a teacher. I held out for years but eventually, in my early 30s, I caved in and attended a teacher's college, got my degree in Education plus a teaching credential and went to work teaching in juvenile hall in downtown Los Angeles. I hated my career but never told anyone that I did. I did sirprisingly well at it, though, and I believe I was a pretty good teacher. Now I am retired living in one room in a roominghouse in a small town about 70 miles east of Los Angeles.
Maybe I should mention that my father was a writer!; he was a film writer. My parents were very unhappy together so they got a divorce in 1950 which was a huge social stigma back then. A few years later, my mother remarried and my stepdad was a psychiatrist; he and I got along very well and my mother and I were devastated when he died suddenly in 1964 due to trauma from a lot of old war wounds (he had been in the War and won a bunch of medals). His name was Sidney Senfeld and I still miss him every day and night of my life.
My interests include literature (both reading and writing), home canning,
gardening (both flowers and veggies),
and swimming when the weather is warm enough (our pool here isn't heated). Please write back and tell me more about yourself and what you enjoy doing.
Laurie
