People are able to do extreme things.

I was 17 and in college. I was an honor student and had a part time job. I had a 90 hour per month internship. I volunteered for my local police department. I worked out 5 days a week. I had 6 hours of homework every day.<br><br>I was 18 and my parents died. I was the oldest. My little sister had a disability so severe she was not able to work. My brother was 15 and trying to join the army. Even if he was able to join he would have been unable to financially support two people. Our conservative government is extremely picky about accepting people with disabilities. <br><br>I was 18 and in college. I had 6 hours of homework a day. I worked 7 days a week. I worked 10 hours a day at my part time job and 20 hours a week at my internship. I spent 5 hours a week volunteering for the police department. I worked out for an hour a day. I did this for a year and was barely able to make ends meet.<br><br>I was 19 and in college. I had 6 hours of homework a day. I worked 7 days a week. I worked 10 hours a day at my part time job and 40 hours a week at my internship. I spent 5 hours a week volunteering for the police department. I worked out for an hour a day. I did this for a year. I was barely able to make ends meet.<br><br>I was 20 and in college. I had 6 hours of homework a day. I worked 7 days a week. I worked 10 hours a day at my part time job and 40 hours a week at my internship. I worked out for an hour a day. I barely had enough money to pay for food, rent, and bills. <br><br>My brother was 18 and joined the army. I moved into a tiny bedroom in my parents house. I moved my full time job to 40 hours a week. I worked 7 days a week. 8 hours a day. I spent an hour a day working out. I spent 6 hours a day doing homework. I had a 3 hour commute every day. I spent an hour a day cooking and cleaning and doing laundry for myself and my sister. I had barely enough money to buy groceries. <br><br>I am 21 and in college. My sister lives with me in the dorms. I work 40 hours a week. From 8 am to 5 pm. I work out for an hour a day. I spend 6 hours a day doing homework. I spend an hour a day cooking and cleaning and doing laundry for myself and for my sister. I volunteer for 1 hour a week at a disability center. I spend 4 hours a week doing extracurriculars. I try to go to therapy once a week. I have just enough money to barely afford groceries for my sister and myself.<br><br>People are capable of extreme things.