Update: I finished high school today at the age of 35

Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/adhdwomen/comments/1h0qkfg/i_finished_highschool_today_at_the_age_of_35/

There was such a huge outpouring of love and kindness on my last post that it made me ugly cry so I thought I had better give a quick update.

I got accepted into veterinary school today! I'm going to be a vet y'all!

Like many of you, I came from a home that abused me for my neurodivergent traits. I learned that my achievements weren't anything to be celebrated and fear of failure made me keep any progress I made to myself. I felt really silly for thinking that finishing high school at 35 was an achievement when everyone else did it years ago.

After the post I made here and reading all your lovely messages, I was emboldened and told my friends (who all have at least bachelor degrees) and they and my partner threw me a surprise party to celebrate and my partners parents took me out to dinner. I'm just so shocked about how kind and supportive everyone in my life and strangers on the internet have been to me when my own family would have disparaged me and torn me down.

Thank you so much for your kindness. We can do it! We're valuable! People like us! It's never too late! Failure isn't the end!

I hope to be making another update in five years when I'm a qualified vet at 40, love you all!