Frankie Allen
My name is Frankie Allen and I am a single 41-year-old mother of four wonderful children ranging in age from 12 to 18. I am currently working full-time as a school Secretary for At-Risk Youth in Hanford, California, where I have been for 3 years.
As a high school graduate, I joined the United States Air Force and proudly served our Country for a little over 5 years. During this time of my life, I knew the Air Force was where I was going to spend the rest of my working career and never planned for my future. Now, almost twenty-four years later, I am wishing that I had invested in myself more.
While in the U.S. Air Force, I married and had four wonderful children that I am now raising about seventy-five percent of the time. As life would have it, I divorced in 2005 and now have shared custody of our children who live with me during the school year and go to their father's every other weekend and every other holiday and half the Summer.
I have always been so involved in my children's activities, (i.e. baseball, basketball, volleyball, golf, NJROTC, choir, band, football) that I have forgotten about me and my future once again. My oldest daughter will be graduating from high school this year and is looking forward to going to college to be a Nurse. I have always pushed my children towards college because I never had the opportunity.
Now it's my turn. I know that if I do not go to college to further my education, I will be here in the same place in two years when my oldest son will graduate from high school. I want more for myself and more for children. I can no longer preach what I am not practicing myself.
I am interested in the Paralegal field because there are so many underprivileged families out there that cannot afford to get an attorney for every legal matter they may come across in their lives. As a Paralegal, I can help those in need of assistance. I have always been a helper of sorts. I truly believe that helping other is my life's calling.
I know that with a degree in the legal field, I will be able to look forward to my financial future and that of my children. I am worth it and I want to instill the same beliefs in my children that they too are worth it.
Thank you for your time and may God Bless all those single parents out there trying to make a better life for themselves and their families.