If you know anything about what it means to have someone so important in your life that you will risk everything to be with them, then maybe you can understand my dilemma.
"Our love is heard in the stories we tell and the laughs we share. Our love is imprinted in every photo we have taken together. Our love is witnessed in the sacrifices we have taken to be together.
I made many difficult choices so I could be with the man I love.
My marriage was difficult before it even began. I endured intense scrutiny from my family. They all selfishly wanted me to fulfill their own desires.
When I told my parents I was getting married, both of them began a dialogue of, "She HAS to..." They were convinced that my marriage was ruining my life. Every dream I ever had was being demolished. They never considered that dreams change, or that I could still accomplish my dreams. They had forgotten that my dreams were my own. They had selfishly taken on my dreams, and didn't want to let them go. They expected me to fulfill their dreams.
Robyn Floren (Affidavit for Immigration 2011): "Within a year Alia began to establish the future she envisioned for herself and determined the path in which she planned to make these dreams a reality. Her plan to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry was to be complemented with entering the Peace Corps with the possibility of continuing her education after the Peace Corps to achieve a master's degree."
