<p>I think you’ve made the very best of some bad decisions and you are going to do extremely well in life. The leap in maturity between what you describe in 02 and what you sound like now will make you far better able to succeed than if you had scraped by and gone to college with the gaming/drug problems. Just read the other threads about kids who did that! </p>
<p>I just can’t tell you how impressed I am that you’ve gotten your life together and reconciled with your mom. That’s great!</p>