i've been into computers since my dad brought home an old commodore 64 from a firm he used to work at, they were getting rid of it and liked my dad, so he broug

i've been into computers since my dad brought home an old commodore 64 from a firm he used to work at, they were getting rid of it and liked my dad, so he brought it home and had me punch in codes to play a game, my second computer was a 386sx that my dad built from one of those computer study at home courses. i found two games hidden dos, one called snake and the other gorillas written in basic, i stared to learn basic at i think around 9 or 10 years old, we were homeschooled because my sister was chased into the bathroom by a guy who worked at the school who was a pedophile, so there's that, after a bad car accident that nearly killed my family, my parents decided to move out of philadelphia and into the country, it was great until i had to socialize, i spent most of my teenage years helping my disabled father, i don't regret it. but i definitely had a hard life and don't have anything to show for it. i am judged as lazy because i didn't go to college right after graduating, i spent of my life as a hobbyist coder, programming in 7 or so languages, but i have nothing to show for it outside talking about it and showing people my pet projects, i did not believe in myself, struggled with depression and later on i finally realized i could go to college. but, everyone was looking at surface me, a guy who people either think i was privileged growing up or lazy because of my job history being non-tech related. i don't even feel like finishing school, that's how far i feel behind in life, i wish i would have known sooner, but that's how life goes for some people. i am not lazy, i just don't make enough money to keep myself from failing in school, it's very stressful doing this as an adult. so yeah, a supportive figure in my life would have made a world of a difference for me. anyways, i am building an app in my spare time, maybe i'll get it right and that will improve my situation. it's a ridiculous shot in the dark like most business ventures but i can't make 16 an hour living in seattle and expect to survive on that lol, anyways get your kids into a college or university sooner rather than have them figure it out on their own in their 30s. encourage them to pursue what they are good at and encourage them to apply for jobs related to that field sooner rather than later because it's very rare for a tech corporation to give a guy with no tech related job "experience" a job on good faith alone these days.