At the age of nine, Kathy begged her parents for a silver jumpsuit, boldly declaring she was going to be a space explorer when she grew up.
But a single day spent dodging her classmates’ taunts banished that jumpsuit to the back of the closet, never to be worn again.
Devon R. Widmer, a graduate student in chemistry, is currently hard at work resuscitating her childhood dreams.
Hi Ms Widmer,
I read your story “…. Death of a dream….”, I liked it, very touching. Did that happen to you? I have heard countless times “… girls can’t do that” BS !
Never, never, never let the bullies win.
Hope to see you in space.
JT
Right with you! I wanted to fly and be an astronaut… finally at 45 I became
a pilot, and am working on space-related projects today. It’s never too late to follow your dreams!
Thank you both so much for the comments! There is definitely a bit of autobiography in this story, and I definitely agree that it’s never too late to go after a dream! Can’t wait to see what we can accomplish in the future!