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My whole life I was taught to be the best. Dad was a schoolteacher and had many demands—I met all of his demands. Throughout my educational career I received straight As. My social life lagged, but I didn’t mind much. Marlene, my only good friend though high school, always tried to get me to go to the school dances. I told her I had to study because the work was becoming more difficult. I could only concentrate on school. Soon later, I got a job at a Jack in the Box restaurant. Balancing school and a job was tough, but I knew that wouldn’t bring me down—instead it made me stronger. All I wanted was to please my parents; that’s how I was raised. I was completely confident. I even took a calculus test from which I was exempted to prove my capability to Dad. And Mom would wake us all up at 5:30 to swim in the cold pool at the YMCA. I think that’s how I got my obsession with