Thanks for the bump.
I had been thinking about becoming a teacher, but it looks like I can't do it with a dui. I do have an attorney, but I haven't gotten the best info from him about what my hirablility will be. He still wants to give me hope that I will be found not guilty.
I guess that since so many people that I know drink and drive at some point, I just didn't realize that the ramifications and the judgement against someone with one dui would be so severe. I would think that most people who drink out at bars have gone home over the limit at least once. I'm not trying to excuse what I did, but I also don't want to be branded as a dangerous criminal either.
I think what's hard is that I tend to feel ashamed of myself for any mistake that I make, so this whole dui situation has sent me into a bit of a shame spiral. I haven't told one person I know about it. I guess I just want a bit of more realistic perspective of what it means to have a dui on your record.