I know how it feels to feel like you're a big disappointment...I used to feel that way all the time. Sometimes parents push you to do things and say things that hurt because they want what's best for you. Your mom sees all the potential in you, so in her eyes, when she probably sees that you could be a doctor or professor or something like that, doing something like cosmetology doesnt seem quite up to your potential. But don't worry...just because you have the potential to go to college for 8 years and get a PhD doesnt mean you should or that its right for you. I know I have the potential to be a doctor or something, too, we all do...but I want to be an artist. And if everyone were doctors or professors, or accountants or something, there would be no one to do the creative things. A giant boulder at the top of a cliff has the potential to fall off the cliff and crush someone's head on the beach below it, but its much better for it to sit where it is and take the less extraordinary route. Thats the best example I can come up with. You'
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Thanks, Sara. I do know that, since I'm an adult, I can make my own decisions. And I will choose to do or be whatever I want. I was just upset because it seemed like my mom doesn't think I can do anything.
But thank you Sara. You'v emade me feel a lot better about it. =) <3
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I do know that, since I'm an adult, I can make my own decisions. And I will choose to do or be whatever I want. I was just upset because it seemed like my mom doesn't think I can do anything.
But thank you Sara. You'v emade me feel a lot better about it. =)
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