14 January, 2020

Unhelpful Things Adults Once Told Me: a List

“Never cut your hair”

“You shouldn’t eat this ONE thing”

“You will never pull it off”

— “You don’t get to make visual art, you already have your theatre and music.”

— “Good luck with that”

— “You’re not ‘book smart’”

— “No need to go to the doctor”

— “You’re bad at X, Y, Z.”

— “You’re not as good as ‘Suzy’”

— “Be realistic.”

— “It’s very important to be a skinny, beautiful woman and nothing else”

— “Lower your expectations”
 

— “No need to read the manual” 

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