want to piss me off?
bring up my age and how in 22 years there's no way i've learned a damn thing.
this post will be angy, things will be misspelled, and yes i'm ranting....so if you're an english teacher you can stop reading now.
in my program, in my work, and in the classroom i am always being discriminated against for my age.
i graduated high school at 17 because my birthday was the day after.
i graduated from college at 20 because i hustled through in 3 years.
i am now 22 and will graduate with an MC degree (masters of counseling).
First let me say that i know that i am young and i know that i have a LOT to learn, but that doesn't mean i don't know what i'm talking about. elderly people are the wisest people we have in this world which is why i love and respect them. i go out of my way to learn from my grandparents, family members, friends, community members, and professors (young and old) .
i wouldn't be where i'm at today if if was a dumb shit. i didn't work this hard to get where i am at so that 30-40 year olds can sit there and tell me "oh its because you're young" "thats cute" "you don't know much" "how would you know sweetie, you're so young" every single day. i worked this hard because i LOVE what i do. counseling people and improving people's mental health is my passion and THAT is why i rushed through to get here, so that i could make a difference as soon as possible.
Wisdom does come with age, its unfortunate that manners don't.
i am the "token slacker" in class because people assume i didnt do my homework, or didn't do the reading, or have nothing to say because i was too busy partying all weekend.
well let me just say, i stay in most weekends and study not so i can have something to say in class (and kiss ass) but so that i can learn. However, if i do want to go out and wear an outfit you wish you could still wear...it's none of your damn business.
close your mouth
open your ears
and listen to what i have to say.
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Ah, the perils of being young, smart and good looking...
ReplyDeleteyou're one to talk tyler.
ReplyDeleteAmen!
ReplyDeleteYou just feel that way because you're only 22.
ReplyDeleteLOL!
Sorry, couldn't resist, haha.
But seriously, I go through the same thing all the time. Not as much for my age but for my "inexperience". When I'm working with different musicians on a project I run into the occasional person who may think I have no idea what I'm talking about because I haven't "worked in a real studio" or "produced a majorly released album". Honestly, I haven't produced anything that was released on a large scale, nor have I actually "worked" in a "real studio". But I have worked on quite a few recordings, being a performer, an engineer and on a couple occasions a producer. I know my way around a studio quite well, as I have been in a lot of them, and when someone teaches me something about recording I PAY ATTENTION. I read books and magazine articles on recording. When I work on a project I always try new things so that I'm not using the same mediocre techniques all the time and never improving my skill. I've produced some things that sound great and I've produced some things that I would rather never listen to again, heh. But as for the stuff that's worked out, I've never had any complaints from any client saying that it didn't sound the way they wanted it to sound. My point is, it doesn't matter how old you are or even what amount of school or "professional" experience you might have. All that matters is that you're passionate about what you do. That you're willing to do whatever it takes to make yourself better at what you've chosen to do. It's a shame that us "less experienced" folk have to prove ourselves to people on a daily basis. But if you know in your heart that what you're doing is good and it's what you truly want to be doing, then fuck everyone else. Remember: those who can, do; those who can't, teach (or complain). =)
Wow, this was almost as long, or longer, than your original post, hahaha!
i LOVE you!!
ReplyDeleteand as people always tell me don't worry what other people think about you, just know what you are doing is right for you!!
besides those who are making the evil comments are just jealous they didn't do what you are doing... :)
well said!
ReplyDeletethanks guys (:
ReplyDeleteI agree wholeheartedly.
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