Neither am I. But I have to compromise because my family travels a lot. If you travel in a big group of people...well, it's not possible to please everyone at once. Everyone has to give in a little bit.
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
No, I'm not allowed to do whatever I want...but I've argued a long time for the freedom to do certain things, and I finally got my parents to agree if I agreed to compromise a bit. My mom wants me to be "girly", not go to baseball games and car races with my dad and my brother, but she lets me go if I let her do my hair.
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
It's not a question of "allowed to be"...I mean, I just do what I want a lot of the time, but I compromise with my parents' standards when I know it'd be easier on all of us. For example, when my grandmother wants me to go to her church, I let her dress me up in whatever fancy clothes she wants me to wear. Not only do I want to spare myself the argument, I can spare my parents an unnecessary lecture that way, too.
But as I get older, I know the world will become less accepting. For example, my mom works at a college library, and the employers want the workers to look like "stereotypical librarians" so there's a dress code. For one thing, men must wear suits or at least semi-formal clothes, and women cannot wear normal pants. They either have to wear skirts or dress pants (no shorts). The clothes cannot be too bright, the workers can't have piercings, men have to have their hair short, everyone's hair must be it's natural color. Fancy shoes, not sneakers, but no high heels.
These rules don't bother my mom because she pretty much dresses like that most days, though she says in the summer the no-shorts rule is a killer. But it'd bother me. I mean, say I really really wanted my hair green? If I worked there and I dyed it green, they'd tell me I had two choices: dye it back, or don't work here. I don't like that. Why should your job impose on your life, and why must jobs follow stereotypes?
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
Oh. But would they really kick you out over video games? I don't know, I just wish people wouldn't tell me I'm too old for things. I do things that make me happy...I keep stuffed animals and I still have my baby blanket. I play with legos and go in the mazes at fast food restaurants...after all, why should only the little kids have so much fun? My cousin and my brother agree. We still go to a little kids' park and act out Indiana Jones scenes.
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
I don't know, I don't really listen to what people tell me I should do...I mean, who decided on the rules for when we're too old for things? I've decided I'll still be playing in the mazes at fast food restaurants when I'm ninety. If security doesn't like it, they'll have to catch me.
Last edited by Sarasface at 3:27:33 PM CDT on June 1, 2011.
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
Sarasface
Ethereal Wanderer (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/01/11 | Reply
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Neither am I. But I have to compromise because my family travels a lot. If you travel in a big group of people...well, it's not possible to please everyone at once. Everyone has to give in a little bit.
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
Sarasface
Ethereal Wanderer (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/01/11 | Reply
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No, I'm not allowed to do whatever I want...but I've argued a long time for the freedom to do certain things, and I finally got my parents to agree if I agreed to compromise a bit. My mom wants me to be "girly", not go to baseball games and car races with my dad and my brother, but she lets me go if I let her do my hair.
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
Sarasface
Ethereal Wanderer (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/01/11 | Reply
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It's not a question of "allowed to be"...I mean, I just do what I want a lot of the time, but I compromise with my parents' standards when I know it'd be easier on all of us. For example, when my grandmother wants me to go to her church, I let her dress me up in whatever fancy clothes she wants me to wear. Not only do I want to spare myself the argument, I can spare my parents an unnecessary lecture that way, too.
But as I get older, I know the world will become less accepting. For example, my mom works at a college library, and the employers want the workers to look like "stereotypical librarians" so there's a dress code. For one thing, men must wear suits or at least semi-formal clothes, and women cannot wear normal pants. They either have to wear skirts or dress pants (no shorts). The clothes cannot be too bright, the workers can't have piercings, men have to have their hair short, everyone's hair must be it's natural color. Fancy shoes, not sneakers, but no high heels.
These rules don't bother my mom because she pretty much dresses like that most days, though she says in the summer the no-shorts rule is a killer. But it'd bother me. I mean, say I really really wanted my hair green? If I worked there and I dyed it green, they'd tell me I had two choices: dye it back, or don't work here. I don't like that. Why should your job impose on your life, and why must jobs follow stereotypes?
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
Sarasface
Ethereal Wanderer (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/01/11 | Reply
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Oh. But would they really kick you out over video games? I don't know, I just wish people wouldn't tell me I'm too old for things. I do things that make me happy...I keep stuffed animals and I still have my baby blanket. I play with legos and go in the mazes at fast food restaurants...after all, why should only the little kids have so much fun? My cousin and my brother agree. We still go to a little kids' park and act out Indiana Jones scenes.
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
Sarasface
Ethereal Wanderer (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/01/11 | Reply
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Thank you!
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
Sarasface
Ethereal Wanderer (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/01/11 | Reply
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I don't know, I don't really listen to what people tell me I should do...I mean, who decided on the rules for when we're too old for things? I've decided I'll still be playing in the mazes at fast food restaurants when I'm ninety. If security doesn't like it, they'll have to catch me.
Last edited by Sarasface at 3:27:33 PM CDT on June 1, 2011.
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
Sarasface
Ethereal Wanderer (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 06/01/11 | Reply
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All right. Thank you!
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.