didn't become an IT guy
didn't become a doctor
didn't become a lawyer
didn't get my masters
didn't go to a prestigious college
didn't get scholarships
didn't get married
didn't be a devout Muslim
I was 14 and deviated from my religion - my family trying coming correct - it didn't work. I stopped reading the Quran, I stopped praying, I started questioning. My mother didn't like this one bit and tried forcing me to do things.
They suddenly realized there was an atheist and then agnostic person on their hand. Eventually they backed down and let it be, they realized I wasn't changing.
I was 16 and was out of the IB (High Honors Specialty Program) my mom realized pushing me to her bragging goals wasn't going to work.
I was 18 graduated and had no intention of going to an expensive prestigious school let alone had any grades for scholarships.
I got a job at an actions sports store as I worked my way through college.
I went to a JC, my family frowned, wondering why I wasn't going to directly to a 4 year univeristy.
I then transferred to a UC college here in California. I had half the student debt than most my peers.
I didn't major in the sciences or criminal law. I majored in marketing because I forced myself to be extroverted. I also did some minoring in computers (it was always a hobbie).
I graduated with a decent GPA, I had 2 internships under my belt, along with getting hired for the company, I'm still working for.
Family starts asking me about marriage, I laughed, even before game, before the forum, I knew that marriage was a bad deal.
I started becoming like a male relative I looked up to, doing what I wanted, no marriage, no kids, living the life I wanted and being free.
This relative told me "Once you do something for so long, it's hard to go back" - red pill truths without even know what it truly meant.
My family knows I do what I want, they've learned not to try and change me. I'm not a disappointment - I'm just doing my own thing and stay away from family dram. I'm actually glad they live on the other coast.
If there is a takeaway from this - do what you want, trust your gut, and fuck what others think if they're trying to drag you down.
didn't become a doctor
didn't become a lawyer
didn't get my masters
didn't go to a prestigious college
didn't get scholarships
didn't get married
didn't be a devout Muslim
I was 14 and deviated from my religion - my family trying coming correct - it didn't work. I stopped reading the Quran, I stopped praying, I started questioning. My mother didn't like this one bit and tried forcing me to do things.
They suddenly realized there was an atheist and then agnostic person on their hand. Eventually they backed down and let it be, they realized I wasn't changing.
I was 16 and was out of the IB (High Honors Specialty Program) my mom realized pushing me to her bragging goals wasn't going to work.
I was 18 graduated and had no intention of going to an expensive prestigious school let alone had any grades for scholarships.
I got a job at an actions sports store as I worked my way through college.
I went to a JC, my family frowned, wondering why I wasn't going to directly to a 4 year univeristy.
I then transferred to a UC college here in California. I had half the student debt than most my peers.
I didn't major in the sciences or criminal law. I majored in marketing because I forced myself to be extroverted. I also did some minoring in computers (it was always a hobbie).
I graduated with a decent GPA, I had 2 internships under my belt, along with getting hired for the company, I'm still working for.
Family starts asking me about marriage, I laughed, even before game, before the forum, I knew that marriage was a bad deal.
I started becoming like a male relative I looked up to, doing what I wanted, no marriage, no kids, living the life I wanted and being free.
This relative told me "Once you do something for so long, it's hard to go back" - red pill truths without even know what it truly meant.
My family knows I do what I want, they've learned not to try and change me. I'm not a disappointment - I'm just doing my own thing and stay away from family dram. I'm actually glad they live on the other coast.
If there is a takeaway from this - do what you want, trust your gut, and fuck what others think if they're trying to drag you down.