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I believe you can't make everyone happy but you can make yourself happy.
Elyssa Franklin a senior in high school and attends good hope country day school.
I believe you can't make everyone happy but you can make yourself happy.
This became very true when picking a college. I had two options to choose from one close to my mom and the other that fit into the price range my dad gave me. This turned into a division in the home between my father and I. He didn’t understand why I would even give the other school an option. I stayed up countless hours arguing with my dad. But if I chose the school my dad wanted me to go to, my mom would have been heartbroken. She doesn't see me that often and with that school she would have seen me once a month. She was so excited and I just didn't want to hurt her. Choosing a college became a chore. It wasn't some exciting thing that all of my classmates had.
It became so hard for me that I reconsidered even going to college and just breaking off my parents to do my own thing. I resented them for the fact that they were not respecting my opinions. They were living their college “dream” out of me.
The more I thought about which school to choose I realized that I was choosing based on my parents' likes and dislikes. Not my own opinions and what school I wanted to go to. I stayed up all night for countless days just thinking about everything. Where I would fit in the best at. Succeed the best in. And I did it alone. Not with their help or comments. Just me
In the end I chose what made me happy. I believe that sometimes in life you have to do what makes you happy and your parents should just support your decision rather than make you choose what they would prefer. I think freedom of choice is just part of growing up. Asking your parents for direction and advice is one thing. Making decisions should come down to what you think and what makes you happy. If someone can’t be happy with you because of a decision you made, then you should not worry and try to give them space, they need to come to terms with the fact that you are living your life and they need to love you for who you are.
In life do what you want so you can be happy and not make everyone else happy because it’s your life not there’s
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By This I BelieveElyssa Franklin a senior in high school and attends good hope country day school.
I believe you can't make everyone happy but you can make yourself happy.
This became very true when picking a college. I had two options to choose from one close to my mom and the other that fit into the price range my dad gave me. This turned into a division in the home between my father and I. He didn’t understand why I would even give the other school an option. I stayed up countless hours arguing with my dad. But if I chose the school my dad wanted me to go to, my mom would have been heartbroken. She doesn't see me that often and with that school she would have seen me once a month. She was so excited and I just didn't want to hurt her. Choosing a college became a chore. It wasn't some exciting thing that all of my classmates had.
It became so hard for me that I reconsidered even going to college and just breaking off my parents to do my own thing. I resented them for the fact that they were not respecting my opinions. They were living their college “dream” out of me.
The more I thought about which school to choose I realized that I was choosing based on my parents' likes and dislikes. Not my own opinions and what school I wanted to go to. I stayed up all night for countless days just thinking about everything. Where I would fit in the best at. Succeed the best in. And I did it alone. Not with their help or comments. Just me
In the end I chose what made me happy. I believe that sometimes in life you have to do what makes you happy and your parents should just support your decision rather than make you choose what they would prefer. I think freedom of choice is just part of growing up. Asking your parents for direction and advice is one thing. Making decisions should come down to what you think and what makes you happy. If someone can’t be happy with you because of a decision you made, then you should not worry and try to give them space, they need to come to terms with the fact that you are living your life and they need to love you for who you are.
In life do what you want so you can be happy and not make everyone else happy because it’s your life not there’s