MONEY ISN'T EVERYTHING

So all my close friends know that to me, success means being happy. Not having a big house and cars and a rich husband and being famous.

Unfortunately, all my family members, seeing as how none of them even went to college, think that I should go for the best job possible, or in their words, "doctor" and "lawyer". I was talking to my aunt a few minutes ago and somehow this whole discussion came up. Basically she was saying, "MONEY IS IMPORTANT!" and I was like, "no." And then we started arguing.

Then she was implying that unless I get a high paying job I'm gonna be poor. I was like,
"I'm not gonna be poor".
"No? NO? What are you gonna do then???"
"I'm gonna be a teacher."
"*cardiac arrest* A TEACHER?"
"Yeah."
"No, you're not gonna be no damn teacher."
"Why not? What's wrong with it?"
"YOU'RE DOWNGRADING YOURSELF!!!"
"Um, that's what I wanna do."

Then she started talking about how I was good at the guitar and singing and writing and I said that's not what I want to do. Apparently she wants to control my life. Then she had the nerve to say, "Whoever did this to you is truly evil!"

W. T. F.

WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL????

Then I told her she was being materialistic and rude for putting my dreams down, and she denied she was being mean and what not.

I was trying not to be mean, because she's my aunt and everything, but seriously. I was PISSED OFF.

Then she had the AUDACITY to say that I'M materialistic and a little kid for whining about cowboy boots and my guitar. You know how I've wanted these things forever? Then I was like, "If I was an adult I wouldn't be "whining" about this stuff. I'm not an adult yet, I'm allowed to "whine"." Amirite, or amirite?

Then she said she was "shocked" and what not, and I was shocked too. I didn't know how materialistic people can be. Really, what's the big deal? I want to know. I'm pissed off, and confused as to why this should practically give her a heart attack.

Then she was like, "All those successful people always had someone there pushing them and believing in them, and I'm trynna be that to you, but..." Then I said, "Well when you're "pushing" me to do something that I don't wanna do, then I'm not going to end up successful, am I?" Then she got mad cause she hates when she can't think of something to say cause her head hurts from thinking.

But anyway, basically what I'm trying to say is that everyone should be who they wanna be, and that money means nothing, happiness is everything. [Well, to me, anyway.]



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