Sep 30 - Write about a conversation that changed you.

Response: I remember around the beginning of my Junior year (the first Junior year in 2023), I had a huge crush on this girl who everyone told me I should avoid even talking to. However, when I have my mind set on something, especially if it has to do with a girl, I'm not going to listen to anybody. The only person I really take advice from, however, is my dad. As much as I strive to not be anything like him, I still come to him for advice on life, girls, school, but mostly stuff about computers. I thought this girl I had a crush on was perfect in my eyes, and I wanted to ask my dad about what move I should make next on her. When I came to him, however, he sat me down and told me a story of this exact same situation that happened to him when he was in college. He told me that it ended horribly with this girl, and he should've just listened to his friends in the first place. It was this conversation that made me realize how similar my dad and I were, despite how much I try to avoid becoming like him. During this conversation, I could see in his eyes that he thought he was looking at another version of himself, his son. I would love to say that I took my dad's advice and that this conversation "changed my life" and all that, but I still ended up trying to go for that girl, which ended exactly like my dad said it would. I lost all of my friends, had to move schools, everybody I knew hated me, my mental health was completely destroyed, and my life was over. Obviously, not all of that was because of that girl, but it was still a factor in my book! However, this conversation with my dad changed me, because I realized how alike my dad and I were, and I come to him all the time now to ask for advice on life, which he always has some kind of story for that I always look forward to.

Summary: Today, we finished Act One, Scene Four of Fences, and we worked on our character representation project.

Reflection: I feel like for most people, if you have your heart set on something, you're going to do it, no matter what anybody tells you. I think it's really difficult to listen to the hard, but helpful advice that our close friends and family give us.

 

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