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All my life I worked my ass off to make my parents proud of me. I was never the smart kid in the family but I thought that to compensate for that maybe I should just be a good daughter, a good sister, a good human being in general.
Entering college, I knew I wanted to be at the top of my class because I wanted to make my Dad proud. Now I am a graduate of Culinary Arts with Distinction and holds 10 academic awards, but I never heard my Dad say that he was proud of me. And that killed me inside because I worked so hard to get those, there were even times when I would go to school not having enough sleep, usually with no sleep. I had so many breakdowns during my college years because of how hard I was trying.
Now he is telling me that taking up culinary was never for me because I know nothing about it. When he eats food that I cooked, he always has negative comments about it.I never heard him compliment me. I am now trying to train internationally and he said that he was sure after a while the company will want to get me out of the program because I am not good in my field and that all the dishes that I know to cook are worthless and will not make me a successful Chef.
The sad part is that I am slowly believing that maybe I may not be good at this and I will never be a successful person because I don't know anything.
Maybe I should stop making other people proud and start focusing on healing myself so that I can believe in myself again.
I wrote this letter to release everything, all the negativity, everything that's holding me back to be the successful person that I should be. This letter is me saying that I will not give up on my dreams whatever the circumstances may be. This is me saying that I will never give up just because you don't believe that I can do things. I will be the greatest Chef there is and you will see that.
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Cheers to new beginning!!! "Tell a girl she can't do something, then watch her prove you wrong." Never give up on your dreams. You still have lot of time to prove others wrong. But before that heal yourself, give yourself enough importance and try to stay happy. :)
ReplyHi smileygirl - I noticed your supportive comment and I wanted to reach out directly to say thank you for your contributions! I'm sure this author appreciated it, and I do too. It’s people like you that make Novni’s community a great place to be. Have a great day!
- Alex
ReplyI am glad that you appreciate it. :)
ReplyYou go girl! You can do this, you should always listen to people who criticize you, but don't take all of what critics say to heart. Goodluck!!!
ReplyHi peachbabymae - Thank you for your support as well. This is great advice. I appreciate your contributions as well :)
- Alex
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