Don't use your petty excuses...

As a forewarning, this post will be extremely negative. I just need to get something off my mind that I was just reminded of.

My dad didn't get to live his life the way he wanted to. He didn't have a dream because his parents didn't give him the chance to develop one. My aunt has told me that their parents pulled the typical "girls don't go to college and boys go to college for this or that" crap.

Now my dad's trying to lay down the same line for me. I've finally discovered what I truly love to do, and I'm pursuing it. My dad... he doesn't get it. He doesn't care. Every time the topic comes up, he puts me down. Hard. So, now he's using petty excuses to keep me from doing what I love, and when I say petty, I mean extremely, ridiculously petty. Today is a perfect example. I can be a moody person if someone deserves a good kick in the crotch, and this is exactly what I mean. I just fell to the ground from how weak I am due to my anger. I'm still shaking as I type this.

I need out. I've physically been out, but I mean I need my own life, completely separate from my parents. No matter what. I've been there, but that was before I chose to pursue a dream. Now I'm waiting to really get out there and never come back. With the acceptance letter to one or both of my potential transfer schools, I'll get that freedom.

I'm crossing my fingers.