Yeah, no funky title now. But I'm not feeling my usual uppity self and I just want to let someone know.
Firstly, I took on a request here in which I am late to post...6 months late...now I fear that should I post it, it would lose it's value due to the course of the time waited by the requestor, whom I give apologies to.
Secondly, my parents paid for a year of college for me...and I blew it out of the water and into the scorching sand. They're giving me another chance, but I'm not sure how I could break my less-than-necessary habits, which leads to the fear of failure yet again.
Thirdly, I also fear that bothering you with the problems that you shouldn't have to concern yourself will bring about rejection and rebuke.
I apologize for my emotional outgoing but I just need words of encouragement or something cuz I'm just feeling darker and colder than I'd ever see myself to be. Sad face.
You must go ahead and post it anyway, especially if you've already written it. If not, it's probably best if you find the person who made the request and apologized for its delay. You've probably had lots of things going on in your life, and you weren't obliged to put its priority above others. I'm sure they would understand. After that, I think it's best that you don't take any requests until your life is sorted.
It's alright Ven, people have made mistakes that made them feel like idiots and hate themselves before, and it's especially bad when you disappoint or let down people like your parents. The only good thing about mistakes is that if you learn from them, you wouldn't have failed completely. I'm sure that now that you know the stakes, and now that you have the motivation to straighten up and do what you have to do, you won't fail a second time. Even your parents gave you a second chance, so surely they believe in you too.
You wanted support, you have it. It's not my place to berate you for things you did, as I am just a stranger to you. I am not your parents, nor am I a personal acquaintance, but I like to see myself as a friend to everyone, and I try to be. So what ever you're going through, I hope it passes, and things go better for you. When life puts on its brass knuckles, watch out for its right hook- it's a doozy.
Believe me if there's one thing I know it's depression, been through it more times than I care to admit. For the request, pretty much what frisky said, life gets in the way, and when it comes down to it some things just take priority. I'm sure whoever you were writing it for will understand, and if they don't? Fuck them. You were really doing it just as a kindness, not like you were getting paid I'm sure right?
For the second problem, everyone messes up, it feels horrible, makes you wanna give up for fear of failing again. But WARNING CLICHE QUOTE INCOMING! You only fail when you stop trying. The fact that your parents are giving you another chance means they have faith in you, so have faith in yourself.
And third, we're friends here. Everyone on the board, excluding the bots and trolls, care for eachother like a family almost. If you've got a problem never be worried about bringing it up, we'd all be more than happy to help in any way that we can and would never feel burdened by it.
I'd like to start with an offtopic remark. I'm a troll, but y'all seem friendly enough to me.
Moving foward,
Dear Stranger,
It's okay. Life will get you down, and while troubles always occur, there's one thing you can count on, and that's if you try your best, failure is still an option. It's a part of our lives and why we grow, so there's no reason to scorn it or feel devastated by it.
The only logical way to take this is weigh the pros against the cons, and decide what's truly best for you. Hell, a lot of jobs take minimal education. A simple class in computer applications and you're good to go, for instance.
You might also want to think about which school is best for you: technical or traditional.
Only the second one seems like a major problem. I once got on academic probation, and during that semester, I broke my video game habit that jeopardized my college education by leaving all the video games at home. Whatever your habit is, just keep it away from you, and if you have friends who want you to partake in said habit, tell them to go to hell (politely).
Dude, more study less fun. Take small breaks once in a while, but study is serious business. And post the story, better later than never.
(09-05-2011, 10:55 PM)Wisemon Wrote: [ -> ]tell them to go to hell (politely).
That's not politely? Wow no wonder i failed my manner lessons. Is 'go fuck yourself' still the proper response for when someone sneezes?
Only if it's during sex I think...