Somebody To Love
I was just watching Glee, and this one character was screamed at and belittled by her musical theatre teacher and I thought "yeah, been there." As much as I miss performing, I don't miss having to see people in that state. I respected and liked my music and theatre teachers, but sometimes they lost their cool, took things out on us.
In Glee that character went and cried in the bathroom. I can't explain to someone who hasn't been in the position how stressful it can be to balance school and a mountain of extracurriculars that mean so much to you, all while keeping your ego inflated just enough to get by. When you put yourself in the spotlight, you give yourself up to the criticism of others. I was told I wasn't good enough by so many people during the time I was performing constantly, and it's tough to rebound from that. And then one day in college I finally said it to myself.
Now I understand why I stick with crafting...it's not a part of culture in which people tear each other down.
In Glee that character went and cried in the bathroom. I can't explain to someone who hasn't been in the position how stressful it can be to balance school and a mountain of extracurriculars that mean so much to you, all while keeping your ego inflated just enough to get by. When you put yourself in the spotlight, you give yourself up to the criticism of others. I was told I wasn't good enough by so many people during the time I was performing constantly, and it's tough to rebound from that. And then one day in college I finally said it to myself.
Now I understand why I stick with crafting...it's not a part of culture in which people tear each other down.