I recognised that i had the boldness to speak from a very young age and so in my teenager years i developed the passion to become a TV presenter however father had his own plans for my future and so he didn't encourage mine. He believed men would get in the way of my progress and prevent me from achieving my goals. I guess he was like every other father who wants the best for his daughter yet feared the worst or perhaps he had other reason that were undisclosed to me and so that was how that part of my dream got crushed.
It's a fact that we all have been individually blessed with more than one gift we just need to recognise these gifts and pursue them. And so I discovered another one of my gifts is creativity but with a difference. So at age 16 I arrived back in England this time around with the vision of working with the fashion industry you know run way, makeup, hair the whole works. But yet again I received no encouragement there and so I began to struggle in confusion but In spite of it all I was still eager to make my dreams come true just because I loved it all so much and because my dreams just wouldn't let me be.
There are many reasons why parents don't support their children's dreams one of which is fear that their children may make similar mistakes as they did, not wanting to let go especially if you are the only child, another reason is that some parents want their children to live out their own dreams and therefore they are not quite encouraging of their children's dreams. Our dreams are never stupid because it's part of who we are, it's like that missing part of a puzzle but for the sake of the future be realistic in your pursit to achieving them. And getting an education is a very important part of achieving your dreams and that's the simple truth because you can never stop learning. You maybe the type who struggles with education and is better at using your hands that's ok too, however you can be rest assured that at some point in life you may need to take a class or two to improve your skills to match the world out there.
You ask...So how do I get my parents to be supportive of my dreams? Well to start with, it important that you know your parents love you and want the best for you therefore you should sit them down and talk about your thoughts. This is because some parents do not know to how big their children's dreams are. Now if that doesn't work, the next step is to try writing to them because you would be amazed how effective this can be. But most of all speak to the man up stairs on how you feel because it is true he has formed you and for a purpose too.
