Blog #2

Dear Mr. Rollins

I completely agree with your point of view as for not letting these other students who were or still privileged and had everything handed to them “make you feel that you have in any way been dwarfed or outclassed” and that we must go for our own and make a statement. Letting anyone ruin your future or make you feel unworthy of the same thing just sucks. I really enjoyed you mentioning that for me to do it my way I must do it single-mindedly. That we students who aren’t blessed to have as such money shouldn’t let that get to us and we need to deal with it and try harder and make that difference to stand out. And for the kids who did have it handed to them to where “more doors opened, where college was a given, it wasn’t was not a student loan it was something that dad paid for. To where a ease in confidence was a birthright. Where for you it was a very hard climb.” This was also a great topic. I myself did not get here or go to the schools I wanted because I had too and it was just “part of school” I had to work hard for whatever what was driving/motivating me at the time. Throughout school, elementary through high school I had ADHD and my mother would always make sure I took my Ritalin medication so she knew I wasn’t messing around in class. So, I can relate not just by the same prescription but anyone who is taking that pill knows the side effects are terrible. Including the weight loss, loss of appetite it’s just not a pleasurable experience.

            You mentioned that we will encounter people who will “test our patience” or “never have to pay anything in full, they get to wreak the room and not have to clean it up” as well as “getting all the way through high school and not understanding where a dollar comes from” these are all very true things although I can agree and disagree on this. I feel that because they have all these privileges there is no way their parents can see them failing because they provided them with everything they needed to succeed. It’s a very tough and rough life and some of us still don’t know how things work, or just trying to live in the moment. Thank you for helping me see what I couldn’t understand. For basically telling me that as long as I work hard and keep pushing myself there’s nothing in the way that should phase me.