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tell my parents my dream?
I really wanna get into creative arts, such as art, acting, singing, writing etc... but my mom wants me in something involving academics because she thinks she needs someone to know what's going on and my dad wants me to do something athletic because he loves sports, and I like sports, to be honest, but not enough to put my heart into. You know, wake up 2:00am to practice, and I like sciences and politics, but after 30 minutes I'll get bored out of my mind. I know about the paparazzi, but to follow my passion I would deal with it. I'm afraid they won't support me. What should I do?
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your life is your life you have to take charge of it. so go be whatever you want to be but be sure that what you want be by first doing it , like writing songs, sing to you friends and so on. through this you would be sure that is what you want. then you can go and tell your parent about it
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Maybe you don't want to think about having a backup skill because you have your passions, but even if you're going to make it, you're going to want to have skills that set you apart. Singing is an athletic event, you'll want to be fit, sports will help with that. Writing and art require some insight, something not everybody has already thought of and done, strong academics will make all the difference in the world to make your eventual influence more meaningful and make a greater impact; even as an actor, you don't want to stop learning about the world to make the most realistic portrayal possible and a background in sports could give you an edge in physical roles and it will help you learn grace in defeat so you get used to being rejected at 99/100 auditions you go to.
What you eventually do will be up to you, but just remember that Hollywood is overrun with pretty faces. I have friends who have been at it for 20 years, since they were kids, and are still only offered bit parts as "hot chick" or "murder victim." Watch TV programs and look at the type and number of roles available for your type, down to hair color, types are how most roles are cast. Most roles are walk-on sight gags and one-liners. That's not what most people mean by "making it." Have something to say, some depth to offer, cultivate your mind, create your image, and you can really make yourself stand out.
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Listen to your parents. But, follow your dream as well!
There is no reason why you can't sing, act, etc. and do well in school. It is hard to become famous. You need a backup plan in case it does not work out.
I know how it is because I am a star myself. But, there have been periods of time where people forgot to cast me in movies and people ran out of money to buy my albums. During that time, I was really glad that I had kept up with my math skills because I was able to own my own business (a cake store) to make a little money while I waited. Being good at math gave me the smarts to handle money.
Tell your parents your dream. But, keep working hard at school. Learn as much as you can about every subject. You never know when it will come in handy.
Toodles,
Miss Piggy
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tell them, if they don't support you then you support yourself! believe in yourself, if this is really what you want to do then you go for it no matter what is in your way! all you need is hard work, motivation, never give up and be determined! good luck :)
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You must do what you want to do.
Do not just do all creative things- take some kind of exams or training to fall back on and do your creative things as a hobby at first, because earning money from the creative arts is quite difficult, especially seeing as it is a highly competitive world out there. You need a backup job, or a temp job.
However, do what you want. Don't do anything just to please them, because when the going gets though in things like athletics and politics etc. such as harder things to learn, you will hate doing it, and fail.
You're less likely to fail at something you love doing. Tell them that. And if they insist, tell them again. Show them all the answers you got on advicenators, show them the question.
They're your parents, they should support you in whatever you chose to do because they love you.
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It is unfortunate when parents try to direct their children's lives towards what they will do as an adult. It generally leads to rebellion, wasted money for an education that is not used and all around hard feelings when the child is not successful in life as he or she should or could be.
You did not give your age which hampers me in advising you as I do not know what grade in school you are. The reason for this is at a certain level of school your guidance department can be a big help to you in obtaining your goals and talking to your parents.
You can talk to your guidance advisor at any time though in general when you enter the sophomore year is when they want to start focusing in on what college and college course you are interested in. This way they can try to focus your remaining two years of high school studies to those goal. For those children that are undecided there are test that they have that can be given which will tell them what each child is best suited for.
If your school year has not ended I would suggest you make an appointment with your guidance counselor to discuss what you want to do and where you might wish to go to college. Tell your guidance counselor you need his or her help to get their as you parents both expect different things from you.
You will not be the first student to come to them with such a problem. They have dealt with this before and I am confident they can help you much more than any advice any of us could give you.
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