When I was young, a lot of things were closed off to me. I was always told, 'Don't do this, you can't do that' - instead of stopping me, it made me think, 'I can do that, I must do that.'
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When I was growing up, my parents always told me that I had to do what I thought was right and not listen to other people. That was hard for me.
How many times have your parents told you not to do things, and the next thing you know, you go do it? And you realized you shouldn't have done it.
The only thing that I know is that, growing up, I came across stumbling blocks, and I always said to myself, 'If I ever get into a position to do something about this, I would like to, so that somebody does not deal with what I went through.'
At some particular time, when I was 14 years old, I've done something that people didn't expect.
I was really blessed with parents who never said I couldn't do anything. And now I reflect as an adult on that, 'Wow, they never told me no!'
For some reason, my whole life has been, 'You can't do this, you can't do that.'
One thing about me is that I don't like being told I can't do something.
I learned to discipline myself to do things I didn't want to do.
Anytime someone tells me that I can't do something, I want to do it more.
Whatever I do in life, my parents always taught me to focus on that, and they never let me quit.