We’re all given a social script to follow. Where I grew up it was: study hard at everything, don’t become a teen mother, go to university, get a career, marry a nice man, dress respectably, have children but not too many, buy a house, get a car, respect authority.
Have you gone off-script? If so, how?
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When I was 21 I had a very tragic life event that took me down a raod in life I never thought I’d see. When I did see, I realized life wasn’t what it was made out to be. There was more to life than school, working, and trying to fit in. I call it, this time in my life, “My great awakening “.
I never went back, and I lost most of my family.
They were toxic and abusive, not the type of folks I wanted to surround myself with.
This is how it happened for me, hope it helps. ❤️
Turns out, I’m a nonbinary lesbian.
After that realization, the script has been avoiding me.
To be honest i don’t think i ever was “on script”. I dyed my hair pink when I was 13, about when i made up my mind i’d have a creative career. I’m 33 and have a creative career, and also still have pink hair. I’m single but i dress how i want, live in a cool neighborhood in a big city, and have a dog.
My script was “don’t become a teen mum” which I’ve successfully achieved..also still I don’t have kids. 😂😂😂 which my family hates because most females in my family had their first kid before they were 25, im now 30.
I got tattoos, I got a pixie cut..both which my mum hate but she tolerates it now, only upside it wasn’t out of her money.
My family used to tell me to “marry a RICH man”, I’m not married and I have zero interest in marrying for money.
So..so far I seem to be off their expectations.