Shattered Perfection
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“Sarah, why can’t you be more like your brother?” my mother inquired once again. “That was fine but you can do much better,” stated my dad, disappointed. In a fit of anger they both screamed, “can’t you EVER do anything right?” Although these may not their exact words every singl ....
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.... I understand their reasoning, things like enrolling me in activities. I found out what I liked and was good at a young age, which was good, but the bad side was that I was never able to change once I started, and being so young and fickle, that discouraged me from liking things that I could have later on.
The pressure to be perfect in every way has always had an enormous impact on me. It has resulted in pressure I put on myself to be perfect, which has caused a lot of problems and stress ....
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