I was extremely disappointed the other day by one of my role models. I've looked up to my youth leader for years because of her faith and kindness, but she did something that really upset me.
I love Dawn and she's a great woman but she looked down on my relationship simply because I'm in high school. Christian and I were really excited when we heard about the "circumastances that lead to love" in the Bible because he and I have a really fun story about how we met. But when we told her about it per Christians idea, she frowned and gave us a short lecture (including statistics) about how we shouldn't expect to make it past high school together and that we wouldn't last. Its upsetting, but I guess life is life. I don't respect her any less but really...act like an adult. Encourage people don't put them or their goals down.
I love Dawn and she's a great woman but she looked down on my relationship simply because I'm in high school. Christian and I were really excited when we heard about the "circumastances that lead to love" in the Bible because he and I have a really fun story about how we met. But when we told her about it per Christians idea, she frowned and gave us a short lecture (including statistics) about how we shouldn't expect to make it past high school together and that we wouldn't last. Its upsetting, but I guess life is life. I don't respect her any less but really...act like an adult. Encourage people don't put them or their goals down.
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