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no you wont. do what you think is right and prove him wrong.

well then i dont know what to say babe. i wish i did. surley you can still go to the college?

well you can still go right? just because one person doesnt think your ideas work doesnt mean the reat of them will.

get on with this college thing. show him how good you are. show him how everyone ees thinks that too

well then do it for you. if hes too stubborn to see how great you are then hes missing out. not you.

You can’t change your father. One would wish that all fathers would be supportive of their daughters’ ideas and ambitions, but not every parent is an ideal parent. And even good parents make mistakes sometimes. While it’s disappointing, try not to take it to heart.

Find another place to display your creativity. What about your own room?

Who knows? Maybe if you do a really nice job, and your father sees the “before” and “after” versions, he will gain more confidence in you.

I wish you well.

People need to stop relying on other people for validation. If you are good at what you do why would one person’s negative opinion lessen your confidence?

It would be great if our parents saw everything we did as great but it isn’t going to happen. If you know you are good, then just brush off what he says and do your own space. Go to college and keep pushing for your dream. No one else is going to do that for you and you are going to find a lot more people that don’t like what you do. Not everyone is going to agree with you so just be true to yourself and forget the rest of them

^that is true^

First of all people that work at McDonald’s are not idiots. They’re just people trying to make a living. I think you should cut them a break.
However, as far as your dreams being killed, I don’t think that is true. Even the greatest designers in the world have people who don’t agree with them on their designs. Yet, they keep on designing and drawing and doing whatever they have to to do keep on going in this life.
If you are going to base your whole life on what your father is telling you then you need to expand on other opinions and even your own. If your teachers say that you are talented and have excellent designing skills, then who do you think knows better? Your teachers or your father. I think your father is just giving you an opportunity to try to display your talents and you are just being negative all along. To actually be a designer, you have to be able to take criticism, albeit bad criticism. Don’t beat yourself up. Keep on designing and keep on going with your life.

What a lot of good advice you are getting, Annyia. I hope you take it to heart and keep doing the things that you love doing.