My father said this to me too. That because he wanted me to live an easier life, I should stick to society's rules of normality. Sticking to the rules may give me an easier life, but I would rather struggle and fight for my own happiness than succumb to the rules I'm meant to fit in, and live every day in suppression. I think it really boils down to cowardice. My father knows that I am a fighter, but yet continues to tell me to live within the lines because HE never had the courage to fight against them. I don't need someone to tell me that being myself with cause me suffering. I need someone who will support me when that suffering inevitably comes.
My father said this to me too. That because he wanted me to live an easier life, I should stick to society's rules of normality. Sticking to the rules may give me an easier life, but I would rather struggle and fight for my own happiness than succumb to the rules I'm meant to fit in, and live every day in suppression. I think it really boils down to cowardice. My father knows that I am a fighter, but yet continues to tell me to live within the lines because HE never had the courage to fight against them. I don't need someone to tell me that being myself with cause me suffering. I need someone who will support me when that suffering inevitably comes.