by Elizabeth Bykerk
Be yourself, try your hardest. That is all that matters. Grades aren’t everything. I am happy with whatever grade you get as long as you put forth effort.
Oh my Gosh! You got a B you can do better. I know you can do better, you are being lazy. I want you to get all A’s.
But Dad I tried my hardest…
Don’t make excuses. You're not trying your hardest.
Let me see what your report card looks like and then…
I didn’t care as much as I should have and this isn’t about me don’t make it about me.
I tried that’s all I can do.
My mom’s expectations are warm and kind the feeling you get when you drink chocolate. My dad’s expectations are a lot different. They are tough, tough like when you are trying to get that knot out of your back. I get pressure from both my parents, different kind of pressure, but I still get pressure from both of them. I am their tug-of-war rope.
Keep your good work up, sweetie.
Just try a little harder and you will be able to do it.