Say hello to “Upper East Side.” If you know, you know. I am a huge fan of gossip girl. The reason being, because it was so relatable to my upbringing. I was raised in a snooty wealthy family that basically mapped out my entire life for me. I was supposed to go to Harvard, except my mother thought I wasn’t smart enough. I was supposed to become a doctor, lawyer, brain surgeon or just marry a billionaire.
The sad truth was I always wanted to just be an artist. But I wasn’t allowed to disobey my parents. They had big plans for me and being a so called, “starving artist.” wasn’t in the cards for me. When I started to live life for myself, my mother disowned me and my father followed suit.
I’d be lying to myself if I didn’t admit that I wish life could’ve been different for my parents and I. I just never had the backbone to tell my parents that I wanted to follow my passion, I was always too afraid to disappoint them or let them down.
Money never meant anything to me growing up and I never understood what an inheritance meant because to me, money wasn’t important, and that family was everything to me.
I still am in shock everyday that I get to do “art” for a living. Something I’ve always wanted to do since I was a little girl.
Thank you for always believing in all of us and thank you for believing in me. I still don’t know how I got so lucky to have such incredible and loyal following like you.
