The American Dream by Gabriel Baxley https://padlet.com/gabrielbaxley/GoodOlRed A dream,or a nightmare? en-us 2018-09-19 13:43:58 UTC 2023-04-09 13:36:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png When I myself think of "The American Dream",I think of my old thoughts of what my future would hold. gabrielbaxley https://padlet.com/gabrielbaxley/GoodOlRed/wish/283423923 2018-09-19 13:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/gabrielbaxley/GoodOlRed/wish/283423923 I used to have so many ideas of what I'd do,the kind of person I'd be. gabrielbaxley https://padlet.com/gabrielbaxley/GoodOlRed/wish/283425361 2018-09-19 13:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/gabrielbaxley/GoodOlRed/wish/283425361 I thought that it would be a cake walk.But,well here I am now.Man I'd be disappointed in me. gabrielbaxley https://padlet.com/gabrielbaxley/GoodOlRed/wish/283425552 2018-09-19 13:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gabrielbaxley/GoodOlRed/wish/283425552 I was always so optimistic back then.What I'd do to go back to the old days sometimes. gabrielbaxley https://padlet.com/gabrielbaxley/GoodOlRed/wish/283427380 2018-09-19 13:53:30 UTC https://padlet.com/gabrielbaxley/GoodOlRed/wish/283427380 But nowadays I only have negative thoughts.They've affected my attitude,my dreams,my own will to continue doing anything I love. gabrielbaxley https://padlet.com/gabrielbaxley/GoodOlRed/wish/283429820 2018-09-19 13:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/gabrielbaxley/GoodOlRed/wish/283429820 I'm in a loop of it because of my friends group."What if they don't like me?","What if I'm being too clingy?","What if I'm forcing them to be my friend?",etc. gabrielbaxley https://padlet.com/gabrielbaxley/GoodOlRed/wish/283431289 2018-09-19 13:59:17 UTC https://padlet.com/gabrielbaxley/GoodOlRed/wish/283431289 I really don't know anymore,I've realized I'm wasting the time venting rather than just say something like,"I wanna draw for a living and get paid for it!".But I honestly just wanted to get that out. gabrielbaxley https://padlet.com/gabrielbaxley/GoodOlRed/wish/283432751 2018-09-19 14:01:25 UTC https://padlet.com/gabrielbaxley/GoodOlRed/wish/283432751 But if I really had to say what my "American Dream" is,I guess it's be to fix what I've done to myself and actually see myself as a person rather than a waste of time and space. gabrielbaxley https://padlet.com/gabrielbaxley/GoodOlRed/wish/283433175 2018-09-19 14:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/gabrielbaxley/GoodOlRed/wish/283433175 Thanks for reading this,I guess. gabrielbaxley https://padlet.com/gabrielbaxley/GoodOlRed/wish/283436468 2018-09-19 14:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/gabrielbaxley/GoodOlRed/wish/283436468