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>merit/honor roll student, beginner artist
>family and school praised me for being smart and talented
>was just doing what i had to do in a shitty school district
>moved to better school district
>realize that i'm not as special as everyone made me out to be back then
>tire of school, start to slack off
>still get merit/honor roll due to my natural picking up on procrastination and time management techniques
>continues to draw, but just as a hobbyist looking to have fun regardless of quality
>these procrastination habits stuck for years to come
>still showing promise though
>fast forward, dropped out of college after the first year of gen ed classes due to lack of transportation
>settle for a local crummy 2 year tech school, stick with it, graduate
>get gf though
>travel ~2500 miles to see each other occasionally, get my peepee wet for first time
>finally get first job, but quit 3 months later out of stress from having having to fulfill the duties of what would normally be the separate jobs of 3 personnel
>turns 24 in two months
>no job, no drivers licence, pops continues to lose hope
>at least art is steadily, albeit slowly improving
>passes the time with nintendo games, drawing, conversing with friends, tabletop D&D, and porn
>is currently on the hunt for a new job in this dead-ass town, but still strangely optimistic