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When You Assume, It Makes An ASS Of U And ME

You can be the craziest girl at the bar, the most athletic, and the smartest in the classroom because no one knows what you're capable of.

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When You Assume, It Makes An ASS Of U And ME
Isabella Sansone

You CAN do it all.

You might not know me personally, and then again you might. You might just read my blogs and not bother to look at the writer, and that's fine. My goal is to reach you, whoever you might me.

I am broadcasting the fact, with no shame, that I am walking proof, that just because you do, like, want, think, believe one thing, DOES NOT MEAN you are like this, that or don’t like people like that or ideas about this.

I am taking this opportunity to write for the people who can do, and who do, DO it all.

Just because you have a boyfriend doesn’t mean you are no longer independent. Just because you like to read in your free time doesn’t mean you are boring. Just because you are smart doesn’t mean you don’t know how to have a good time. Just because you like to party doesn’t mean you are wild and out of control. Just because you are a single parent doesn’t mean your child will have a poor upbringing. Just because you have wronged once doesn’t mean you will be wrong your whole life. Just because you are religious doesn’t mean you want nothing to do with those who aren't. Just because you don't practice a religion "the right way" doesn't mean you don't have faith. Just because you make a lot of money doesn’t mean you are greedy. Just because you are poor doesn’t mean you have a disadvantage in life. Just because it takes you longer to learn something doesn’t mean you won’t success.

You get the point. The amount of assumptions that people make based on the small things that one may perceive about you is ridiculous. Assuming makes an ASS of U and ME. You can do it all. You can be anything you want to be. And if you can, so can someone else. Everyone is different in their own ways and carries their own beliefs and values. Stop making assumptions because it is quite possible to be the wildest one at the bar and the smartest in the classroom. People make assumptions based on prior knowledge and experiences, but it gives us an unfair advantage. Granted, life isn't fair, but we don't deserve a label.

Bottom line, you, just as much as the next person, are completely unaware of my, yours and their capabilities. It doesn't matter what you do, and it doesn't matter what people think. Don't assume anything about someone else because you wouldn't want them to draw conclusions about you now, would you?

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