Have you ever Wanted to do something, but to scared to do it?

[Cassidy]

Yeah yeah yeah. You have heard enough of these stupid complaints. But I don't really think this one is stupid. This one has a meaning, actually. I have been trying my best to keep this to myself. But I have never actually done this, and I REALLY want to. But im completely terrified. When you hear what I want to do, you might think that its stupid, and tell me just to do it and get it over with, and this really wasn't worth an entire thread. But, IT IS. I need advice! Okay, here is why I started this stupid thread

I want to do something.
But im too scared of what people will say or do.
I want to march up to my dad's office and tell him everything that I have told you guys.
You know how I told you I wanted to "Live my dream" ? Well I want to tell my dad that. But I have no idea how he will react. Because he STILL thinks im gonna become some "successful lawyer" and it's driving me nuts.
I want to be an actress.
I have, for a LONG time.
Not for fame, not for money.
I want to do it, because I want to do it!
There is one video on youtube, that drives me INSANE.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=e7qUxkt7I-8
No idea why. But it just makes me want to smash someones face.
Im not capable of just going up to my parents and spilling out my feelings, it's just to hard for me.

Examples.
If I have an issue with a guy, he's being rude to me, here is the stupid remark MY MOM KEEPS SAYING.
"Oh he likes you."
THATS IT.
She won't do anything else.

If I told her I wanted to "fulfil my dream" then she would probably be something like, " Ugh, no."
THAT is exactly what Im scared of.

MY dad, works all the friggin time and has no time for me and my complaints, so I go to my sister. But she's a butt most of the time, so I just talk to kelsi about it.

Me and kelsi always talk about how much we just wanna go away. And NEVER COME BACK.
We both have had dreams of becoming famous and stuff like that.
With Kelsi's attitude and all, I dunno what to do.
Kelsi keeps saying, "Well, were not gonna be lucky enough to become famous. So deal with it."
She doesn't have a passione for it like I do.
She just wants to do it because she saw Hannah Montana one day.

I can't just go up to my dad one day. He'll think Im crazy.
BUT I WANT TO.
Maybe I should print this out and put it on his desk or something.
Nah, that'll just be stupid.
But what am I supposed to do?
I know im only 12, and what all can a twelve year old do to fulfil her dream NOW?
I think I act older than I am.
Thats why I don't want to tell my dad this.
He thinks im some silly little kid who wants to appear on a disney show so I can meet the stupid "Miley Cyrus."
But I dont!
I want to do this because I WANT TO DO IT!
What in the world am I supposed to do?

Advice, would help.
PLEASE.

 

[DramaQueen]

well, the only advice i can give you really is just start searching online for talent agencies in your area, do a LOT of research, find out all the info you can on getting started in a talent agency in your area and THEN approach your parents about it. Maybe once they see how dedicated and commited you are and let you enroll in an agency.
But I'm just warning you...those things cost ALOT of money, my cousin joined an agency and she's had to pay THOUSANDS of dollars for classes and headshots and all that stuff, and she's never been to an audition yet.

I want to be an actress as well, and when I was your age I had the same attitude as you did, I just wanted to DO IT and do it NOW.
But I've waited, and now I'm in university studying theatre & performance arts, because it's my passion and I like learning about it.
I went to an audition to join an agency once and I got in, but I never went any further with it. Sometimes I wonder where I would be if I would've stayed in the agency.

But I've decided that for my 20th birthday I'm going to join an agency and all that, because for all these years I've thought reeeally long and hard about if this is what I really want to do. And it is. So next year when I trun 20, I'm going to use my own money and I'll be able to drive myself to auditions in Toronto and stuff and it will be all in my hands.


But if you can't stand to wait, just go online, google search talent agencies in your area and I'm sure something will come up. And maybe if there are no talent agencies look for kids theatre groups to join.