Baby Girl

I grew up in a town next to a military base and in high school recruiters would pull individual students out of classes for literal hours to try and convince and or guilt them into joining!! When they pulled me out of class to talk to them they kept me for a full hour trying to convince me to “use my skills to better america” even after learning in the first 30 seconds that my skills and interests were in the arts. They pivoted for the next 55 or so minutes trying to angle for “getting myself an education” and even at one point after my consistent and adamant refusal said “So youre just going to burden your parents with your college debt like that?” I also remember them implying if i didnt get and education or join the military I would just be this huge burden to everyone. I cant imagine how they treated people who knew less or were uncertain about their futures. Theyre doing this to KIDS. Literal 15 and 16 year old kids.

Me: I’m wet 🥺