Ever notice when anyone says you can’t do something, it just makes you want to do it just so you can say, “HA.” Maybe your goal was only impossible for them!
And, doesn’t success taste even sweeter when all you got was grief for even trying?
Writer Amanda Deibert wanted to hear from people who were told they couldn’t do something, but did it anyway…
Tell me about a time someone told you that you could not do something and you went ahead and succeeded out of spite.
— Amanda Deibert (@amandadeibert) April 19, 2019
Apparently, spite is a powerful motivator. Because plenty of people responded…
1. Being a mother does not equal failure.
When I got pregnant with my daughter, I was 15. People told me I’d wind up quitting school, but I graduated — with scholarships. By then, I was married and had a son. When their dad told me I couldn’t finish college, I divorced him and finished, anyway. #ican
— Jackie Dishner (@bikelady) April 24, 2019
2. When life hands you 18th centry French, you make Portuguese.
A professor at the uni told me I couldn't continue with my final project because I couldn't use the main reference I wanted since it wasn't in Portuguese, so I translated it from early 18th century French and the translation is going to be published by the uni's press.
— kyu (@sharpestloves) April 19, 2019
3. Everyone can now shut the hell up!
https://twitter.com/ashleyn1cole/status/1119616375486439424
4. Gee, thanks for the support!
https://twitter.com/sox_morgan/status/1119274810452992001
4. She’s pretty damn smart.
https://twitter.com/Literature_Lady/status/1119583240296259584
5. Stand up to injustice.
My rape case was botched and thrown out, and I told my ex I was going to go to the press. He told me I couldn’t “bite the hand that feeds”.
Guess whose case is headed for trial.
— Rachel Zader (@RachelZader) April 19, 2019
6. Everyone deserves to work in safety.
I’m a stripper. A manager at my club lied to my face and told me that there were security cameras in the vip rooms when there wasn’t. I was worried about my safety. I just helped get a law passed in my state that requires panic buttons in the vip rooms and a customer blacklist.
— Gold Digging Player 💁🏻♀️💅🏻 (@StripsEmily) April 20, 2019
7. Take that, horrible pig.
My head of department told me that over his dead body would he ever appoint a woman to the faculty. He’s dead, I’m a Distinguished Professor
— Dr. Kim E. Barrett (@DrKimEBarrett) April 21, 2019
8. Sometimes discouragement makes you work even harder.
https://twitter.com/agraham999/status/1119238737525792768
9. Never let anyone tear you down.
I was a young lesbian growing up in Foster Care; I heard “you can’t” and “you’ll never” a lot. Today I am a double PhD and happily married to my wife of 10 years (married only 7, Prop 8 tried to tell me no, too).
— Dr. Sheryl🏳️🌈 (@psybrdoc) April 19, 2019
10. Statistics show they can kiss our asses.
https://twitter.com/DarkLilith/status/1119257377721597953
11. Female and left-handed? How could she possibly succeed?
https://twitter.com/meklingensmith/status/1119574179160952833
12. No one should ever say you’re worthless.
Live. I was told at the age of 21 I would die by suicide. Never live a “ normal “ life. But I’ve been outpatient for 7 years now. The dr who said this was wrong.
— Jess (@LetItB3SunShine) April 19, 2019
The truth is, success comes to those who never stop trying. Hard work is being the first one in the pool and the last one to get out.
Perseverance pays off and you should never let anyone tell you differently.
