The Richardsons

Video #32

"You're probably bored of watching all these videos of me saying like 50 words per video. Well, I've kind of run out of things to says to be honest. Right now, nothing is really happening in my life. And you're probably going to say.... "what, really?" Yes, even the rich people have boring lives.

So today, I wanted to actually film a video that would qualify as a longer video instead of me just cutting to some random part of the day. My life is either video games, traveling, or school. And maybe some books as well. Oooh! Speaking about books... Seaside Stories is complete on the rough draft! I just need to add some flavor and special details and I think it will be great. Although I won't be majoring in English unlike some of my peers.

That's what I wanted to talk about! Self Identity.

Self identity is what makes you who you are. Like, i can't be Kat without my signature hair or my sense of humor. But most people see me as Katherine Ruby Richardsons, either the daughter of a multi millionaire CEO or just another girl that just wears sweatpants all the time. Either way, everybody sees everybody in a different way. You might not be the person that you think you are in somebody else's eyes. Somebody could see you as a hero, a bystander, or a villain even if you don't do anything.

That's why crushes, enemies, and idols come into play.

People have their peak and their downfall, and not just celebrities like Britney Spears. Normal people have them all the time, an endless cycle of up and down, up and down. Over and over again throughout their whole lives, and even in more than one category. Sure, you might be the prettiest in your life, but mentally, you're experiencing a major downfall which could spiral into depression, anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and many many many many many more disorders. Seeing it from other people and experiencing it myself, i know what could happen to people. Not everybody is like a ballerina dancer on the stage, not everybody is graceful. An ugly outside can have a beautiful inside, and a beautiful outside can have an ugly inside.

There is no such thing as an exact clone. Even if somebody tries to bend everything to look and act like somebody else, in the end it will end up failing (most times horribly) and leave the person in a condition worse than they expected. The best thing that you can do is respect that person, but don't become an subordinate of them. If you do, you will lose everything: your true persona, your emotions, your happiness, the people that knew and loved you for who you were. Everything. Gone. And most of the time, that person won't notice you. Never. Ever.

A person can either be your best friend or your worst enemy. If somebody walks into your life, don't let your guard down but don't keep it up too high. Get to know the person first and maybe speak with them again. Sometimes, you need a second impression to show who that person really is. Or maybe, what would they do in a situation? That's how you really know somebody's character. If they killed somebody, would they turn themselves in or hide the body and live with the regret for the rest of their life? It all comes down to a lot of factors in their life, such as how they were raised, what happened in their life, and their personality traits.

Not everybody is born fortunate, not everybody has a loving mother and father, not everybody lives the American dream that they want to. many people live in poverty, many life with one parent or with their grandparents, and plenty of kids grow up in abusive households. The mother could be an alcoholic, the father could smoke, and the kids have to fend for themselves. Or the kids could be physically, mentally, and emotionally abused. By their own parents that made them, even saying words like "we were drunk when we made you, but killing you is illegal."

Some kids and families will never experience the true American dream, no nice house, white picket fence, big yard kind of house. Some people also bring a string of bad luck on them, there are some people that could be so good, but the world wants to turn against them, and that's why they're the strong type, they still have a hope for the world, that the world won't turn against them. I admire people like that, and I love their determination and to be honest, i wish I could switch lives with them. I don't deserve to be the daughter of a rich CEO, I don't want everything being handed to be on a silver platter.

Some people will take advantage of their living conditions and some people will fake their status. Some will pretend to be rich and wear all the nice clothes to avoid getting bullied while the rich people will dress up as poor folks and beg on the streets for money that they're going to spend on fancy dinners out, the latest designer clothing, and who knows what. I'm not saying that all people who are not fortunate fake their status, but the ones who do.... shame on you.

It's really hard to collect all my thoughts together just to say all of this. And who's going to listen to me vent on camera? Me in 10, 20 years probably. I probably won't be as spontaneous and a little more calm, but I will still fight for the people who truly deserve things. For the lower classes who are really struggling, for all of the adults and kids in abusive relationships, for anybody that just wants a fighting chance. Those are the people that truly deserve things. And I can either spectate or help, I will help. I was raised to respect and help others, and that's the way i will live."