What Not To Say at Thanksgiving
As I've gotten older, I've tried to change myself out of "complaining" habits. I try to focus on the good in the world and merely work harder, or try to adjust my outlook when things get tough. So I hope that what I have to discuss with you next doesn't sound like it's coming out of the mouth of a prodigal daughter. There's something that has astonished and disheartened me as an artist as I've gotten older and been treated differently by both people older than me and by people I might consider peers. Occasionally, I will tout my own horn about projects I'm working on, though I try not to do so overly. Mostly, I try to bring it up if I think someone would be interested in the project I've worked on, or if they might be interested in doing similar types of work themselves. On occasion, either the person I bring it up to or someone else in the room will try to bring me down by making disparaging marks about the project I'm working on, or the