{"id":823,"date":"2013-11-17T19:29:29","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T03:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carolineadejong.com\/?p=823"},"modified":"2013-11-17T19:29:29","modified_gmt":"2013-11-18T03:29:29","slug":"what-everybody-else-thinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/carolineadejong.com\/?p=823","title":{"rendered":"What everybody else thinks"},"content":{"rendered":"I got to thinking about what everybody else thinks. I don’t really care. I never really have. I won’t say that I break the rules often or start an argument with those who don’t see things the way I do, but I also couldn’t care less what everybody else thinks. I have been this way as long as I can remember, doing things the way I see fit. Everyone claims to not worry what everybody else thinks, but I really don’t. Of course I want those whom I love to love me; of course I sought validation as a student, and am still seeking validation as a writer. And as a writer, I’ve had to develop a thick skin. But I know that great things will happen to me someday. I know that my writing is good. And I am not conceited; I am proud of my work. And you know what? I don’t care what everybody else thinks. I care what I think, and that will bring everybody else on board.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"