I dropped out of high school with the intent of getting my GED and going to college "early" but in the interim I kept going to my old school so I could hang out with my friends - I even got a job there working with the snack van owner so it would be worth my while.
My dad came to me one day and said, "You're doing what you've always wanted to do in school: NOTHING."
Also, when my band was getting radio air time and I let my parents know we were about to go on tour opening for Helloween, my mother said, "Make sure you use a stage name so no one knows you're related to us."
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