In response to Yeana...

I will write about myself later today, but right now I just want to help you Yeana!!

I can kinda understand what you're going through...When I was in 8th grade (yes, I know I was young but that doesn't matter!) I wanted to become an actress. I did drama in school and everything, and I loved it! Like you now, I watched all those kids on TV and realized that if this was something I'm passionate about, then I'm going to have to do something about it! And quick! Of course, I knew it wasn't going to work out for me (but that doesn't mean it won't for you) and I gave drama up as it came to High School. But Yeana, you are passionate about this! I know you are! So if this is what makes you happy...then you need to sit down with your parents and discuss this with them. Please listen to what they have to say and make sure they know what you have to say. But before you do this, you need to make a Pro/Con list or something. Lol. Even though this may seem as the right choice now, you need to think of the future...can you support yourself and possibly a family with this decision? And will you be willing to work possibly just a little harder to make yourself known? Sometimes you just have to take the chance, but sometimes you don't see the consequences at hand, because you are so young. I am not trying to encourage or discourage you, because I don't know what I would do myself. But my best piece of advice would be to talk to your parents about this...because if you do want an acting career, you're going to need an agent and everything. You'll have to start small but I believe an agent will steer you onto the right track. And since you live in California...these kinda opportunities should be available right?
So I hope that helps...I know it must be so hard with your parents disapproving...I don't know from personal experience, but my father went through the same thing. He was accepted into one of the most prestigious music schools in China to become a professional violinist, but his parents wouldn't let him. He's a doctor now and he's made our lives very comfortable...I'm not saying he never regretted not going, because I know he did, but he says he is very happy now. So even if this doesn't work out, sometimes we can't get what we truly want, or what we want the most...but the next best thing may make us very happy as well. Sometimes we just have to settle for what we can get, and make the best of it!

Hope this helps, and please call/text if you wanna talk...

<3 WENDY