the winner gets a free trip to washington dc, the artwork gets put in some politician’s office, and they get a scholarship

i am absolutely sure i will not win and when i don’t win it’s going to crush my soul but my mom said if i don’t try then i’m not her daughter anymore so yea

I HATE PUTTING TIME AND EFFORT AND EMOTIONS INTO SOMETHING THAT DISAPPOINTS ME
i’ve done it too many times and i’d rather not do it again, especially because this time i know it’s going to happen