I couldn't agree more. I wrote a post a little while back about "social norms" and what people "believe" is best for others. This mostly couldn't be further from the truth. Be it around having children, going to college, what is determined as "proper salary," when people are deemed to have been "successful." It's all quite laughable to me. We all walk our own unique and individual paths. No one path is set out for others. They are all unique for what We need in life.
My school was such a negative place - leaving it was the best thing I could have done. Thank you for commenting and for the understanding.