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You probably haven’t heard unless you live in the Triangle like me or are a golf enthusiast (I like to watch the sport, but I don’t follow the sport), but Rudy Giuliani’s son, Andrew Giuliani is suing Duke University (the story has nothing to do with the former mayor, but that provides context). Why?

Because he was kicked off the golf team, which dashed his dreams of being a pro golfer.

Duke recently got a new golf coach, and he has been trying to cut the team down to a more reasonable size. Andrew Giuliani also admits to some rage-filled behavior earlier this year, which may have something to do with it. He performed at a level that put him in the bottom half of the team. Several of the other players admited to him that they wanted him off the team.

But Giuliani demands in his suit that he had a right to remain on the team. That he didn’t deserve to be treated like he was. From what it sounds like, it wasn’t the coach who dashed his dreams. It’s either that he isn’t trying hard enough or he doesn’t have the talent to achieve higher status in the golf world.

Of course I don’t know all the facts and maybe the coach or school does have some fault for the situation. But it seems pretty clear that the reason he got cut from the team is his performance. If you were cutting a team in half, wouldn’t you cut the bottom half performers?

This got me to think if we applied his reasoning to other areas. What about all the girls out there who want to be princesses? Should they sue the US for not having a royal family?

Or what about all the boys who do not have the talent/skills/work ethic/height to become an NBA basketball player though they always wanted to be just like Shaq? Should they sue the NBA for not hiring basketball players of a wide range of abilities?

Or all the children who want to cure cancer, but don’t have the perseverance/mental capabilities/diligence to get through med school? Should top-level cancer research centers be required to hire them anyway?

Do I DESERVE to achieve my dreams just because I dream them? I’m kinda sick of my generation that thinks this way.

Y’all, I did it. I’m famous. Or as close as I’m going to get. Remember when I mentioned that I was interviewed by the Washington Post because of my dream about Barack Obama? Well, I made it in to the paper.

If you’d like to check out the article, you can find it here.

If you would like to read my account of the complete dream, check out my blog post here.

Thanks, Jacki, for letting me know it was published!

If you were mentioned in a random newspaper article, what would you like it to say about you?