COOK IS THE LATEST MODEL TO STAND UP AGAINST INTERNET TROLLS:
“FIRST OF ALL- EVERYONE NEEDS TO STOP PUTTING ME AND MY SIBLINGS AND ME AND MY MOTHER IN COMPETITION. I BELIEVE COMPARISON WILL KILL YOU. COMPARISON TO OTHERS IS TOXIC AND UNHEALTHY. AS LONG AS I AM HAPPY, HEALTHY, AND KIND TO OTHERS, WHY SHOULD I CARE IF I AM NOT AS ‘PRETTY AS SOMEONE ELSE? LET ALONE
NOT AS ‘PRETTY’ AS MY OWN BLOOD RELATIVES?
SECONDLY- PUSHING DOWN THE SCHOOL I WORKED MY ASS OFF FOR 4 YEARS TO GET INTO, SAYING IT’S FOR DO-NOTHING TRUST FUND BABIES, IS NOT ONLY STEREOTYPING A SCHOLASTIC COMMUNITY BUT IS JUST PLAIN INCORRECT AND RUDE! I KNOW MANY KIDS ENROLLED IN PARSONS WHO ARE THE MOST HARD-WORKING AND PASSIONATE STUDENTS IN ALL OF NEW YORK.
AND LASTLY. THE SUBJECT I HAVE MEANT TO TOUCH ON PUBLICLY FOR YEARS- STOP. COMPARING. ME. TO. MY. MOTHER. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I AM MY OWN PERSON WITH MY OWN BELIEFS AND OWN THOUGHTS AND MY OWN FACE! EYES SMILE TEETH FOREHEAD! ALL MINE! THE WHOLE SHEBANG! YES, I AM SO FORTUNATE THAT MY MOTHER IS MY MOTHER. AND SHE WILL ALWAYS BE AN INSPIRATION TO ME.
BuT BEING CONSTANTLY COMPARED TO HER 50+ YEARS OF SUCCESS AT ONLY 18 YEARS OLD? AND BEING TOLD I COULD NEVER AMOUNT TO WHAT SHE WAS AND WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE? IT DOESN’T FEEL GREAT. I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND THESE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO MAKE ME FEEL BADLY, WHO WANT TO TELL AN 18-YEAR-OLD GIRL SHE CAN’T FOLLOW HER DREAMS BECAUSE IF SHE DOES, SHE WON’T BE AS GOOD AS HER MOM WAS. I’M JUST A PERSON FIGURING OUT WHAT I WANT TO DO AND WHAT MAKES ME HAPPY.
