Are you constantly trying to be perfect, working hard to make others happy, and feeling frustrated when you fall short? Emma Peterson in "A Tale of Two Christmases" can relate. "I had this thing inside me that thought I had to be a certain way," she admits. In the movie, Emma works for an architectural firm in the city, spinning her wheels for a company that hardly values her, all while trying to make her father proud. She's been a perfectionist her entire life, with her childhood friend, Drew, calling her: "Perfect Peterson."
Although her perfectionism has landed her at a top-notch job in Chicago, where she dresses fancy, has perfect hair, and a life that many on the outside looking in would think is "perfect," it's far from it. The main reason? She's not truly happy. Emma ends up venting to her father, who she desperately wants to impress, telling him she "let him down." His response to her changed the course of her life.
"Maybe it's time for you to start following your heart. With everything. And do it for you, 'cause you deserve it." Mic drop. If you find yourself in Emma's shoes, thinking you need to be, act, dress, speak, and live a certain way because your perfectionism has told you that's what will make everyone proud, this is for you! "Don't do it for me," Emma's father tells her. "The most important thing is that you're happy."
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