1 step forward and 5 steps back eh?

Well, I'd rather mess up on my own than be a sheep to your apparent decisions on my life.

I don't care that if I did it your way, my life would be awesome like yours
I do believe it's my life and I will screw up and make bad decisions on my own
But at least I'll come out the other side a 'better person' I guess, whatever that means.
I'm going to experience my life with my mess-ups.

I'm not in such a hurry that everything is set in stone.

So why don't you take your -4 steps and shove it

"You can have my eyes, I'd rather be blind."