I was allowed to stop playing the violin and piano before high school, I had far from a 4.0 GPA and was still allowed to celebrate birthdays and Christmas.

我被允许在高中之前停止学习小提琴和钢琴，我的成绩绩点远没有达到4.0的满分，而且我仍然被允许过生日和圣诞节。