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Parents and Disapproval
"Eric, you should finish up you science degree before switching to art! You are a quitter if you don't"
Alright, let's see here. I'm nigh on failing, I had a panic attack in a lab (these attacks would get worse as the labs get more dangerous), I'm frustrated in a way that dooesn't drive me to solve the problem but that drives me to ignore it...
So they want to me take another 3-6 years doing this crap. Because otherwise I'm a quitter and nobody will hire me
I think failing a degree and wasting more of my life is far worse
And they wonder why I want to move out despite never having had a job before? (By the way, I've been explicitly told that I didn't get a job because I go to university in another city, which badly affects my availability. So I can't even get one while living here)
Just... Being told that I am a quitter and essentially being viewed as worthless... Fearing my dad... Being told whenever I do the rare mention of feeling worthless...
Yeah, no, fuck you Mom and Dad. Heck, I expressed interest in art school before but didn't because you both expected me to be a doctor and thought being an artist is a stupid idea. I followed that doctor path at first because I thought I wanted to, but now realize it's because I wanted approval
So you know what? I am glad that I can use student loans and government grants to live until I find a job. I bet that my self confidence, my social life, everything will improve once I am out of this damn toxic environment
Worst part is? They mean perfectly well. And I can't bring myself to express these feelings to them because I just KNOW that they will say I am being silly, and then I'll beat myself up, call myself useless, and fall right back into the same god damn cycle again
Everybody BUT my parents think switching to art college and moving out is the best thing for me. Evenmy grandmother who expresses some disapproval at least understands why I'm doing all this
"Oh nobody but us really cares about you," my ass
Comments
"So you know what? I am glad that I can use student loans and government grants to live until I find a job. I bet that my self confidence, my social life, everything will improve once I am out of this damn toxic environment"
"student loans"
"everything will improve"
"student loans"