Alina
@alinaferry
My parental unit is visiting the US next week too and to be honest, it’s always a struggle. My parents are fairly chill in many life aspects but I’m highly suspicious they think I’m a major disappointment because I don’t do anything like a normal person They are proud of my career and the way I’ve been figuring out this country. Still, I’m behind everyone else’s kids in their eyes because I won’t have a family of my own and don’t own a home. Not much to do here - apart from earning enough to have my own house and support them in their older years, there is nothing else I can really change They likely understand it but are still disappointed af So yeah, every visit is interesting to say the least
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amc
@amc
Your parents judgments have nothing to do with your happiness or success Totally different life experiences of course, but similarly my parents have questioned every big life decision I’ve made and I’d be exponentially worse off if I’d taken their advice
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priyanka 🦉
@priyanka
🫂🫂🫂 i understand how you feel, but i want you to know that there’s a very high probability that they secretly are immensely proud of you more than you think. you are all of what you are today DESPITE of all the norms you were told/expected to follow. chin up. signed, a south asian single child in mid 30s who recently hosted her parents for the first time.
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ihawaii.eth
@ihawaii.eth
the way you described…”parental unit” 😅
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Reeeny
@reeeny
Ah shit. I can imagine what that's like. Hurts even more when you have figured it out for yourself, but others can't let go of their preconceptions.
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Metaphorical
@hyp
Start dating someone either really young or really old just for fun, start talking about marriage with them. Actually, LA, just hire an actor! Have fun with it!
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