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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Alina
@alinaferry
My parents haven’t questioned every big decision (thank god) but I know they can’t stomach my unwillingness to settle for mediocrity (whether it’s relationships, career, lifestyle etc) Especially the whole kids/family part - but I think it’s unfortunately a staple in my culture, and I’m an obvious underperformer in that area in their eyes. And I’ll stay that way bc of the “no-settling” mindset
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