Today, I realised that I wasted my teenage life just to be a parent pleaser. I'm in the final months of high school and while everyone is enjoying the last days, I'm sat here being a "good" son, listening to my parents argue, maybe divorcing. I'm in tears and can't go out as I'm not invited to anything anymore. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I realized that even though I was an honor student throughout school, and considered the golden child who was going to go far in life, all I've accomplished a year after graduation is becoming an unemployed single mother still living with my parents. FML
Today, after having spent years staying in school, working hard to achieve good grades, and avoiding all the bad kids, my mom accused me of having no direction in life and complained about how I haven't given her a grandchild yet. I'm 19. FML
Today, my parents used to tell that me life gets way better after high school. Yeah, for everyone else at my school. They’re partying it up in college or travelling during gap years, meeting all sorts of people. I have to work more than full time because my parents kicked me out the week after I graduated. FML
Today, I haven’t relaxed since I was 12. If I was making good grades, doing extracurriculars, instead of allowing me to go out, my parents would accuse me of doing something bad and ground me. In college I burned out due to poor social development. Even though I have a job, I'm still a “bum.” FML
Today, despite the fact that I'm 20 years-old, my parents never allow me to go out and have fun with my friends, under the pretext that I'm a girl. I'm stuck at house all year long, I only go out to the college they forced me to study at, and they decide everything about me. I’m tired. FML
Today, I realised that I still don't know what to do with my life, since my parents have taken decisions for me my entire life, and are forcing me to a field of study which requires enormous amount of dedication and years, which I have no interest in, but still have to do because I don't know what else to do. FML
Today, my dad had his 45th birthday and got so drunk he couldn't walk. He crawled along, crying, saying that his whole life was a failure because he had "a shitty job, a fat girlfriend, and a dipshit son who's never going to move out." I haven't moved out because I'm 18 and still at high school. FML
Today, I had to stop going to university with 2 years left because my parents feel it's not the right course for me. I am 23 years-old, living with my parents, $2 to my name and no job. FML
Today, I've reached the age as a sexless loser where my family no longer tells me to find a "single lady" but rather a "single mother". Thanks for reminding me everyone else had fun in their twenties. FML
Today, after two weeks of trying to convince my parents to go to my high school graduation. They finally gave in. After they handed me my diploma, they decided to leave because it was "too boring." I'm currently sitting on the curb of the street waiting for my Uber, while people take pictures of me. FML
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jfigley 5
I can understand how you feel, but there's so much more to the picture. You can have some great memories from high school, but when you go off to college you will be building into the person YOU want to be! You are still young, so strive for what you want and you can have a lot of fun along the way.
fettslaab 16
Careful, careful. Don't make their tragedy all about you. You haven't wasted anything. You'll be glad later to know and understand so many essential things about people.
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fettslaab 16
Careful, careful. Don't make their tragedy all about you. You haven't wasted anything. You'll be glad later to know and understand so many essential things about people.
Justkidding100 41
**** them parents that's not a tragedy this kid is the victim of their shitty parenting job
Chazzster 32
It’s definitely not a waste to learn your subjects and do well in school. It is a waste to coast through school and wind up unprepared for college or a job or career. Your more social schoolmates will be the ones who wasted their time in high school. School is preparing for the future. Don’t prepare and you have a poor future.
jfigley 5
I can understand how you feel, but there's so much more to the picture. You can have some great memories from high school, but when you go off to college you will be building into the person YOU want to be! You are still young, so strive for what you want and you can have a lot of fun along the way.
Yudith 28
Dude, high school is the time when you build yourself into who you want to be, and college is the time when you go clubbing with your friends, dressed as an anime schoolgirl. You're doing it the right way!
It_gets_better 20
It's alright OP, you're still young (and a teenager!) 18-24 seem to be the best years anyway, don't fret over 14-18.
Jonkbaby 23
Listen, man- I am sorry for your parents. But as far as your life, you have your whole life ahead of you. Inspiration is never too late. Go enjoy life to your own specifications
xxlk4xx 6
I wish I had just focused on school more instead of chasing a boyfriend who didn't give a crap about me lol, I legit didn't even go to collage because I was afraid he would cheat on me when I was away 🙃 finish school and then go make the life YOU want, and become the person you want to be :) and im sorry about your parents, mind got divorced when I was around 18 and it sucked.
Davey Crocker 7
Don't worry. Life really starts after high school and you have a lot ahead of you. You will be fine and not miss anything.