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What I Want to Say to My Parents
8 years ago
But I never will, so I guess it really doesn't matter if I vent it here, does it?
Hey Mom, Dad. I love you. I really do. But we need to talk.
I know that you're concerned for my future. That's why you care so much about my grades. You want me to do well in life. And I respect that. For the most part, you two are pretty chill parents. You're right, most parents pressure their kids to do better constantly. And you don't, and I'm more than grateful for that. I don't work the best under pressure.
And thats where we have our problem. Not with pressure 24/7, but with unneeded pressure after the fact. You see, for the most part, I do extremely well in school. When I mess up, I mess up. I'm not perfect, and no amount of IEP assistance is going to fix that fully. I'm only human. And I'm trying to fix my mistakes. And you are trying to help.
But its not helping. Its hurting. And I'm not sure either my academic self and my emotional self can take it anymore. Blowing up while I'm trying to repair the damage is the same as throwing salt onto the wound whilst forcing said wound open. Its not gonna help me heal it any faster. Its just making me lose focus. And worse, it hurts. And I'm on the verge of breaking right now.
So this is what I ask: Stop being involved with my academic life. Get involved with my emotional one. With who I am as a person, not with my grades. Those are just letters. They can change for the better. But people are much harder to repair. Once broken, they're never the same.
Hey Mom, Dad. I love you. I really do. But we need to talk.
I know that you're concerned for my future. That's why you care so much about my grades. You want me to do well in life. And I respect that. For the most part, you two are pretty chill parents. You're right, most parents pressure their kids to do better constantly. And you don't, and I'm more than grateful for that. I don't work the best under pressure.
And thats where we have our problem. Not with pressure 24/7, but with unneeded pressure after the fact. You see, for the most part, I do extremely well in school. When I mess up, I mess up. I'm not perfect, and no amount of IEP assistance is going to fix that fully. I'm only human. And I'm trying to fix my mistakes. And you are trying to help.
But its not helping. Its hurting. And I'm not sure either my academic self and my emotional self can take it anymore. Blowing up while I'm trying to repair the damage is the same as throwing salt onto the wound whilst forcing said wound open. Its not gonna help me heal it any faster. Its just making me lose focus. And worse, it hurts. And I'm on the verge of breaking right now.
So this is what I ask: Stop being involved with my academic life. Get involved with my emotional one. With who I am as a person, not with my grades. Those are just letters. They can change for the better. But people are much harder to repair. Once broken, they're never the same.
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