Sometimes I wonder why itâs alright for parents to treat their children as if they were dumb little creatures but they donât allow to treat their parents the same.
During class today, we tackled about how parents raise their children and the effects it give on the child. Letâs say if your parents tend to force you on something, letâs say studies and academics, then in the future you will tend to have this mentality to turn you into a grade conscious person.
You know... the kind of person who canât accept having a low grade?
Simply because they fear their parentsâ disappointment. And thatâs what pisses me off sometimes.
Sure, they just want the best for their child but sometimes they just push them too far. Teaching their child to live a life that they themselves couldnât do. It sucks honestly.
As you may or may not know, Iâm quite a dancer and a singer. I love singing and dancing most of the time. Iâd usually practice in my parentsâ room because they have a big-ass mirror there that could show my whole body.
They were just discussing things and I just freaking wanted to dance for a bit. And my mom just suddenly goes like, âCan you stop? Your actions arenât appreciated here. It doesnât make us happy.â
And all that processed in my mind was, âMom, Iâm dancing for my own fucking happiness. Just because some stupid-ass bitch, who could probably be you, doesnât like it doesnât mean theyâre the people Iâm trying to impress. Sure, youâre my mom and all but teach respect to your fucking child and maybe sheâll respect you the way you fucking want her to.â
Yeah sure mom. Sheâd probably go around saying, âI donât care. Iâm your mother and youâre not supposed to talk to me like that. I gave birth to you, worked my ass off for you and even pay for things you want. At least freaking acknowledge the things I offer you.â
But all I could say to that is:Â âMom, thereâs always a choice to leave me behind. If you think Iâm such a burden to be taken care of then you shouldâve just aborted me or something.â
But honestly, mom... Do you even love me? Like legitimate? Do you love me just because Iâm your daughter and thatâs how society teaches you to be? Do you love me because I came out of your vagina and inherited your genes? Do you love me because Iâm a replica of you thatâll make a much more successful life that you dreamed of having?
What is there to love about me? I could be the disrespectful child and the disobedient rebellious bitch you never wanted me to be. Iâm not forever going to hold my tongue from swearing in front of you. I donât care if people are too dense to understand my point of view or as you say âmy point of knowledgeâ.
Sometimes in this family, I donât know what love is anymore. Is love even something that exists around here? How come you never bothered to teach me what it truly meant? And maybe things are answered by experiments and exposure to the environment but what if experiences donât prove emotions?
What will prove them now?Â
Because honestly, my dreams are unrealistic and you all doubt on what I dream on becoming in the future. And thatâs why I have fucking self doubt. Because I know that my own blood knows that I will not succeed on it. And it hurts because people say I have potential and I could reach that dream of mine.
Honestly, I wish I could believe them but I donât.Â
Iâm not entirely putting the blame on you as well. I sort of... blame myself actually.
Sometimes, I wish I didnât take things too seriously. I wish I was fucking normal like everyone else. I wish I knew how to deal with my anxiety. I wish I knew how to talk to you.