Family help: my parents are going through some problems, and my dad seems pretty sad sometimes.

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my parents are going through some problems, and my dad seems pretty sad sometimes.

it really kills me to see him so unhappy. i love them both so much but i feel like i dont make them proud. i have three brothers who are the most amazing people in the whole world. the eldest just graduated college majoring in aerospace engineering and he has dozens of job offerings. the next oldest is a freshman in college who is studying to be a mechanical engineer. he has just been asked to go on the senior project to help building a car for a national race. he is the only freshman to EVER be asked to join this contest. not only that but he is an incredible tennis player ! my little brother has a quality about him that almost everyone loves. he is incredibly sweet and funny and he just won the 2nd prize in a science fair with high school contestants…he is only in 7th grade… i have never EVER been so proud of my brothers, but my mom is always bragging about them and she seems to always say things like im headstrong and bossy. i feel really selfish saying this but i cant help it. i thought i was smart but not i dont know. i took an iq test when i was in elementary school and they said i have an incredibly high genius iq. i just dont feel like it surrounded by such successful people. they were born knowing exactly what they were going to do. im a junior and i still have NO CLUE!?! i feel terrible because i dont want my parents to pay for me if i dont even know what im doing. i just want my parents to be happy but i feel like im kind of an embarrassment to my family

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An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 1 week ago (4 minutes after post)

ignore this. its really selfish for me to have made this post
sorry

nil1 #
An Unknown Location | 6 months, 1 week ago (13 minutes after post)

Take a year off and work to figure out what you want to do if you have to. In a recent poll of University students here, 80% of them still weren’t decided exactly what they wanted to do.

Until then, you’re still a long ways away. Just keep working hard and you will find your passion sooner rather than later. Be strong for your parents, and yourself.

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An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 1 week ago (17 minutes after post)

im still in highschool thank god.
im not sure i could handle being in college without a major

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An Unknown Location | 6 months, 1 week ago (18 minutes after post)

Keep working hard at that. You want to excel in high school so that you can get accepted into any college/program that you might want to try out.

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An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 1 week ago (20 minutes after post)

yeah thats true.
there are just so many careers and my high school
doesnt really explore into to much. its an all girls
high school and most girls there stick to teaching
modeling or photography and stuff like that; but idk

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An Unknown Location | 6 months, 1 week ago (22 minutes after post)

i changed my major like 5 times and im in college. I think the best thing to do is to intern in different fields of study for a bit so you can get an idea of what you like doing!!! Anyways, you still have time to decide what you want to do.

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An Unknown Location | 6 months, 1 week ago (23 minutes after post)

Haha, there’s no way that lots of them are models!

The sad fact is that most people coming into the work force now are going through 10+ jobs in their lifetimes. Some people are fortunate enough to know what they want to do, but most of us aren’t.

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An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 1 week ago (26 minutes after post)

they want to be models…

im just afraid i will never know,
i just feel so bad that im not really
great like my brothers.

im sure i will eventually know, but im a
very logical person and i like to know…

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An Unknown Location | 6 months, 1 week ago (26 minutes after post)

You’re the only girl out of the 4?

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An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 1 week ago (26 minutes after post)

yeah.

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An Unknown Location | 6 months, 1 week ago (28 minutes after post)

That’s why your mother is harsh on you - you are the only girl. It’s the same complex that every mother or father has (if they only have 1 girl or 1 boy out of the litter). Maybe speak with your father about that issue, because your mother probably doesn’t even realize that she is overly critical of you.

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An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 1 week ago (30 minutes after post)

i dont think she is overly critical.
i know she is proud of me because she tells me,
but i wish i could give her a real reason to be proud

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An Unknown Location | 6 months, 1 week ago (32 minutes after post)

Trust me, you have nothing to worry about. Things will work out fine. Just keep trying your best.

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An Undisclosed Location | 6 months, 1 week ago (32 minutes after post)

i will thanks =]

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