Help with my dad.
Hey I’m a 14 Indian-American boy who has strict Asian parents like many others. I have been playing tennis occasionally since I was 8 and started playing much more often after I was about 12. I perform well in school by my standards and generally get all A s on my report card except for the occasional B+. Today I was playing a match of tennis and played terribly. It was one of the few matches my dad had seen of me. Usually I play much better tennis but for the last couple of weeks I have been playing awful. My dad has spent thousands of dollars for years of lessons but seeing me play terrible today has caused him to lose all faith in me. I usually play tennis 4 days a week with a group however seeing my terrible performance my dad has said he has given up on me and that tomorrow I must go to his restaurant and work for him for at least the rest of the summer because I am such a failure at tennis and with the multiple awards I have earned in math and science. However he still feels I lack commitment because I do not practice tennis every day or read enough. He has gone through much hardship in his life and never had the opportunities I have had. I have gotten him to say that he will at least consider paying for tennis lessons in the fall if I show commitment. So now I am asking is this just me screwing up and if so does that mean that I must take responsibility by working hard at my dads store and reading more and playing tennis on my own time or is it just his anger on his side and if it is what should I do about it? Should I just try to work hard and get through or is there another way because as I said I’m just 14? I feel really sad about this.Thanks for reading this entire post. I am sorry for making it this long but I feel I must get all of the details through to say the whole story.
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