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as someone who's been told "you have so much potential you can do so much better" by his parents and relatives his entire life, I struggle with self worth and self identity so much (1)
when you're in school, you live in this small bubble, and after being hyped up and told these things by parents constantly, you start to believe it and develop narcissistic tendencies and traits (2)
and finally, when you leave school and enter college, you exit this entire bubble and see so many brilliant and talented people around you, realising what you have been told constantly has been a blatant exaggeration. (3)
your narcissistic tendencies slowly turn into toxic self obsession where you find yourself questioning your value and worth constantly, finding yourself in an unending spiral of self hatred (4)
so, if this tweet reaches to any parent, all I'd like to say is that please learn to appreciate and show love to your child without expecting things from them, and please tell them you love them unconditionally and as they are (5)
