to expand on this, my dad asked me again for the nth time why i didn’t take up Law and why i’m still refusing to take it when he doesn’t see any growth for me in my current career path and he sees my potential as a lawyer.

first of all, i don’t want it. https://twitter.com/hyungenie_/status/1313853665606729729">https://twitter.com/hyungenie...

it doesn’t mean my preferences are different, they’re unimportant. i stressed time and again i’ll hate every waking moment of every day if i pursue it because i https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏🏻" title="Applaus-Zeichen (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Applaus-Zeichen (heller Hautton)"> don’t https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏🏻" title="Applaus-Zeichen (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Applaus-Zeichen (heller Hautton)"> want https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏🏻" title="Applaus-Zeichen (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Applaus-Zeichen (heller Hautton)"> it https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏🏻" title="Applaus-Zeichen (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Applaus-Zeichen (heller Hautton)"> and will never want it.

but parents always fail to see how their children are separate human beings from them. we have dreams, goals, and ambition, that aren’t their own and, even if they probably mean well, we have free will to choose what we want and not what they want for us.

you know, at this point, i already have crippling low self-esteem bc i always feel i’ll never be good enough. it doesn’t matter if i’m contented with what i have, if it doesn’t suit their narrative or get them bragging rights or take them places, i won’t be enough.

i’ll most likely delete this thread come morning, but i just want all children who had to endure this kind of treatment from their parents, to realize they’re not alone and it’s always a good fight when we fight for ourselves. we never asked to be born. if they didn’t bring us—