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Have your parents ever said something so unhinged that you’re just left standing there like🧍‍♂️? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by kingpepe8006@sh.itjust.works to c/casualconversation@lemm.ee
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Mine hit me with the “We're spending all this money on you now so you can’t grow up and say we didn’t spend money on you when your were a kid.”

Like.....okay??? Thanks for the emotional receipt, I guess??

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[–] Katt@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

From Mom: "You don't deserve any praise for your good grades. You already speak the languages in those classes so it's expected you do well."

From Dad: "Why did you only get 99%?"

Context: I grew up in a household where we spoke many languages. In highschool I had an easy time getting good grades in all the foreign language lessons but struggled with Maths or Science classes. The parents couldn't fathom I could have a failing grade because I didn't need to study for some classes (which should have given me more time to study for other classes, amarit?).

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"Why did you only get 99%?"

Had a classmate who's parents were like that, he had a huge inferiority complex because of that

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 2 points 3 months ago

I found one of my classmates in the bathroom, crying, because she got a B+ on an assignment and she was afraid to tell her parents. Imagine being scared to tell your parents you got a good grade.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

From Mom: "You don't deserve any praise for your good grades. You already speak the languages in those classes so it's expected you do well."

They could have been more sensitive about it, but I get the logic?