[ SECRET POST #2527 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2527 ⌋

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[nyxelestia]

Very strange how these conflicting mentalities mesh. I used to assume it was purely a cultural thing, but considering how many people from my own culture who have had drastically different views on how things should be and how they are, now I'm not so sure.

I consider my life to be fairly easy, in that the odd jobs I do for a small income are not that demanding on anything but my patience (tutoring and homework assistance), my father will give me extra money if I need it without much fuss, and my only chores that extend beyond cleaning up after myself are cleaning and putting away the dishes, cleaning and fixing the (unstable) toilet, helping take care of our dogs, and the occasional other small mess I'm expected to clean up if I come across it even if I'm not the one that made it. My family wants me to get good grades in school, and this is their way of helping me, and I am very grateful for them and do my best to show it, mostly by trying to minimize my own interference in their day to day lives, keeping quiet while at home, and not cooking for them (yes, this is a gift; I am not allowed to touch anyone else's cooking for a reason).

I used to think that my mother (who I do not live with - my parents are divorced) constantly worrying about me having too much to do was ridiculous. But even that is just rooted in a different perspective, in that where my father believes school should be my primary priority, my mother believes that it should be my only priority - a difference in views that is mostly due to their different perceptions of how important school is in getting a good job.

Then, I ran into someone who thought of my situation was "overtiring and tyrannical" (if any of you read my "wtf just happened" thread and my later comment in it describing that person's friend, you know who I'm talking about). Apparently, the fact that I try to earn as much of my hand expense income as possible and strongly dislike asking my father for extra money is some form of internalized emotional abuse or something. Because clearly a college kid feeling embarrassed about having to ask her dad for extra money to go see a movie is a victim of abuse. >.<

Then I made the mistake of mentioning that one of my step-brothers doesn't do as much around the house as I do. I thought it was logical, as he works outside the home and contributes to the household financially in a way that I don't, but no, this is some kind of step-family abuse and sexism to boot. Despite the fact the other step-brother does about as much work around the house as I do because he doesn't work, either, being in middle school and all...

*eyeroll*

/rant