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More evidence on why my parents hate me....LONG
So if you've been keeping tabs on my life, I posted something a couple weeks ago about my brother coming to live witih me for awhile until he figures out his life. He has been with us for a week this past Sunday and thus far absolutely no problems. I haven't even been annoyed once (which says a lot). He likes the job we got him which is also pretty sweet.
A little backstory: I moved out of my house when I was 18 to go to college in the city I live in now. I lived in the dorms fresh-senior year and right after graduation I got an apartment and stayed in the same city since. Where I've lived for the past 8 years of my life is only about 35 minutes away from my parents. They've come to visit me 3 times (once I got major surgery and couldn't move, second was my college graduation, and third, I took the train home to get bloodwork done b/c I thought I was dying and they gave me a ride back to school) 3 TIMES IN 8 YEARS.
My brother takes the train back to my parents house this morning to do a couple of things he needed to do. I ask him this morning what time his train comes back so I can pick him up and he's like oh, mom and dad are driving me back tonight. ARE YOU EFFING KIDDING ME?!!?!???!? He's there a week and my parents are coming.
My mother called me this morning and I didn't answer (because I never do). So I called back this afternoon. My dad answers and I ask where my mother is bc she had called me this morning. He tells me she is getting out of work at 2 and I can call back then. I ask why so early, seeing as she typically gets out of work at 5:30. He tells me bc she wanted to see your brother since he's in town. Huh?
Now, I am not jealous of my bother at all. It just blows my efffing mind the stuff that they do for him (obviously just small things) that they would have never, ever done in a million years for me, even if I asked them. And if they did, they would act like it was the biggest chore in the world.
They hate me.
Re: More evidence on why my parents hate me....LONG
Lucy Elizabeth 10.27.12
That is really odd. It's one thing for them to not put forth the effort for you, but it's completely mind-blowing for them to be so different with your brother! Do you wish you were closer to them too?
It could be worse. They could have a smothering affinity for you like my mom does for all 4 of us. I love my mother dearly, but I don't particularly like her too much. You can imagine that it makes things really awkward for me.... which is why I live 2500 miles away!
To be honest, I think my parents resent me bc everywhere I've gone in life, and everything I've done has been accomplished with absolutely zero help from them.
I played 3 sports in high school all 4 years, I remember my parents coming to 1 field hockey game and that was only bc it was parent's night and then they left early.
I used to think they got some sick pleasure out of not helping me when I needed rides to sporting events bc they didn't want me to suceed at anything. They've really done nothing with their lives other than pushing out a couple of kids and it made them jealous to see my accomplish things with no help at all. (I know that sounds incredibly effed up, but it's probably not far from the truth). My aunt has also made the same comments to me about them.
I love my parents bc they're my parents, but I absolutely hate everything else about them. They are horrible parents and lazy people.
I feel like they do more for my brother bc he is more like them. Less driven and not at all motivated. It gives them comfort to know that he depends on them for more stuff.
I feel ya. My parents FLEW to my brother's graduation from the Marine Corps training - costing them around $3k for the long weekend for themselves and my sister. I get it, it was really important because he got through a 3 month crazy ordeal and we were really proud of him.
My parents biitched about coming to my college graduation, 45 minutes away, on a Saturday, FOR FREE. For a four year degree THAT
II feel ya. My parents FLEW to my brother's graduation from the Marine Corps training - costing them around $3k for the long weekend for themselves and my sister. I get it, it was really important because he got through a 3 month crazy ordeal and we were really proud of him.
My parents biitched about coming to my college graduation, 45 minutes away, on a Saturday, FOR FREE. For a four year degree THAT
I PAID:sigh: I hate my computer at work.
That I PAID FOR was the ending of that sentence.