![]() ![]() My narcissistic mother steered me towards what she thought were good career options based on what she wanted to do in college. My dad just refused to have this conversation. My mom told me to stop clinging to the past. I have tried to bring up this with my mom and dad. I am though still on visa, no love life in sight cause I put all of my time into getting myself out of the pit that my parents put me in. Many of my friends have gotten married, and they are enjoying life after getting their citizenship. I recently turned 28, and while I was laying on my bed, it suddenly hit me. The company is quite toxic but has a good name and pays well, immigration support is subpar, but at least they sponsor the work visa. Got through grad school, landed a high paying job. My dad treated me like shit, saying that I didn’t deserve his respect. Decided to come back home, so I could switch to Computer Science as a career.Ĭame back home. Years of bottled up trauma and “I fucking told you so” just poured out of me. Broke down and started arguing with my parents over the phone. Worked at a manufacturing plant, getting paid peanuts. When I graduated, I could barely find a job because guess what, I was right about the shitty career prospects for internationals. Wasted 5 years of my life on a degree that I hated. My dad screamed at me, saying that I don’t know shit. Picked Engineering but saw that Computer Science offered much better career opportunities and a faster track to the citizenship (engineering companies have a dogshit immigration support). Came to the US on a scholarship 10 years ago. ![]()
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