To Everyone being castigated , Blindsided . Your parents & brothers are toxic-GET AWAY FROM THEM! For examle, exams are coming up and right now I have a 88% average in science and I want it to be a 90% at least but my mom is making me stress even more and my dad doesn't even ask or he would too. Answer: Discuss the matter with a relative & perhaps report your mother to a human services agency which deals with child abuse. Teach them to enjoy the process and love the commitment it takes to accomplish their dreams. Then they learned the truth. Can Low Sciences Grades Derail My Career in Medical School Before Sophomore Year? I am ok looking. i dont like the consequecenes. When Can My Teenager Go On A Vacation Without Me? They want to give you a better future than they have. Answer: Your father is an abusive parent. Last report card, I got a C in math. Sick of It. These parents maintain that they should never have to praise their offspring for things such as having good behavior, doing chores without being asked, or earning good grades. Why I haven't turned out so great and I don't want anything to do with one of my parents. She constantly tells me I'll probably never make it in the music business and to focus on my office job. Most parents, unfortunately, have this mindset. What should I do? Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Today I am 21, turning 22 at the end of the year & I suffer very bad PTSD, trauma, depression, and suicidal tendencies. Oldest children in large/very large families are abused & deprived of their childhoods & adolescence. Grace Marguerite Williams (author) from the Greatest City In The World-New York City, New York on April 15, 2018: Seek counselling either by talking to a close friend, relative, or a psychologist. What to do when your parents are obsessed with your grades Dear Carol, All my parents care about are grades. Your math teacher or guidance counselor can probably recommend someone. Discover short videos related to parent only care about grades on TikTok. In these parents' purview, their children are incapable of doing anything for themselves. I fully understand that my own upbringing - very strict an seemingly harsh - was luxurious and easy by comparison and that stops me from feeling sorry for myself. But psych yourself up now for getting off to a strong start in September. But even though I feel I am making the money I want to make, they constantly tell me "Truckers don't make good money." Your father wants you to be subordinate to him in order to elevate his low self-esteem. Also suggest that she speaks to a psychologist, clergyperson, or counselor. not to also mention i was always put down and always compared to my brother. I've never had money so I've never been able to take care of myself. I thought it was pretty darn cute and, to be honest, I was . I'm unfortunately still with my family. How can I explain them that we are modern teenagers that want to have fun! Its the only thing that excites me or gives me drive. If they do not receive praise, oftentimes they will not achieve what they might have. I have low self esteem and an inferiority complex. Second therapist is known locally for being pretty good. Haven't seen or talked to them in months now. My experience is coming from an alcoholic home and ending up with C-PTSD. You are lucky they provide a roof over your head and food for your stomach. They believe that by comparing one child to another, the "errant" one will improve. They've ruined most of my life & crushed my self-esteem. No point having uncontrollable cannon arms. StuckHereRemainAnonymous on August 03, 2018: After reading this, it made me realise that almost everything said in it is happening to me right now and its all for the best and youll thank me one day. I'd keep trying until I die. Question: My mom only cares about my grades more than me and is a control freak. My mother has always treated me as an idiot. My Mother is most of these, my mother scares, lowers self esteem, makes me feel under aprisiated, and gets angry at me for little things. No one to turn to. It's sad that for a while I liked about where I worked and what I made. Teaching your child to accept mistakes and failures positively is a good way to go about things. My parents were proud, but it seems that most of the love and hate I get from them comes from school-related material. He's Spanish and Mexican. My parents are all of these, which caused me to be suicidal since I was literally a child (I started thinking about it when I turned 8 I think). If they aren't receptive, discuss the matter with a trusted relative. Grace Marguerite Williams (author) from the Greatest City In The World-New York City, New York on May 22, 2019: Mee, talk to a counselor or a trusted family member regarding your situation. I sat in my room crying until i eventually ran out of tears or dad came back from home and hugged me. How I would trade all of those gifts back to have gotten positive reinforcement. He exemplifies the immature parent. At some camp I started telling jokes one afternoon and I drew people in for hours. No child should suffer. for the childish thing, yes i am childish but can you really blame me? Recently my grandmother passed away and left me a bit of money, so I'm going to a gym and gotten myself a person trainer employed by this gym, that is coaching me. Grace Marguerite Williams (author) from the Greatest City In The World-New York City, New York on August 15, 2018: So.let's start all things first by that my mother and father crushed when i was like 4.Then my mother moved to another country.I left with my father. Everyone in my family are all doctors and engineers. Help the child develop a winning attitude and approach to goal setting and see what happens. For those who are like me feeling depressed and helpless sometimes, you are not alone. I'm just about to turn 35, I have no wife and I have no children. Ooof, I'm 26 and this read like the story of my life. 2023 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this website. He must have picked up on the feeling that I didn't belong. Support the choices they make and the lifestyles they want to live. I'm so shy but I refuse to blame my parents because they thought they were helping me. I thought they were going to kill me. Often, the comparison does the opposite. All throughout my childhood i knew i had an abusive mother because one of my teachers in elementary opened my eyes. We want to hear from you! i also struggle heavily with deadlines and stress. By Erin Clements. There are many ways a parent can help improve their child's self-esteem and sense of self-worth. I have big concern for a friend. But obviously, they think I am. Really I'd put my soul in it. The creativity of a child multiplied by the pain their guardians put into their hearts felt like torture camp. Watch popular content from the following creators: Mxc(@ventmxc), h mama(@tzomama), 11/08/21(@lostwithmarshy), ewww(@skinkycaca), my name is lani(@secretaccountt140), miles buchart(@milesnueman), DONT CALL ME CUTE I BEG U(@albedo_realwife), dump(@potatongina_00), Idk 2.0(@user266279192), cosmic (@if.ur.sad . So fuck it, lol. But I keep thinking back to both experiences and both they make me smile. DON'T LISTEN to SMALL MINDED people! only school and then home. If I ever have children,I would never treat them the way my mother treats me.So, one day My moms phone buzzes.My mom is busy,so I look.And Im scrolling and I see that my mom and sister are having a conversation back and forth.And I read a text message thats my mom wrote that said,I never said she was perfect,but she isnt a smart ass.It Hurted me so bad And when I read that.It felt like I got hit by a car,and felt as if I was punched in the stomach.My self esteem went down so quick.No kid should ever feel that way like their not smart,or good enough.For all those parents reading this or people who plan on being parents,dont ever treat your children child like that.You May think,its nothing,but the pain and rejection stings so bad.And you may forget all about it.But the child will remember it forever.Its a scar that will never heal. "when will that thing you ordered arrive?" Having said that this type of upbringing not only affected on me but on my siblings as well, it resulted in us constantly questioning our own capability. But, now I am older and see the world different. This content is accurate and true to the best of the authors knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional. Grace Marguerite Williams (author) from the Greatest City In The World-New York City, New York on August 03, 2018: Please seek counselling. If that doesn't pan out, seek a counselor's help. However, tell your mother that you are more than your grades. Adults are just perverts to kids. Failing my first college course was when this hit me the hardest, and when I finally understood what a parent had once said to me, "My kid's mental health is more important than their grades." Throughout my entire life, my parents instilled in me to always have a great and hard work ethic. Question: Do overprotective parents bring honesty or a lack of confidence in their children? When I got to high school I thought about ending the lives of every student and teacher. The problem is that this approach doesn't turn your children into lifelong learners. AND when i say parents i mean my daf and my grandma bc i live with them And telling them they are stupid and him telling to our face our mother is stupid and barely graduated with cs and Ds and what a cold fish she was a in bed with him ! Did you get a good grade they forgot to praise? Please seek psychological help. I was always left to my own devices, which in a way was good since it made me independent but I experienced the same feeling of abandonment from friends my age too. Grace Marguerite Williams (author) from the Greatest City In The World-New York City, New York on June 13, 2018: This article is right on point. I bombed the second time around, nerves. Since I was 20, I've been living with my grandmother who has Alzheimers. Parents expect many things from their offspring, but the most valuable thing in their eyes is good grades. Those who criticize their diametrically different children's innate abilities and characteristics are often invalidating their children's innermost psychological core. I hung out in my cave like room or over at my friend's house as a teen. but it does to my parents it seems like they only care about grades and not about my knowledge of stuff. Published: 12:19 EST, 25 June 2014 | Updated: 16:39 . My dad works 4 am - 8pm so he is just too tired to react or support me. Not only will your parents be pleased, but youll feel good about it too. Unless your child is incapacitated (heaven forbid), this is not okay. Parents expect many things from their offspring, but the most valuable thing in their eyes is good grades. It's a lot. They don't realize that children need positive reinforcement. Not being in your child's life can greatly impact there self-esteem and self worth, it can make them feel like they're not worth anything, even your time. Parents Parents value grades over kindness, kids say in new study When your kid gets straight As, it's cause for a celebratory dinner out. Also develop self-confidence, you are a beautiful, worthy person- a child of God. Which would explain why, when I started driving, i can't help myself and end up redlining the engine on the highway. last bit would be that my mother wouldn't praise any of the good i did, she would be so uninterested that slowly i just stopped caring for my family's approval while also stopping what i loved doing. My mom is the only one nice to me. But for me I can't keep up with that and my average is an 85% which is not the best. Such parents demoralize their children in one way or another. Trying to navigate through one's own life and become independent and happy while one's parents harass you with their expectations, agendas and emotional manipulation - to fulfill their own paternal and maternal desires and dreams - should be a focus for the World Health Organisation. The first therapist was more faith/spirit minded. Set some boundaries and steer your child in a direction you'd like to see them go in but let them have some independence. It is only a few evolved, enlightened parents who view & treat their children as individuals. You are precious to God. If anyone actually read this please just tell me what to do. 10 checks for me and now I felt really empty. One day, you'll understand. and now they keep asking why i hate them so much,AND how the bible said to care about your parent,your parent is the number one.. um what about the children?nope bible didn't say anything about that for them.. Grace Marguerite Williams (author) from the Greatest City In The World-New York City, New York on September 17, 2018: Talk to a trusted relative regarding your situation. She now purposefully misgenders me and forces me to wear feminine clothes. I just had sex for the first time in over 2 years. They are toxic, even evil. Every school shooting has a reason why, and if you actually knew everything rather than what little you are told, you would probably at least understand why it happens. I'm 34 and have literally just developed a sense of real control over my thoughts and feelings, to help guide myself from this point onwards. So she never gave it to me. Yes, overprotective parents are abusive parents although such parents present a "loving" faade. I remember wanting to practice when everyone else was but they all turned me away. I have never been allowed to go out and have fun with my friends and I am 14. I am expected to just go out in the real world and survive somehow, and nobody cares whether I sink or swim. But when I get told that and try to do what I want I get a "No John, that's a terrible idea." Joint counseling will get issues out in the open. You contact their professors, because you didn't like a grade/want to ask for clarification on an assignment/want to ask for an absence to be excused/want to ask for an extension on an assignment due date. Parents think that emphasising the importance of academics will motivate their children to work hard. Please get help. My mam blamed them for making me not study (even though I was) and she often didnt allow me to leave the house. Well, continuous harping about mistakes to a child is tantamount to abuse. Any responsibilities they didn't want fell on me. I think the other parents wanted them to practice with me but I was just a girl so they put me in left field. They only care about my grades not my mental health! Siblings treat me the same. Those whose characteristics are different from the parents' are viewed as a threat to the familial, social order. God forbid that they should make mistakes. Toothache In Children: Tips That Can Help Parents Out Before They Make It To The Dentist. Instead, parents should encourage their children to pursue their dreams and let them figure out if their dreams and goals are reachable or impossible. For example, like going to school. Disassociate yourself from this family & find people who respect/love you for what you are. I'm just frustrated. Go here to submit questions to Carol about every sticky sitch life throws at you. Many parents are threatened and nonplussed if their children's abilities and characteristics are different from their own. I was 15 loosing hair to stress. I'm not saying it isn't tradgid, I'm asking how you can be surprised. There are individuals who aspire to uncommon goals and unique careers. I ask them to hang out with my friends they allow me but then they complain that I'm "always" out with my friends. You can't learn if you don't try. You feel that whatever your sibling does for good or bad, you feel somehow that you are responsible for your sibling's actions when such isn't necessarily the case. Raising A 'Teenager From Hell'? To pigeonhole anyone's intellectual ability based entirely upon their GPA often creates a self-fulfilling prophecy. Both my parents preferred me to work in any job, while I desperately tried to work out how to go beyond that; nobody in our extended family has a degree. Build up rather than tear down is a good strategy to employ. My mother was did all of this, and molested me. I've dreamed of being a country singer-songwriter my entire life but my mom has crushed my dreams at every turn. (She's 92 and can't live for much longer). With toxic parents, children are better off away such "parents". I'm still just 14 but all of these things have been done to me and it's obviously messed with me a lot. Parents must realize that children are individuals & that they DON'T OWN their children. I literally cry when I see ppl who aren't better than me sing and claim they are but I can't talk back because I've never sang and I'm shy. One day, your parents won't be there and you wish they were. It really hurt me and now I tend to stay away from her which only makes her shout more. i even developed anger issues and the second eldest also did too. Disassociate from your mother. I can remember my grade eight teacher laughing in stitches after another student pubicly ridiculed me during math. But of course my older sister and my mum constantly shout at me saying that i am going to fail all my exams, that i am hopeless and a disgrace. Parents can affect their kids' grades and not always for the better. Find other relatives who love & care for you. Grace Marguerite Williams (author) from the Greatest City In The World-New York City, New York on February 24, 2018: @Kelly, speak to her via telephone. My dad never molested me. God bless. They want their children to succeed in life and in their vision, only good grades lead to a successful life. But I don't really know what to do now Grace Marguerite Williams (author) from the Greatest City In The World-New York City, New York on July 19, 2018: Please seek counselling I implore you. "He just kept saying over and over: 'In our family, that's not acceptable.' I didn't know what to say to him. Published: Jan. 18, 2023, 4: . But why, would I ever intentally harm anyone or anything? Correction and discipline are not meant to demoralize children and to make them feel less than what they are. I know where I've come from, what I've endured and experienced, and I've let others know about my life experience too; so if I go, people at least will know. My mom is not as bad as my dad. Family consists of people who LOVE & RESPECT each other. Parents try to discipline children for their own good. I wasn't able to have a childhood after, I believe i had a third sibling? Often, the comparison does the opposite. It took me until my mother died to experience detachment and my awakening journey, Too many traumas due to lack of healthy parental guidance and dysfunctional interaction and minimum tlc but I focus on what I can do now and creativity is my saviour, its like i don't know my mom anymore every little thing i do comes with some type of backlash, and I'm always being compared to someone and i think to my self "but I'm not them and they are not your child". I spent a full year wakibg up with panic attacks and anxiety but even after that they tell me i need to work harder. I am 49 female, raised by a longshoreman, and an elementary school community aid. I'm super curious and I just want to know the why but then I am always talking back. kindergarten girlfriends. Parents care more about their child's grades than the child itself. There are parents who do not believe in praising because they believe that it softens and spoils kids and will make them conceited and think too highly of themselves. A child's GPA is not always an accurate reflection of their innate intellectual capacity. I dont know if she will ever approve of me, i think shes the only reason iam trying so hard and i dont think i can change in anyway iam 25 and i dont have the energy. it's making me go insane at this point, and i don't know what to do. Then she launched into a story about one father who recently planted himself in her classroom during one of her lesson planning periods to complain about his son's mediocre grades. Discuss her concerns w/her. But it's my calling in life and I'm very good at it. Parents who value achievement over kindness can have a negative impact on kids' development, study finds. 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