Am I the only one?

amitheonlyone
Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:41:38 +0000

This is a question that I have wanted to ask someone for a long time. In fact, I made this account on CC just so I could ask it. I’ll have to admit, it is sort of odd:

Am I the only one who doesn’t go to school to make my parents happy?

What I mean is, am I the only one who works hard and has goals in life, just for myself, and NOT for my parents? Am I the only one who wants to succeed, for myself only?

This may seem very arrogant-- that I’m blaming my parents for where I am now. Yes, my parents are raising me, yes, they pay for all of my expenses, and yes they will pay for the school I go to in the future. But I feel like they have failed me.
All these years I have looked with envy at other kids who have parents that are proactive about their child’s education. My parents never really helped me in my education, and because of that I have fallen behind my peers in recent years. Now I am a sophomore in high school and I am being forced to make up for that. I’m not the kind of kid that can do everything on my own. When I needed help when I was so young, I never got it.

I have accomplished some great things in recent years. My parents had no part in any of it. I feel like they don’t deserve any credit for what I’ve done in school.
Again, this may seem arrogant, but that it not my intent.

Who else feels the same way?