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Dad? Is that you?Originally Posted by LuigiTheKing
Maybe you should have gotten a 4.0 then.Originally Posted by acidicality
Originally Posted by trey ohh five
Originally Posted by acidicality
This hits right at home.Well, pretty much all of these are on point.
Growing up, I never felt I was doing good enough, because my parents would always tell me I wasn't doing well enough, they would never be satisfied. Because of them, my approach to school was never to learn genuinely, but to make sure I wasn't a failure. They would always compare me to other people who were "better" than me, and I got sick of it.
Maybe I put that too seriously unintentionally. But it'd be like this.
Me: My report card came in. I got a 3.4.
Mom/Dad: _____ got a 4.0 again. Why can't you get good grades like him? At this rate you're going to UC River-side!!! Or Santa Cruz!!
Me: ...uh, they're both good schools you know...
