I've been struggling with negative feelings about my parents, and then shame at myself because they sacrificed too much for me to have a better life. Paradoxically, I also think that some things they taught, which I rebelled against, actually make sense now that I'm older. It's a strange dichotomy.
I'm reminded of this quote: “When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.”
Hello, fellow book stalker!
I've been struggling with negative feelings about my parents, and then shame at myself because they sacrificed too much for me to have a better life. Paradoxically, I also think that some things they taught, which I rebelled against, actually make sense now that I'm older. It's a strange dichotomy.
I'm reminded of this quote: “When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.”
ahahah i love that quote! Thank you Afshan. It's algo great to know I'm not the only book stalker out there.