2011年12月12日 星期一

Journal 35: Being Pushed

Well, my parents are those kinds of parents who are just used to be worried. When I look like I’m working really hard. They would tell me to slow down and take care of my health and stuff, but then when I actually follow their instructions, they think I’m not working and start saying things like oh I have to work hard to succeed and then they would probably talk about how hard they worked before to get to this place. The funny thing is that I remember every single word they have said before: my dad only spent 2 years to get a Ph.D because he was trying to save money for the family, and how hard my mom worked to get a scholarship to Cornell and stuff. I know they are impressive, but my parents just wouldn’t stop telling me all these remarkable achievement of theirs. So basically they don’t push me to work but try to make me feel bad if I choose not to work FOR A WHILE. When I was younger, I usually just fought back with words. And then I would deliberately procrastinate just to piss them off. Now I’m more obedient because I’m sick and tired of arguing with them; I would just give them whatever they want. Guess it’s a process of becoming mature, or a process of giving up.

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