you ever hear about the crab bucket theory? all these crabs stuck in a bucket, and if one tries to escape and is almost out over the top, the other crabs will grab him and bring him back down to their level, at the bottom of the bucket. your family are all of the other crabs in the bucket, OP. there's nothing stupid about your plan and the conditions you have for bf are reasonable. it's a shame they're so mean. are they always like this?

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No, you’re 100% allowed to have a day for yourself, you are a grown adult. It is not on you to make your parents see that you are your own person and deserve to do whatever you choose to for your birthday. Let’s be so for real…there are far worse things you could be choosing to do and you just want to go to a concert.

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And, last bit of context I forgot to add; my boyfriend only isn’t coming because he has to work that day and since he lives on the other side of the state, we’d have to make a weekend of it and he’d rather I go and enjoy myself

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