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Every time I come back home for college I remember how much I love college. My family is so draining… they do things they know I hate, so I have to hold in my anger and pretend everything is okay… oh how I hate the holidays with them. I wanna go back.
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Anonymous 5d

The same way you miss college rn is gonna be how you miss your family one day but times 10. There’s definitely downsides but try to focus on the positives and enjoy your time with them while you can

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Anonymous 5d

Same bruh

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Anonymous 5d

Oh I completely disagree this is super unhealthy. By the time your in college you should be able to have a conversation with your family. If you don’t show the anger they will never know how upset you are. They are family they will understand.

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Anonymous 5d

Hey

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 5d

Hello

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 5d

Yeah and that’s why I don’t say much to them and I try to keep the peace. At the end of the day, it is my family and I love them but sometimes they rlly hurt me yk but I do love them.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 4d

Yeah because being related by blood means you get to me cruel and rude to others and people just need to put up with it because "family" I was adopted and my family is amazing. Some of my cousins are assholes, you don't need to respect or love someone just because of blood

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 4d

you assume everyone’s family would respond to communication in a healthy way. some ppl are just toxic and it’s just easier keeping your mouth shut then starting a fight just cause they can’t accept that they have poor behavior. personally my family would get mad say i’m being dramatic and then treat me weird for weeks until someone new “pisses them off” by standing up.

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 4d

Every time I tried having a conversation about what was making me upset I ended up crying because of how much they humiliated me, complaining about everything they could think about me, instead of listening to me. I realized that if I continued trying it would get to a point where I want to cut them off, so no, they won’t understand. Sometimes being quiet is what is necessary to still have a family. Idk if this is worth it tho, maybe I should give up on family

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 4d

Is it worth it tho? I feel like I don’t even understand what love is, and a huge part of that is how they raised me. I keep trying to “enjoy it”. I visit them and spend time with them, but in the end I just have to increase my antidepressants dose every time I stay at their house.

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 3d

“My family is this way, so the way that my family is MUST be the same for all other 8.4 billion people on the planet”

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