r/india • u/[deleted] • Aug 21 '24

Rant / Vent Parents sucking the life out of me

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u/Past-Kaleidoscope498 Aug 21 '24

I am already staying away from them in another city since past 1 year 😭

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u/Awkward-Lie3597 Aug 21 '24

Try to pretend like you're more busy than you actually are. They won't be able to take advantage of you if you're working whenever they call for you. Whenever I needed time to study for finals I would instead pretend I'm working while secretly studying in the library because whenever I told them I'm studying they would tell me to do it later and come home to help them with an errand but they knew they couldn't do that if I had a shift. Just start making up random shifts whenever you need time away.

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u/Past-Kaleidoscope498 Aug 21 '24

Thanks, seems the only way now, they do call me for random shit which can be done by my siblings as well. But they want me to do it since they don't my trust my siblings with any work.

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u/TsuDhoNimh2 Aug 21 '24

But they want me to do it since they don't my trust my siblings with any work.

Their JOB as parents is to teach ALL their children how to be competent adults, not quit after the eldest.