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#28
Posted 02 April 2005 - 4:29 AM
Jeanie, your friend will come to realize that there are some things take priority in a person's life. When she gets those priorities straightened out, she may find herself at odds with her parents, but less at odds with herself. She's an individual, who has hopes to live for herself one day, yes? She doesn't want to displease her parents, yet she's defying them right under their nose. How fair is that to her parents, and moreso, herself? On one hand I understand her parents being strict - it's their money, she's got to play by their rules and do as they say. But I find it terribly sad that she's living a lie - and in my opinion given her circumstances, it's no surprise that it's come to this. Regardless of the restrictions her religious heritage puts on her, the reality is she's a young woman - and individual - living in a modern world.
She needs to decide what she wants to do. Keep defying her parents (and they will find out what she's up to one day... and god help her, they're gonna get pissed off) or cut herself off from her parents and do her own thing on her own time.
Among many things I refuse to go into here, my parents were very strict and particular with their future plans for me. Which sort of (but not really) included college. It's a long story but I reached a breaking point and eventually moved out on my own against my parents' wishes. I lived my life the way I wanted and eventually ran off and got married, and continued to live my life the way I wanted - no regrets, not one. I can tell you with certainty that I *would* have regrets if I continued to live a lie under my parents' roof. I gave up a lot by cutting myself off from my parents. That's just the way it is. No amount of money or gifts my parents could give me was worth the hassle of them restricting my independence and my wishes to be the person I wanted to be. I think it just came down to a point of being my own person, and not being owned by my parents anymore.
She needs to decide what she wants to do. Keep defying her parents (and they will find out what she's up to one day... and god help her, they're gonna get pissed off) or cut herself off from her parents and do her own thing on her own time.
Among many things I refuse to go into here, my parents were very strict and particular with their future plans for me. Which sort of (but not really) included college. It's a long story but I reached a breaking point and eventually moved out on my own against my parents' wishes. I lived my life the way I wanted and eventually ran off and got married, and continued to live my life the way I wanted - no regrets, not one. I can tell you with certainty that I *would* have regrets if I continued to live a lie under my parents' roof. I gave up a lot by cutting myself off from my parents. That's just the way it is. No amount of money or gifts my parents could give me was worth the hassle of them restricting my independence and my wishes to be the person I wanted to be. I think it just came down to a point of being my own person, and not being owned by my parents anymore.
be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle
#34
Posted 02 April 2005 - 2:40 PM
Jeanie Escribi�:
Well let's put it this way
if it WAS you , i wouldn't be suprised :p
If I can be serious for a second. In this case, her so called religion isn't doing her any good if she's turning to drugs supplied by dodgy friends. She seems like a week individual, who just needs to stand up for herself.
The world we live in now is so different from back then and wherever they imported from. Luckily for me my parents haven't forced me into anything and have moved with the times. If this wasn't the case i'd be married with 10 kids right now
Basically, tell her to grow some balls (you can get pills now days) and stand up to her parents, even if her dad gives her a beating with his new leather metal spiked belt his mistress makes him wear on weekends.