Family Support
By Jordan Lader
@JordanLader (5201)
Sparta, Tennessee
April 6, 2022 8:44am CST
Do you remember when your parents would show up to a recital of anything even if you were horrible just because you were a kid and they wanted to support you?
I remember those days.
I remember my parents saying that I can do anything that I set my mind to.
When does that stop?
They say that your job as a parent doesn't end at 18. It's for life. The kid is always your baby and you want to support...healthy interests...right?
Did I get that wrong?
I am a housewife. I am a firefighter. I am an EMR. I am a crafter trying to sell some creations with a friend. I am a loyal friend.
I accomplished all of this without parental support. No one but a few friends thought I could do it.
I have a cake going into the county's auction this weekend. I signed up for a rum cake and I may make a lemon cake. I invited my parents just to come out and support us, maybe have some fun because these things go so very high. Like, I don't know how people afford it high. They won't come.
The facebook page that my friend and I are running right now to sell our crafts, no one will follow.
I know I can succeed without their support but it still stings.
*picture from google
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4 responses
@arunima25 (87806)
• Bangalore, India
6 Apr 22
I am sorry about the situation with friends and family at your end. They do make any occasion special.
But then you are right that they are not the must ingredient for your success. People have done it without any family and friends around them. We hear such success stories and I am sure that you can make that too.
You should be proud of yourself that you have done so good so far on your own
You should be proud of yourself that you have done so good so far on your own4 people like this
@Fleura (30388)
• United Kingdom
7 Apr 22
I can't say I do remember that really. When I was little my parents came to watch the school nativity play. But if they came to any other events such as sports we would be teased mercilessly because who needed their mummy there?? It just wasn't the done thing.
And in later life, my parents had a habit of saying (like yours) 'You can achieve anything you want' but then when I said 'OK I'll do X' they would then say 'Oh no you can't do that!'
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@cacay1 (83480)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
7 Apr 22
Me too no parents support for they all passed away. I was 6 when mom passed away and my dad when I was graduating in college. Better I was an academic scholar so I was able to graduate. Life is tough without a support but it's from it we become stronger and could withstand the strongest storms along the way. Just keep the faith.
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