this is going to be quite a long, erm, kind of down post, so if you are not a fan, click away.
quick profile of me just to put it in perspective:
i did used to go out a lot when i was like 13-16 with my high school friends, hell i would even go as far to say i was popular, but im now 17 attending college studying games development with like 13 other people, most of which are nerds like myself, and i have left all my high school friends behind except my best friend, who does the same course as me.
My college is far away from where i live, so it's difficult to go out with my friends from college due to cost of getting to where they live etc, plus i dont even like going out drinking, or going out at all really, i prefer staying at home watching a movie or playing some online games with friends
I have always been somewhat shy around new people and dont really show my real self until i have been friends with the person for a long time, this has become much more of an issue the older i have got, i have next to no self esteem, and because of this, i dont go out much.
Main Thread:
Anyway, i was downstairs watching TV, and i hear my mum and dad and sister talking about me in the garden, i muted the TV so i could eavesdrop (not a good thing i know)
i basically heard my dad saying that i should be out having fun, going out on the town etc with my friends, and my sister agreeing with him
My mum tries to defend me, but in a shitty way, saying "well he doesnt have many friends anymore, he left them when he finished high school, he doesnt keep in touch"
Then my Dad is like, "well why not, i used to go out all the time with my friends when i was his age"
this basically went on for like 10 minutes, both of them basically saying i am a no life loser with no job or money etc
now to be fair, i havnt really been avidly looking for a job, mainly due to me being not so good with the whole meeting new people because i have no self esteem, and i know i should, but i have been to some interviews and i just get all nervous and fidgety etc.
now i am fine with not going out getting drunk etc, its not my thing, and dont get me wrong, i love my parents, they have provided for me, and gotten me lots of nice stuff, and i am super grateful for that, but it isn't nice to hear your parents basically think your a loser
now im not looking for sympathy, because to be frank, i hate it, i just wrote this because i needed to vent a bit.
So has anything like this ever happened to any of you? is anyone here like me? (i know there are probably loads of people that have had similar experiences, if you're one of them, lets hear your story)
quick profile of me just to put it in perspective:
i did used to go out a lot when i was like 13-16 with my high school friends, hell i would even go as far to say i was popular, but im now 17 attending college studying games development with like 13 other people, most of which are nerds like myself, and i have left all my high school friends behind except my best friend, who does the same course as me.
My college is far away from where i live, so it's difficult to go out with my friends from college due to cost of getting to where they live etc, plus i dont even like going out drinking, or going out at all really, i prefer staying at home watching a movie or playing some online games with friends
I have always been somewhat shy around new people and dont really show my real self until i have been friends with the person for a long time, this has become much more of an issue the older i have got, i have next to no self esteem, and because of this, i dont go out much.
Main Thread:
Anyway, i was downstairs watching TV, and i hear my mum and dad and sister talking about me in the garden, i muted the TV so i could eavesdrop (not a good thing i know)
i basically heard my dad saying that i should be out having fun, going out on the town etc with my friends, and my sister agreeing with him
My mum tries to defend me, but in a shitty way, saying "well he doesnt have many friends anymore, he left them when he finished high school, he doesnt keep in touch"
Then my Dad is like, "well why not, i used to go out all the time with my friends when i was his age"
this basically went on for like 10 minutes, both of them basically saying i am a no life loser with no job or money etc
now to be fair, i havnt really been avidly looking for a job, mainly due to me being not so good with the whole meeting new people because i have no self esteem, and i know i should, but i have been to some interviews and i just get all nervous and fidgety etc.
now i am fine with not going out getting drunk etc, its not my thing, and dont get me wrong, i love my parents, they have provided for me, and gotten me lots of nice stuff, and i am super grateful for that, but it isn't nice to hear your parents basically think your a loser
now im not looking for sympathy, because to be frank, i hate it, i just wrote this because i needed to vent a bit.
So has anything like this ever happened to any of you? is anyone here like me? (i know there are probably loads of people that have had similar experiences, if you're one of them, lets hear your story)