Anonymous
07-08-2001, 12:31 AM
Maybe others are experiencing the same thing... problems with parents.
I graduated from college in Dec. with a degree in journalism. Though I already had a part-time newspaper job, I was hoping to get a full-time job quickly. Unfortunately, I was unprepared for there to be a hiring freeze across the nation in journalism. So, I worked part-time waitressing. I quit my job 4 months ago because it embarrassed my parents ("We didn't spend $80,000 for you to be a waitress.")
Bills are hard to pay on 20 hours a week and my parents are always on my back about my finances.
They expect me to have walked out of college with my dream job, making $60,000 a year and its a terrible disappointment to them that I haven't.
To make matters worse, I'm living with a young man whom I love but my parents can't stand. And they let both of us know it. It is not unusual for my mother to break down crying, telling me she doesn't like where my life is headed. She is always making some type of comment. My mother and I used to be best friends and now we can barely be in the same room together.
Because of all this stress, I've found myself really depressed for the last several months. I have never been so depressed before. I feel lazy, like I don't really want to put forth any effort.
I try to talk to my parents about the but they say its all me.
Any advice?
I graduated from college in Dec. with a degree in journalism. Though I already had a part-time newspaper job, I was hoping to get a full-time job quickly. Unfortunately, I was unprepared for there to be a hiring freeze across the nation in journalism. So, I worked part-time waitressing. I quit my job 4 months ago because it embarrassed my parents ("We didn't spend $80,000 for you to be a waitress.")
Bills are hard to pay on 20 hours a week and my parents are always on my back about my finances.
They expect me to have walked out of college with my dream job, making $60,000 a year and its a terrible disappointment to them that I haven't.
To make matters worse, I'm living with a young man whom I love but my parents can't stand. And they let both of us know it. It is not unusual for my mother to break down crying, telling me she doesn't like where my life is headed. She is always making some type of comment. My mother and I used to be best friends and now we can barely be in the same room together.
Because of all this stress, I've found myself really depressed for the last several months. I have never been so depressed before. I feel lazy, like I don't really want to put forth any effort.
I try to talk to my parents about the but they say its all me.
Any advice?