Dear Thelma: I'm frustrated that my dad won't accept my ideas for my future

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'I felt depressed and hopeless like I’m a bird in a cage looking at others enjoying their freedom.' - Depressed and hopeless Do you need a listening ear? Thelma is here to help. Email lifestylethestar.com.my.

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If I were to keep insisting I want to get a part-time job, he'd tell me I’m ungrateful to my grandparents because he wanted me to look after them, making me feel like I’m a housewife. What's even worse is if I start disrespecting him or telling him what I really want, he would cane me and say, “You do what I say, not I follow you.”

An alternative is that your father works all the time, and doesn't like to think that his child is growing up. For some adults, that is a tough change. Instead of working with it, they try and ignore it.In addition, there are your grandparents. Are you working for them because it's convenient for them? Or are they old and ill and incapable of looking after themselves? Their age, state of health and what is actually needed makes a huge difference to the decisions you and your family make.

After your grandparents die, you might work as a maid or caretaker for a family or institution. There is money to be earned that way, you would never be out of work, but it's emotionally and physically draining. You might use your savings to get some training and certification in the future.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

 

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