"How was your exam" (not advice, but I just find it annoying when they ask how it went and then ask me to tell them more as if I should repeat the whole exam to them and my exact thoughts on each question lol)
Mine never shut up when I'm revising, I ask for the house to be quiet and they refuse; playing guitar, shouting, singing, tv, radio etc., I revise all the time and when I take a break if the house is quieter they tell me I should be grateful and revise then and that I'm moody and out of line for asking for a quiet time for me to revise and actually pass my exams.
'It's too late now - revision won't make a difference at this point: It's all about the long-term work you've been accumulating.' Okay. Okay. ......
And after the exam: 'Of course, the stuff you didn't learn in lessons and the stuff you didn't revise came up. That's the point of exams. To test what you don't know. So you've got to revise everything in the future. ' I struggle to comprehend - what even is this... Way to be encouraging.
And when you're like: 'Meh, it could have been better but it wasn't a train wreck'. And they're like: WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU COULD HAVE DONE BETTER! OMG, YOU"RE GOING TO FAIL!
I have lovely parents. They just say the things that rub me up the wrong way.
'It's too late now - revision won't make a difference at this point: It's all about the long-term work you've been accumulating.' Okay. Okay. ......
And after the exam: 'Of course, the stuff you didn't learn in lessons and the stuff you didn't revise came up. That's the point of exams. To test what you don't know. So you've got to revise everything in the future. ' I struggle to comprehend - what even is this... Way to be encouraging.
And when you're like: 'Meh, it could have been better but it wasn't a train wreck'. And they're like: WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU COULD HAVE DONE BETTER! OMG, YOU"RE GOING TO FAIL!
I have lovely parents. They just say the things that rub me up the wrong way.
That sounds so **** mate. I hope they don't actually "rub you up".
I don't care for none of that. What infuriates me is when my mom questions why I feel the need to work hard at school or aspire for a career as a girl when I should aspire to marry into a good family, well off husband and suggest that I shouldn't work to be independent but for the sake of a degree to present to suitors! I'd be glad if my mom ever encouraged me to aspire to work, to study and work hard for myself and not for a man, to have a good future built on my own achievements and to be defined by my own character. Sure, your parents may be judgemental and harsh but at least they mean well.
I don't care for none of that. What infuriates me is when my mom questions why I feel the need to work hard at school or aspire for a career as a girl when I should aspire to marry into a good family, well off husband and suggest that I shouldn't work to be independent but for the sake of a degree to present to suitors! I'd be glad if my mom ever encouraged me to aspire to work, to study and work hard for myself and not for a man, to have a good future built on my own achievements and to be defined by my own character. Sure, your parents may be judgemental and harsh but at least they mean well.
it does. especially when I plan on having a future that is unacceptable for her in a couple of years which may mean I wont be able to maintain a relationship with my mother
My parents always just leave me to it, tbh. I just get the 'as long as you've tried your best we'll be proud of you even if you fail' speech, which is lovely of them really.
My parents always just leave me to it, tbh. I just get the 'as long as you've tried your best we'll be proud of you even if you fail' speech, which is lovely of them really.
It's a bit insincere though, surely? Much easier to feel proud of someone who hasn't failed. Suppose it's still nice if they say it though.
"How was your exam" (not advice, but I just find it annoying when they ask how it went and then ask me to tell them more as if I should repeat the whole exam to them and my exact thoughts on each question lol)