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parents never appreciating me

You probably guessed what this thread is going to be about. I never seem to get appreciated by my parents or anyone else. All the good things I do I never get noticed neither thanked. I never get the recognition that my sisters get, even though they are lazier then me and don’t do many good things however my parents seem to appreciate them and not me.
I don’t know what to do to make myself be noticed or even appreciate for all the good things I do. Please advice.
Reply 1
:hugs: Ive been there and felt that.And you will have to accept that if it is the case, in the long run if you can be proud of yourself, everyone doesnt matter.
I confronted my dad about it for the first time yesterday.And he cried.Nothing is really going to change the way he nor I feel.Maybe you should talk to your folks.
Reply 2
i know i can talk to my folks but they will deny it as usual because they dont feel my sadness i do on the other hand
I don’t know how to help you cause I am in the same situation, because I get compared to my cousins who are all better. They keep saying why cant you be more like so and so, they’re never happy with what ever I do, you can try talking. But I hate it when people say talk to them but really its so uncomfortable hers the conversation "stop comparing me to so and so" mother "well we wouldn’t have to if you done things better". The thing I could advice is to go wild and then they see how good you were and then they want the old you back. Some parents are just never happy for instance I knew this one girl in secondary whose parents went mad on her cause she got a B but her parents wanted an A. so through out that afternoon she was so stressed. I don’t get it why they’re never happy with what they got, when really we are just like them. That sounds so corny but its true whenever I talk to the grandparents they will just say we act just like them. Sorry if I wrote too much.
If her parents wanted an A, they should have done the exam themselves!