Hi I'm a High School Student. My life to be honest is not that bad and I can not compare to other people's lives but personally I feel very lonely and insecured when I'm alone. I don't get along with people very well because while growing up there was no one really there for me.
My father left the family when I was the age of ten and only came back 7 years later leaving my mother to take care of my sister and I. She have to do double the work in order to keep us under a roof. While she work as a house attendant while having to babysit. My sister does not care much about the family thus went out hang out with other people, drinking and smoking. So during 5th grade and the rest of middle school I don't have time to make friends instead help my mother look after two kids that are around the age of 4 and 5. I have so much on my plates during those times. While preventing the kids from getting into trouble and helping them I also have to worry about school.
When high school comes I stop babysitting, but when I get home from school the whole place is empty and I felt so lonely, everyday either I turn on the computer and sit there or play my ps3 just to kill time. But everything is so boring. A lot of people say that I was lucky to have all these things, consoles, computers, ipod, iphone. But in fact I never find any joy using any of these things once maybe video games when I was younger. Then when my father suddenly come back to my life, he is not making it any better instead he is still as irresponsible as he is. Won't pay the utilities and always go out drinking. At night just start waking up the whole neighborhood having stupid argument with my sister. The worse is that he is trying to take charge of my life.
A lot of students in school discriminates me in school because of the lack of effort calling me stupid or retarded. The teachers are just being plain rude and disrespectful but picking on me and yell at me in front of the whole class because I rarely get any homework in when in fact even though I may not have bring in any homework, all the group projects was all done by me because I don't other people to fail because of me and the grade was always around the score of 95-100. They always think their duty is just to teach, they don't even care what's going on in my life that is causing me to do such poor work and thus always give me a grade near failing. They just group me in with the slackers when I never had once cut class unlike those people. I just have to take it in and try to let things go.
As miserable and lonely as my life can be I always kept it to myself. No one had ever ask about me ever. A lot of people like me because I always give things, help people, and put people before myself. People say that if I believe in any religion I will surely go to paradise or heaven. They can say how good I am all they want, they never knew how lonely, miserable, and insecured I am. I never found anyone that is actually there for me. It felt like my purpose in life is to be a tool for the people because once I helped them, they kept relying on me over and over again. | |
It sucks how you're being treated at school. I hate how teachers think their job ends at the classroom door, surely it would be better in the long run to establish a student's home conditions and discuss possible solutions rather than punishing them things they can't control. If I were you I would approach your teachers in confidence alone and explain your home conditions, at least that way they might be a bit more lenient with late homesworks etc.
I know you said you've kept a lot of things to yourself, but that will accomplish nothing. Get your issues into the open with people who can help solve them is key, discuss some of the things you said in your post with your parents or teachers and try and work out some ways they can help you. Don't try and struggle on alone because you're the only one who will suffer then.
By the way, don't listen to anyone offering you religious advice; these people are blinded by some false goal that may not exist, and are too impractical to offer you any real help in the here and now. If someone would rather say "Turn to Jesus" than "Work out the root causes of what's making you miserable and find some way around it" then they're not worth talking to imho.
It sucks how you said you never had time to make friends, but you are still young and have loads of time to turn things around and shape them however you want. You're not a tool for others to use, your thoughts and feelings do matter and you need to find someone to express them to rather than keeping them all inside. Take a small step and at least bring up some of it all with your mother or a teacher. People will be willing to help if you give them half a chance.
If you need to talk I'm at feint_left@hotmail.com
Listen, listen very carefully- in the "real" world, people act just the same as they do in high-school... Trust me, if you can spend time alone, then you are a strong, young, lady! Which believe it or not, will help you as you get older... It sounds to me like you're a "giver" with a heart of gold. This is a wonderful trait! However, people will take advantage of you so BEWARE! Helping your mom, you can see and are aware that "money" doesn't grow on trees. You're being instilled with a good work ethic, which isn't bad, trust me... Embrace that and take it with you to adulthood. Many of your fellow classmates will have a much harder time- because they wont know about "work-ethic" or that you have to give in order to receive most of the time!!!
So, my advice is this: keep striving to be that "good person". Work hard at school. Keep up your good grades- in the "real world" no one gives you good or bad grades. You either get hired or fired. Keep that in mind.
As for this so called "father" of yours, he needs to get a reality check. Talk to your mom. See if she is on the same page, and kick him out. If he isn't contributing to the household- he is a MOUCH. MOUCHES SUCK. They will drain you of everything you have- including your self-esteem...
If your dad continues to live with you- and drink, things are sure to get worse... so PLEASE, have a heart to heart with your mum.
Your mum is wise and probably understands the situation better than you think...
Anyhow, it isn't easy kid. But, only YOU have the power to make a positive change in your life. DON'T EVER COUNT ON ANYONE TO MAKE YOU HAPPY. PERIOD. Because you'll be severely let down- ALL THE TIME!!! Continue to be strong, because your well on your way to becoming a beautiful, independent, woman! And keep up the good work, it will certainly pay off in the long run!!!
Keep us posted-
Stay focused!
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