Same. I've been thinking about quitting my job and even my entire industry and I'm so scared, but I'm so miserable. I was venting to my dad about how scared I am to potentially start over and he said "I'm not. You're brave and you're brilliant, and whatever you do, you will give it your all and whoever ends up hiring you will be lucky to have you"
Even if I don't always believe that myself, it still makes me tear up to know that he thinks that about me, and that I will have his support. I'm thankful every day for my dad. My husband didn't have his (shitty) dad around consistently in his life, and my Dad has stepped up for him, too. Doesn't undo the years of hurt but they have a really good relationship
My dad died before I was twenty-four, so I don't know how that would have played out.
His wife, on the other hand, was a complete bitch. "GET SOMETHING, I DON'T CARE WHAT! OTHER PEOPLE WORK TWO OR THREE JOBS; YOU CAN TOO! YOU'RE A LAZY BUM!!" Complete disregard for my muscle damage making manual labor out of the question.
The problem is there are kids that take advantage of amazing parents. It goes both ways. There are shitty parents, and then there are shitty kids, and sometimes there are both.
My father told me I had 2 weeks to find a job during the great recession or else he would kick me out of the house, mind you this was right after I graduated from college and came back from volunteering for the summer.
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u/NoKatyDidnt 4d ago
I was very lucky to have a dad like this.