Don't buy into the hype. It's fatal. Do you remember when Japan was going to be a bigger economical power than the States? All signs pointed in that direction. Then came 1990.How Japanese society will react to this influx of foreigner labor is a big question. Germany's experience doesn't make one hopeful.
The other guy uses mulch, and lets his dog poop on YOUR lawn.Someone please tell me why everyone thinks the grass is always greener on the other side.
I knew it Tony, keep your dog off my lawn. lolAJBryant wrote:The other guy uses mulch, and lets his dog poop on YOUR lawn.Someone please tell me why everyone thinks the grass is always greener on the other side.
Tony
two_heads_talking wrote:
Forgive my bluntness.. (this is directed at the OP) if you are seeing a psychiatrist, the last thing you should be asking us is what to do..
Personally i think psychiatrists have agendas and I will leave it at that..
You should seek the professional help you have currently and have them give you the guidance you obviously need..
something my father told me when I was in high school.. Grow up, live a little and when you have mastered all that life has to offer, come back and tell me how poor a parent I really was..
I hate to break this to you, but being in a family doesn't mean automatic happiness. Being a family means working and living through the thick as well as the thin - together.Ren wrote:
My living situation isn't as much of an "Emergancy, get out now" situation rather than a "You will never be happy around these people, when you graduate high school you should move away and start your own life and own things without them." Thats as close to what she said that I can remember.
Yes, I understand what you are saying as well. Although, my mother & I don't get along as they do in the movies, we still love each other. Even when I'm ready to just jump out the window, in the back of my head I know that within days I'll miss being home.clay wrote:I hate to break this to you, but being in a family doesn't mean automatic happiness. Being a family means working and living through the thick as well as the thin - together.Ren wrote:
My living situation isn't as much of an "Emergancy, get out now" situation rather than a "You will never be happy around these people, when you graduate high school you should move away and start your own life and own things without them." Thats as close to what she said that I can remember.
Unless your parents are physically abusing you, why not go to them and work through these problems?
I am sure this may sound harsh, but you're 15! We oldtimers have all been your age and have all gone through some heavy stuff, I am sure. I remember many events that as a teenager I thought meant the end of the world. But now I can look back and laugh. Thank God I lived through my teenage (well, and college) years. You will too!
But the one thing I can tell you is you will grow up and one day you may not find your parents there. Like I said, unless there are some serious issues that simply cannot be worked through (physical abuse being the foremost thought), cherish the moments you have now with your family. You may not have that chance in the future.
i'll vote against this - classic slyness attack by a father (no personal offense meant).two_heads_talking wrote:
something my father told me when I was in high school.. Grow up, live a little and when you have mastered all that life has to offer, come back and tell me how poor a parent I really was..
It's perfectly fine to want to see the world. In uni, you'll have chances to visit many places through various programs. (exchange programs, summer programs, etc.) Don't rush it, is what most of us are saying here. You've got plenty of time to do plenty of things.Ren wrote:
I suppose that I could wait until after college and then try Japan. I have also been thinking about Canada... I just don't want to spend my whole life in one place.
Budomaru wrote:i'll vote against this - classic slyness attack by a father (no personal offense meant).two_heads_talking wrote:
something my father told me when I was in high school.. Grow up, live a little and when you have mastered all that life has to offer, come back and tell me how poor a parent I really was..
Did you ever think there'd be a time you'd say something like this? And if someone had said this to you at 15, would you have listened?I am sure this may sound harsh, but you're 15! We oldtimers have all been your age and have all gone through some heavy stuff, I am sure. I remember many events that as a teenager I thought meant the end of the world. But now I can look back and laugh.
