No thank you to both parents for constantly reminding me how much I owe them - accounted for interest and inflation, may I add - thanks to how much they spent conceiving and raising me. No thank you for imposing this transactional mindset on me, 14/18 - ThreadSky

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totientquotient.bsky.social • 22 hours ago

No thank you to both parents for constantly reminding me how much I owe them - accounted for interest and inflation, may I add - thanks to how much they spent conceiving and raising me. No thank you for imposing this transactional mindset on me,
14/18

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totientquotient.bsky.social•22 hours ago

and no thank you for explicitly telling me that having child(ren) is like "an investment with potentially great returns" and never something along the lines of "having an extra companion", as if I'm no more than a mere asset in their portfolio.
15/18

totientquotient.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Lastly, no thank you for taking all the credit for all my achievements when all you do is threaten (instead of support) me. You only "support" me opportunistically - that isn't real "support", that's called being ingenuine. I'll be damn sure you don't get credit if I become famous one day.
16/18

totientquotient.bsky.social•22 hours ago

I wish I could tell you that this has all made me stronger and more successful somehow but in reality, it has only shattered my confidence, made me live in fear, and hindered my success. Just because diamonds form under pressure doesn't mean that bread dough rises under the same conditions.
17/18

totientquotient.bsky.social•22 hours ago

I'm just relieved that my parents haven't completely destroyed my passion for math with their unrealistic expectations and I thank them for demonstrating how to go wrong with nurturing talent so that I know to do the opposite when I become an educator and/or parent myself.
#MathSky #ITeachMath
18/18

samsanchez.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Devastating to read. Holding onto your principles is very admirable, especially under such influences. Respect ✊🏾

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