r/whenthe • u/gigagaming1256 • 24d ago

the daily whenthe ‎

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u/Schizo_Yoshi What the FUCK am I doing with my life. 24d ago

Because your only reward for it is being told "that's what's expected" and burnout 

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u/JonathanStones1989 guy who edits the post to say something different 24d ago edited 24d ago

That's only if you have terrible parents

why are people downvoting i have a made correct statement

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u/Other_Beat8859 24d ago

Tbh, my parents aren't bad and always talk about how great I am doing academically, but it becomes kinda tiring when they just put me doing well to being very smart. Like, bruh, I'm out here studying for 50 hours a week only to bomb an Emag exam. I don't feel like a fucking genius and am working my ass off.