It’s an understatement to say I hate with every fiber of my being parents who believe that their children’s existence should be all about them and that it’s their children’s obligation to devote their lives to making mommy and daddy Happy and Proud. I literally just punched the wall in rage at this quote. I think it’s time to take a mental-health break from FSTDT. At the very least, I need to automatically skip these “Truths” About Trans quotes for a nice long while. Going to do that.
This bullshit brings back memories of the soul-consuming feelings of insecurity, inadequacy, shame, and inferiority I experienced at the hands of a certain part of my maternal extended family who relentlessly pushed and pressured me to go to law school because that’s what they did. They essentially passive-aggressively bullied and emotionally abused me for not doing it, making me feel like a worthless loser and a complete failure who would never amount to anything or be worthy of respect. Another person’s shadow is a terrible place to live in, and nobody should feel like that’s what they have to do to be a good, successful person who deserves validation and respect.
I sincerely hope you choke and die, you Axis II asswipe.