Is it normal to be in this situation?

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I'm in my last year of school aiming for college. I consider myself to be quite smart and have passed all my subjects in the previous years including physics. However during my final year i feel my parents are the cause for my bad grades. At the point of my 2nd semester my aim is to not fail the year 12! Let alone gain a high grade!

First of all we have recently moved to a smaller, shoddier house. Three bedrooms, one bathroom (My family consists of 5 members). I have to share a room sleeping on the floor. It's not a big bedroom and it doesn't even have a door! I've complained several times that i have nowhere to study, yet they insist the kitchen table is more than adequate. My parents have also gotten me a part-time job requiring mindless labour every weekend nine-to-five which leaves me in a stupid state when i get home.

My parents never did tertiary education and it's as if they dont understand what it requires. Not even my bad grades were a good enough reason to leave my job. Yet they still expect me to become the first person to recieve tertiary education in the family. I constantly feel like failing just to teach them a lesson.

Is it normal to be in this kind of situation?

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47% Normal
Based on 17 votes (8 yes)
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  • LisaL79
    14 years ago

    Have you ever asked your parents why they moved? It's not all about you and making your life miserable on purpose ya know. In this economy, you better be happy that you even got a job, and you have a house to live in, even if it is sharing a room.

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  • Galaxy500
    14 years ago

    Um... this sounds like laziness and poor communication. If you haven't had a heart-to-heart with your parents on what is most important to you, do! Plus, there are places called libraries...or starbucks...or your car that you can go to to study. And, don't save the weekends to study, but do it everyday so the information you're learning is stuck in your head.

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