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Originally Posted by Silver Springs
Reminds me a little of my own situation. I'm made to feel inferior to my brother because he chose to jump straight into a career as soon as he left High School (He's team manager at a company that makes medical equipment and prosthetics), whereas I chose to stick with education and proceed with something I was passionate about. My Dad refuses to believe that being a full time student on a Batchelors Degree Course is any kind of work, and doesn't miss any opportunity to bring up my Brother's successes. I'm not knocking my Brother at all, because where he lacked in educational drive throughout school he makes up for in commitment and effort in his career, which is a good thing because he could have easily followed my cities trend of joblessness,alcoholism and drug addiction. It's my Dad who makes me feel worthless for it. Nothing I've ever done has ever been good enough for him.
On a side note, I adore my new toy I bought myself today :-
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Your father is behaving ignorantly. His assessment of your worth has nothing to do with your actual worth and has more to do with his own selfishness and shortsightedness. Again, success and happiness are the best revenge! You are so going to prove him wrong. Hang in there!