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tallAvocado1634
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Feeling unappreciated, but I'm a "kid"
Depression Support / by tallAvocado1634
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 November 30th, 2019
...See more I see all these articles about how to deal with feeling unappreciated if you're a mom (single or not) or being unappreciated by your partner, but I never see anything about feeling unappreciated AND being a teen. I work really hard, at least I hope I do. I get good grades in school, try to participate in any way I can and at home too. I do plenty chores like laundry, taking care of all the pets in our house, taking the trash out, and even the dishes sometimes as well. Almost every chore that needs to be done. All the work seems to be put on me though, I have a younger sibling who is fully capable of doing these things as well but decides not to, and a mother who complains and gets on my back about things like which way the towels are supposed to face when I fold them. My father is the only other person who I really see works hard on chores as well, and I appreciate that. But. I do these things when I'm simply told to, and I don't get a single bit of gratification in return. I don't get paid like most of my peers do, and most of the time I don't even get a simple thank you. Then, my family just wants more out of me by making me do so many excessive amounts of chores thinking that I don't do anything with my spare time. So now the day gets wasted on doing things around the house when, really any of the other 3 people living here could do and not just me alone. And I mean that, like having to walk all the way downstairs to put some toilet paper in the bathroom when there's my mom and my sister down there instead of me. Another thing is is that they think I don't do enough, or anything for that matter. I have to hold my mom's phone while she drives so she can talk to someone and when I refuse or state that she can "set it next to her and still talk" that "I need to be helpful for once." And all I can think of by then is: Have I not been helpful enough? I would appreciate some advice!
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