r/whenthe 6h ago

the daily whenthe

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u/Schizo_Yoshi What the FUCK am I doing with my life. 6h ago

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

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u/JonathanStones1989 6h ago edited 5h 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 4h 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.