Home/Relationships & Family/Family obligation guilt/ThoughtI haven't been home in like... six months?family obligation guiltShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooI tell my mom it's because of my graduate assistantship and all the research I have to do for my thesis, but that's a lie. …unresolved grieflike still a fucking museum of his old soccer trophies and his dirty laundry from when he was 16 or something—it's been like that for YEARS. …unresolved griefSometimes you just… you go all that way, thousands of dollars, to visit family you barely know in a country that's supposed to be "home" and all you feel is like a stupid, rude tourist, and then you… …identity confusionI’ve been sitting here since like six in the morning just staring at the wall and it’s honestly the weirdest feeling ever. …emotional numbnessRelated ThemesEmpty Nest VoidHidden relationship doubtsParentificationParenting insecuritiesSecret resentment toward family