Okay so this is gonna sound SO stupid and embarrassing but you know that feeling when you just… you just have to get it out? Like it’s stuck in your throat and if you don’t type it out fast it’s gonna like, explode or something. I don’t even know why I’m here, I usually just scroll the funny stuff but this is different. It’s about my mom. And my dad. And his brothers and sisters who are all like, SUPER rich. Like fancy cars and vacations and houses with pools, you know? My dad… he’s not like that. He works hard, really hard, but after the divorce it just kinda… it broke him. Not in a bad way, just… tired. And like, he has me sometimes, and my little sister, but mostly it’s just him.
And I’m always the one who takes my grandma to her doctor’s appointments. Always. My dad, he works nights sometimes, or he’s just… busy, I guess. And his siblings? My aunts and uncles? They're always too busy. "Oh, I have a meeting, oh, I'm out of town this week," it's always something. And I get it, they have their own lives, their own kids, their own important stuff. But like, my grandma… she’s old, you know? She needs help. And I’m just… I’m the one. Every time. It’s not even a big deal, really, it’s just a doctor, but you know when you’re like, sitting in the waiting room and you see all the other people there, and they’re all grown-ups, and you’re just… you’re just this kid, right? Like, I’m still in school. I’m trying to make some money doing DoorDash after classes and stuff, just to have some cash, cause my dad, he tries but it’s tight. And then I have to take grandma to the doctor.
And sometimes I just get SO mad. Like, why me? Why am I the only one who cares enough to do this? And then I feel like a HORRIBLE person for even thinking that. Cause she’s my grandma! And I love her! And it’s not her fault! It’s just… it’s a lot, you know? And I just feel so… ashamed, I guess, that I’m the only one who shows up. Like, are we just the broken part of the family that no one else wants to deal with? Is that it? I don’t even know what I’m asking, just… sometimes you just feel like everything is on your shoulders and you’re just a kid and you don’t know what to do.
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