redgill928
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This is just me partially venting, but yeah, here it goes. My mom has always held me back from ascending, even at a young age. She thinks I shouldn't go to the gym or do skincare, even though I have fucking fungal acne on my face and even more on my forehead. She also thinks I shouldn't grow out my hair because she believes it's against her and God. However, whenever she sees my friends with long hair, she always compliments it. But if I ever bring up how good mine would look if I decided to grow it out, she immediately starts saying my hair looks like something a homeless man would have. Yet, she's the same person who says I don't need hair products other than shampoo and conditioner. (If you were wondering, I'm East African, but not Somali.) She says the only way for my hair to look good is for her to do it for me, but all she does is rinse it with cold water, put leave-in conditioner in it, and dry it with a blow dryer, which is honestly so fucking stupid because I'm not just gonna let her put shit in my hair that she doesn't know how to use.
Another reason why I don’t want my hair cut is that I was born with the right side of my hairline having less hair than the left side, which is full. This makes it look very lopsided and instead of cutting it now i wanted to grow out more for a little bit more to have an even front taper. With all these issues, I always get made fun of at school, receive looks of pity or disgust, and have even had people use my insecurities to make their stupid friends laugh and would even get pushed around. I've tried talking things out with my mom trying to explain how i want to do somethings differently, but it’s always her thinking that, since she’s my mother, everything she says is always correct & my father does the same.
But I’m not going to let them hold me back from what I could be. I know that when summer break rolls around, I’m going to get a job. Another reason my parents don’t want to buy me anything like skincare or hair products is because they think it’s a waste of money, and I should buy it with my own when I get a job. When I start earning money, I’m going to learn how to trade and manage it, and luckily for me, there’s an elective at my school just for that. I pray to God that 2025 looks much brighter for me because I’m not trying to have a repeat of what happened in middle school continue into the rest of high school.
Tagging users who may understand me: @Gengar @afroheadluke @Mess @ey88
TLDR version: My mom holds me back from improving myself, like not letting me go to the gym, care for my skin, or grow out my hair. She criticizes my hair, even though it’s something I want to change. I get made fun of at school for it, but I’m determined not to let it stop me. I plan to get a job, save up for skincare and hair products, and learn to manage my money so i can do and get whatever the fuck i want.
Another reason why I don’t want my hair cut is that I was born with the right side of my hairline having less hair than the left side, which is full. This makes it look very lopsided and instead of cutting it now i wanted to grow out more for a little bit more to have an even front taper. With all these issues, I always get made fun of at school, receive looks of pity or disgust, and have even had people use my insecurities to make their stupid friends laugh and would even get pushed around. I've tried talking things out with my mom trying to explain how i want to do somethings differently, but it’s always her thinking that, since she’s my mother, everything she says is always correct & my father does the same.
But I’m not going to let them hold me back from what I could be. I know that when summer break rolls around, I’m going to get a job. Another reason my parents don’t want to buy me anything like skincare or hair products is because they think it’s a waste of money, and I should buy it with my own when I get a job. When I start earning money, I’m going to learn how to trade and manage it, and luckily for me, there’s an elective at my school just for that. I pray to God that 2025 looks much brighter for me because I’m not trying to have a repeat of what happened in middle school continue into the rest of high school.
Tagging users who may understand me: @Gengar @afroheadluke @Mess @ey88
TLDR version: My mom holds me back from improving myself, like not letting me go to the gym, care for my skin, or grow out my hair. She criticizes my hair, even though it’s something I want to change. I get made fun of at school for it, but I’m determined not to let it stop me. I plan to get a job, save up for skincare and hair products, and learn to manage my money so i can do and get whatever the fuck i want.
