My parents have been married for 27 years, and well I feel like my dad is controlling my mom. Since my 4 older siblings are in or out of college, and it’s just me and my one brother at home, they have become more strict. Since coronavirus, my dad has been working at home, which has been a living hell. Since there are 6 kids in my family, my mom has always been a stay at home mom. She runs the household if that makes sense, but since my dad has been working from home, he is the leader i guess, and it sucks. My mom actually wanted to go to nursing school after her 3rd kid, but my dad said no because he claimed she wouldn’t be able to take care of the kids, and she would work too much. Now bc of Covid, my mom and dad are home and it’s terrible. My mom and I are close and my dad and I used to be close, but now we really aren’t because I’m older I guess. My mom has been searching for jobs she could do, but my dad just stops her. I’m the youngest of 6 kids (4 brothers 1 sister) and my dad has always liked my brothers more bc they all play baseball, and tbh my dad is kinda sexist, and well I have played club field hockey since I was young and my dad has been to 5 games max. I’m 16 right now and it’s just me and my other brother home. The rest are in college or out of college. My dads favorite is my sister, because she was his first daughter and she is in medical school, and so obviously my dad likes her more. My dad has always treated my brothers and sister better than me. Not only does he talk down to me, he also does the same thing to my mom. My mom and I talk in private about it, and we agree he only does this to us, and when a fight breaks out between me and my dad, or my mom and dad, I stick up for my mom, but then she just denies everything I say abt how he treats us different. I have suggested counseling for them, but they don’t rlly believe in mental health. I can only talk to my sibling about how I feel, with depression and anxiety. I wish my parents would just go to counseling to make their relationship better, and also build my relationship with them.
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