Why am I not good enough for my parents?
AlwaysUpFromHere
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Jan 5, 2015
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I can't speak to your parents in particular because I don't know them, but typical when someone doesn't feel like they are good enough for their parents, it is because their parents may hold them to unreachable standards. For example, your parents may love you so much that they think you can do no wrong and when you do, they are terribly disappointed. This is not because they don't love you or they don't think you are good enough, just because they expect more out of you than any human should another human. Every falters and some people forget that. Don't forget that you have value and you ARE good enough!
SarahAndIchigo
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Nov 30, 2014
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You are good enough for /everyone/ you encounter in your life. More than good enough, in fact. :) It may be hard for you to understand this when you're feeling upset and unsure, but the people around you need you for who /you/ are, not anyone else. This goes for your parents as well!
AnnieElen
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Nov 24, 2014
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You are amazing! Your parents just might not get you. Don't discourage yourself because of them. You can talk with them about yourself, and who you really are.
aslongasyouneedme
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Apr 3, 2015
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Everyone's parents had certain expectations from their own lives. Some of these came true others didn't. Now they expect their kids to fulfill their dreams it expectations, but it's not their fault. Also, they made certain mistakes in their lives which were horrible and they don't want us to commit the same mistakes. And when you don't stand up to their expectations or are doing the same wrongs that they did, they make you feel like you are not good enough for them.
Anonymous
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Nov 17, 2016
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It's just that parents sometimes expect their kids to be THE BEST. They expect them to be better than the other kids. This creates a pressure on children and so they think that they are never really good enough for their parents.
ImLittleM
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Nov 16, 2015
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You may feel like you are not good enough for your parents, but I am sure you are. Parents sometimes have standards that seem impossible to meet, but it is only because they want to see you be successful and accomplish your goals.
Anonymous
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Oct 20, 2016
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Some parents expect you to be successful in everything you do and when your not successful they get mad at you.
warmWatermelon60
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Apr 10, 2015
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You're always good enough for you parents! they just want the best for you... that's why they may push you!
Anonymous
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Jan 2, 2015
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At some point of our lives we feel that we are not good enough for our parents (primarily we tend to think about it when we are crossing teen age and entering in our 20s or it can be otherwise)
Your parents only need Respect and Love from you and nothing else, If these two are there, then You are absolutely good enough for your parents.
If you think only money or things can differentiate you on this basis then this is not true. Only after respect and love these things are valued by your parents.
So primarily, Your Parents need you to be present with them (physically And emotionally, and if not physically then Emotionally). Value small things in life, you will never feel this way.
Anonymous
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Jun 9, 2015
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To be honest i know someone that is in this situation.. Guys for some parents you are good enough.... Some are just thinking that u are good enough but in their heart u arent.... Like this guy that i know his mom told him that she wishesi could pick my own kid... All the kid does is play video games, study when needed
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