She Snapped And Called Her Young Aunt A Failure Because Her Aunt Dropped Out Of College, Has No Job, And Expects Her Grandma To Financially Support Her
Do you ever find yourself really frustrated with people you can tell aren’t living up to their full potential?
One teenager recently snapped at her young aunt, who, although she got into an amazing college, dropped out and has been spending all her time at home watching television.
She’s 17-years-old and graduated high school early. She recently enrolled in college and moved in with her grandparents after recent issues with her mother. She also has a young aunt, Kate, who’s only 21-years-old, and an uncle named Sam, who’s 25.
Kate and Sam live with her at her grandparents’ house and are more like siblings to her than her aunt and uncle. She was always inspired by Kate and Sam growing up, as they’re very smart.
“Sam goes to a very good college and is getting a degree in engineering,” she explained.
“Kate graduated top of her class with an [associate degree] and was accepted into a very good college as well.”
Unfortunately, it didn’t take Kate long to fall into a downward spiral. Although she got into a great school, Kate ended up dropping out during her first semester.
She also worked for a while but decided to quit for several reasons. Now, Kate has no money of her own and spends most of her time at home watching television.
She’s extremely disappointed in her aunt and can’t stand to see her waste away her days at home.
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The other day, she and Kate began talking about college and how difficult it can be. She thought it would be a good time to ask Kate if she planned to return to school, and she said no.
Then, she asked Kate if she would at least go back to work, and she said no, that she doesn’t like working for other people.
When she asked Kate how she expected to make money, she said her grandma would help her pay for everything.
At that moment, she became unfiltered and said, “But you’re 21; aren’t you embarrassed that you’re turning out to be a failure?”
While she didn’t intend to be so blunt, she couldn’t stop herself from asking that question.
“I told her I was disappointed that she dropped out of college and was doing nothing with her life, and she just shrugged it off and excused herself,” she recalled.
“The walls are pretty thin, and I heard her crying in the bathroom. I barely felt bad.”
Although she realizes she was probably too harsh at that moment, she felt Kate needed to know how upset she was over her life choices.
Was she wrong to ask Kate that question, or was it something Kate needed to hear?
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