My parents spent lakhs on my education… and I still feel like a disappointment
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Echo: My parents spent lakhs on my education… and I still feel like a disappointment
I can relate with this :(
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Indian parents usually sacrifice out of love… but somewhere along the way, that love quietly turns into pressure without anyone realizing it. You can be grateful for everything they did and still feel emotionally exhausted carrying the weight of expectations all the time.