My parents spent lakhs on my education… and I still feel like a disappointment
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The hardest part is that you start feeling guilty for not being “successful enough” even when you’re genuinely trying your best. It’s exhausting when love starts feeling connected to performance instead of just… being enough as a person.
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.
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