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y. asked in Family & RelationshipsFamily · 3 years ago

My attempt at escaping my family has failed. How do I "face the music"?

There is not a lot of love between me and my family, conversation is very hard and the more time we spend apart the better. I am a student studying abroad but I came back for Christmas, I planned to go to Prague for a week to minimize the aimless time spent with my family but I missed the flight.

My dad was furious and saw it as a sign of my failure, my lack of basically anything good. He shouted many unhelpful things at me for quite a while. This is how it has been for some time. They are scared because I am rootless without much of a plan. I try to have faith in life and myself that things will unfold naturally.

I have just turned 23 and he sees me as a homeless, jobless, relationshipless bag lady.

I have to live with them for a couple of weeks now and I am dreading it, the judgment, the criticism, the fear.

How can I live with them.

What do you do with negative parents?

Update:

I found a job for a couple of weeks and ended up avoiding them that way.

Things were ok in the end..

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  • 3 years ago
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    When I was younger I tended to hole myself away and avoid them. It worked, but it never fixed anything. Perhaps confrontation about the issue, such as a sit down and saying "I know I made [this] mistake, but you made me very upset by saying [this]" would be for the best. Try to explain that you are still young and have plenty of time to find your way in life.

    Then again, some people just can't be helped. Sometimes no matter what you say, they will be angry and upset. In that case, **** em, you did your part and now the ball is in their court to be better. Just try to spend alot of time out at a cafe or a mall. Avoid the home. Meet new people, go to new places.

    Just remember that no one has everything figured out. Your parents sure as hell didn't know what they were doing by that age. No one really does. It's so normal for you to not have a set in stone plan, don't let that grate on you.

  • 3 years ago

    maybe you should stay with some friends instead of with your parents

  • 3 years ago

    I just stayed away from them and not really talk to them. I don't live with my parents anymore or moved back and never talked or seen them in years. I suffer from Depression and more if you know what i mean. Anyway it's best to stay away from my negative parents. They made me this way ANF I hate them.

  • 3 years ago

    At least you have a family to live with. Accept that and appreciate it. Some people live all alone in a tiny hole in the wall room, and have no family.

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