I am a 17-year-old boy in a small family. My parents weren’t so advanced when they were my age; they took on family work and burdens at the tender age of 12-15. They started to earn money at this age. But now times have changed; I can’t do all that they did at my age. But they compare me with them saying that I am a stupid son and that I can’t do what they did at my age. They say that they used to walk miles to school and I am in so much ease that I go by bus, etc. This makes me think, should I leave my studies and earn money? Is it money that they want?
It is not uncommon for parents to compare the life they had as teenagers with life in the present times. Sometimes they do so to express their happiness to be able to give to their children a better life than their own; at other times their motivation is to stimulate their children not to be selfish and expect too much from their parents, who may still be struggling for money. I am sure that your parents want you to study but not demand too much from them. Listen to them: this is quite a reasonable request.
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