Have your parents ever said 'I'm proud of you'?
Well, mine never.
When I was still a kid, I was the best student in my class and always got the highest GPA. My mom never said I'm proud of you. She wanted me to be the best student of my school. When I graduated from high school, I got the highest score of in the College Entrance Examination of the school which is one of the best high school in Beijing. The only thing I heard from them was 'If you got 7 scores more you could have admitted to peking U(the best U in China), what a pity'. When I got first offer from SMU and also an offer of $14,000, they said,'because the ranking of SMU is low, they give you the scholarship to encourage you to choose them, it's not because you are good'. And now, I'm admitted to another Law school in America. My mom asked me that can you stay in US after graduation? Can you get a job there?
I feel so frustrated and exhausted. It's like I'm in a competition that never ends and with no rewards at all. Frankly, now I don't want to do anything or pursue any goals. I have no desire for anything. OK I did it, so what? There still will be numerous other 'better things' waiting to be done. It never ends. The only thing in my head is I'm never gonna be good enough.
That sucks!