Sometimes, when I talked to my parents, I couldn’t help but think that they were more concerned about themselves than me. For example, when I was depressed because of my first job and told them it made me feel like killing myself, my mom’s first reaction was to reprimand me: “Why are you so inconsiderate? What will happen to us if you die? We spent so much time, money, and effort to raise you up, but all you can think of is dying.” My comment about suicide was a careless expression from me in the heat of the moment, and I understand how bad they must have felt to hear me say it. But what about
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