Subject: My Family Make Me Feel Like A Failure
Dear Steve and Shirley,
I am a 25 year old black female with an identical twin sister. We both are college graduates in fact we are the only ones in our immediate family to attend and complete a four year
University. I myself will be receiving my M.S. in Criminal Justice in June of 2012. The reason I am writing is because when my twin sister graduate from college in 2009 she walked
right into her career as a high school teacher. I on the other hand am still waiting on my career to happen. As a means to paying my bills I decided to do security work while I’m still
in school and praying for doors to open up for me. But my parents do not support me at all in fact they make me feel as if I’m a failure. My mother would always make remarks saying
that I took out loans to go to college to be a security guard. I’m trying my hardest right now but the economy is messed up I’m always on the computer applying every day. I love
my sister but I watch how much respect my parents have for her and they seem so proud of her because I always hear how my parents talk about her career to their friends and
other members of the family. I on the other hand feel like I let them down my self-esteem has been affected that I even shut down my relationship. I tried talking to them but it goes
not farther than yelling and me crying my eyes out feeling hurt. Can you please offer some advice on what to do?
