Title: I wish I could tell you things.
To: mama, from: jess
Posted 7:29 PM 5/23/22
Letter
hi mama.
you’re probably never going to read this and things may not make grammatical sense in the rest of this paragraph, but I just want to express how much I wish that we could talk. I know it isn’t a norm to be open about our feelings in this family and that most of us are emotionally unintelligent, but one of my greatest wishes has always been for you to understand me the way I desperately try to empathize with you. I know how much you had to sacrifice in order to give Mel and I better opportunities by moving us to this country. But in the process of doing so, you’ve neglected our present needs. we need you to understand that our GPAs won’t define our futures and that living here in the US requires us to think differently. we’re no longer in Taiwan and the way they do things here is far from the same. I need you to trust that we can make our own decisions and that we will stumble, but we will both be more than okay. it’s going to be a difficult journey but I want to dedicate the rest of the time I have with to you to improving our relationship so that we can express ourselves in a healthy way. I will always love you and respect you for what you have done for us.
love, jess.
eric
Posted 8:05 PM 5/23/22
i feel exactly the same way, but with my grandpa who raised me after my parents passed away. he’s a very quiet and strongheaded man, but i know that he tries his best.
HYUNSOO
Posted 9:30 PM 5/23/22
I felt that TT-TT
anonymous
Posted 11:11 AM 5/25/22
idk… sometimes it’s not rly worth the energy to change ur parents. they are who they are and have been like this for more than we’ve been alive. just focus on urself.
xx_lim
Posted 7:00 PM 5/26/22
this makes me want to write one for my older sister who basically raised me by herself 😳