u/ArkiSponge2000

I'm 25 years old and I grew up with Asian parents, specifically a Filipino family.

They have both good times and bad times.

Let's talk about the rough moments. My parents are Gen-X. Sometimes, they stigmatize too much about what I enjoy such as anime. I hate when my parents intrude my room and yell badly over my enjoyment like watching and drawing anime. I tried arguing at them to stop, but they never listen to me. Instead, they just want me to shut up and listen.

I also hate when my parents are fixated about the bad comments about me, even if I'm trying to defend myself that I'm not. They even get mad at me for deviating, as in stick to one method only. They're driving me nuts.

When my dad gave me load by app, he got mad at me for using a different data load of the same company. I told him I just forgot. I couldn't use that app because I ran out of phone space. My dad thinks that I chose it because "I like it." Like, he's stuck in his own assumptions about me. I tried to defend myself, but he never listened. I wanted my parents to buy me a phone but they purchased one for my two younger siblings instead. My family is lower middle class by the way, and it's a bad time during the world economy fucked by Trump. I wanted to buy my phone with my personal money, but too many circumstances like spending for other needs (most of the time) ruined my plans.

I want to escape the shithole so badly. I got a job, but got laid off after four months due to cost-cutting. I sometimes envy on rich families (especially one or two rich relatives) that I should have been born to them instead of my current family. I have a BS Architecture degree. I've been applying more jobs, but most of them ghosted me. My old work was just closer to home and my salary is just OK.

I couldn't afford therapy. Just asking some same problems about me on Quora and Reddit (especially r/selfimprovement and r/lifeadvice). It's all I can do without my annoying parents interfering about me.

When I got fired from my architecture apprentice job, my parents got upset at me. I'm a Filipino and sometimes my Filipino Gen-X parents cat get toxic, especially on a generation gap. Filipino families, along with Asian families in general, can get toxic sometimes. I'm stuck with my parents' home as a 25-year-old. I hate when my parents have to yell at me sometimes just because they think I'm acting childish and stupid, they even bring it up to issues like getting bad grades and getting fired from my job.

My parents want me to quit anime because they think that I'm not changing for the better. I'm autistic and I get easily frustrated to change myself. They don't want me to become a miserable hikikomori. In my case, anime mostly give me valuable lessons. I sometimes use it as escapism, especially during the rough times in the Philippines and the world. The generation gap and the delayed gratification is frustrating in my home country's culture. When my parents keep yelling at me to quit anime, I feel like my want me to grow up being boring. (Insert Gilbert Huph (former boss of Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) as a symbol of a boring person for reference.)

I feel like I want to hate my parents, but I actually still love them. They want me to change by discipline. Bulking up, cleaning, working hard. I'm a good person. I'm just sick and tired of my parents ruining my fun time, even when I relax on day-off and after work, just to focus on my duty.

When I got fired from my architecture apprentice job, my parents got upset at me. I'm a Filipino and sometimes my Filipino Gen-X parents cat get toxic, especially on a generation gap. Filipino families, along with Asian families in general, can get toxic sometimes. I'm stuck with my parents' home as a 25-year-old. I hate when my parents have to yell at me sometimes just because they think I'm acting childish and stupid, they even bring it up to issues like getting bad grades and getting fired from my job.

My parents want me to quit anime because they think that I'm not changing for the better. I'm autistic and I get easily frustrated to change myself. They don't want me to become a miserable hikikomori. In my case, anime mostly give me valuable lessons. I sometimes use it as escapism, especially during the rough times in the Philippines and the world. The generation gap and the delayed gratification is frustrating in my home country's culture. When my parents keep yelling at me to quit anime, I feel like my want me to grow up being boring. (Insert Gilbert Huph (former boss of Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) as a symbol of a boring person for reference.)

I feel like I want to hate my parents, but I actually still love them. They want me to change by discipline. Bulking up, cleaning, working hard. I'm a good person. I'm just sick and tired of my parents ruining my fun time, even when I relax on day-off and after work, just to focus on my duty.