how do you cope with having wasted what were supposed to be the best years of your life? In your country.

it is what it is

>>213842476 (OP)
>muh best years
time is indifferent towards you, why shouldn't you be indifferent about its passing?

>>213842476 (OP)
It's not my fault, I was set up to fail in this life
One thing about Islam is that, if the folks have given up on this life, they start doing good for the next life, the afterlife

My parents never saw as me as "human" per se, they just saw me as a tool for them to get to heaven
So they restrict me, take my money, "force" me to stay

I'm fighting back, sure, but they haven't taken it well
I keep telling my mom she has 3 other sons, she can depend on them now because I'm fucking tired
Tired of taking care of them, tired of having my life derailed just so they can get a shot at theirs

>>213842476 (OP)
you have to understand that we have no talent no charm no skills at anything. you dont see people with special talents waste their life on internet.

>>213842813
how old are you?

>>213842874
27 now
>inb4 not that old
I'm a thirdie, guys my age have stable jobs, wife and kids, a house even

I've worked 4 jobs in the past 5 years
I have no friends nor a gf
I don't think I'll ever have the funds to buy my own place

The past 10 years have been me just staying at home, be at their beck and call, help out with their errands, just being a good lil kid who listens to everything his parents say eh?

>>213843026
if you're 27 how are they taking your money or forcing you to stay? you're an adult, they have no legal power over you

>>213843075
That's why force is in quotes
I'm assuming you're an atheist or someone raised in a very lax Christian household

I'm Asian, so there's fillial piety
and I was raised Muslim, so there's another layer of fillial piety

Everytime it's payday, I give 70% of my salary to them, I don't know why I just do, something inside keeps telling me "They've taken care of you your whole life, at the very least you can give them some of your pay to help out"
They don't force me to stay but again, fillial piety; I've been the only one "available" per se, my younger brothers were always busy with school or university, but now I'm older and they're older so I feel like my job's done, y'know?

I want out

>>213843026
>guys my age have stable jobs, wife and kids, a house even

hmmm. in turkey young pipo cant afford house or family.

>>213843240
i have never worked in my entire 20 something life. so i cant give you advice. lol. plus im an atheist.

>>213842476 (OP)
Watch anime and overwrite your memory.

>>213843240
>I want out
beliefs aside, I'm pretty sure staying true to your faith doesn't require you handing over almost your entire paycheck to your parents each month

if you really want your situation to change then you'll have to go against the things that are heavily ingrained in your psyche, there's no way around that

are you the oldest child?
throwing your life away just because you're their firstborn is fucked up, religion really shouldn't have a say in anything here

>>213843338
I lost my faith somewhere along the way too
But maybe it's still there, that's why I'm still here, still taking care of her and the rest of my family

>>213843454
Like I said, I just wanted to help out
It's all in vain anyway
The past few weeks, things have been looking up for my family
They want me to be happy too, and I am, but now it sinks in that my "job" is done
I want to live my life on my own terms now
>are you the oldest child?
Yeah, after dad died the responsibilities piled up more and more
It feels like I'm already married with kids haha
I joked with my kid bro last week, told him "I'm only 27 but it feels like I'm going through a mid-life crises already"

>>213842476 (OP)
I partied, socialized, did drugs, etc. during my "best years" and they were the most stressful and unfulfilling years of my life. I am much happier now.

>>213842476 (OP)
My best years were from around 8 to 12 thoughbeit, and I didn't waste a single moment

>>213842476 (OP)
by trying to see hope in the distant future

>>213842476 (OP)
I died in 2016. What exists today is a walking husk of me

>>213843728
>after dad died
sorry to hear that
it's a different situation then, I thought when you wrote 'them' earlier you meant both your parents

are you all living together, or at least very close to each other?

>>213844818
I did mean both of them, but then Dad died back in '21
It's been all on me since then
>are you all living together, or at least very close to each other?
It's just me, my mom, and my kid brother who's still in school
I've never left home, anon

>>213845398
what about the other 2 brothers?

>>213842476 (OP)
I'm spending them doing the things I like, except I have no friends and I don't have any bitches

>>213845521
3 actually
One's in the military, out of state
One's in college still, out of state too
The youngest is still in school, can't really expect a 15yo to drive my mom to her appointments and check-ups

I don't know man, I'm at my wits end
I genuinely believe my life will finally get better once she fucking dies, as evil as that sounds

I have already accepted that my penis will stop working the moment I turn 30, I've spent half of my life jerking off basically everyday.

>>213845698
>3 actually
you mentioned 3 earlier (>>213842813) so I thought it's your younger bro and 2 more
>I don't know man, I'm at my wits end
I don't know what else to say other than "life sucks, thug that shit out"
I could word it less aggressively or whatever but at the end of the day that's what it comes down to
A silver lining here would be that despite what zoomers believe life doesn't end at 30, and this entire experience might be valuable further down the life road
>I genuinely believe my life will finally get better once she fucking dies, as evil as that sounds
as evil as that sounds it probably will, or rather it will make it easier for you to actually do something (You) want

>>213845698
God bless your soul

>>213845984
>"life sucks, thug that shit out"
In a way, I have
I'm so fucking jaded now I just couldn't care less anymore; if I have time alone, I just do whatever the fuck I want and if some folks vibe with me then I'm cool with them
>this entire experience might be valuable further down the life road
I see it now too, it's made me who I am whether I'd like to admit it or not
I'm... human, all too human

>>213842476 (OP)
pointless wasting more time by dwelling on it
brb gonna listen to snow patrol o algo