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Originally Posted by connect.the.stars
I've already graduated college and been working full time for two years. I'm studying for a four part license exam that is really difficult to pass. Each part has passage rates of 40-45%. I'm currently scheduled to take two parts the first week of January. I've been studying after work and on weekends for 30 hours a week for about a month straight now on top of the usual 40 hours of work.
My parents expectations of me are that I pass every part on the first try. That I don't let any distractions stray me away from studying. And that I don't waste time.
I am 24, which is probably past the age of independence.. my parents are Asian.
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Okay I'm a mother of an almost grown up kid and I understand that your parents want the best for you, and this is the way they think you will achieve it. However over-study can be detrimental both to wellbeing and performance.
Maybe you could approach them in a calm moment and explain calmly how you felt when they insisted you study all day when you were clearly tired and needed a break for your own wellbeing. If you feel able to tell them you were so tired and run down that you cried for an hour and couldn't focus to study. You need to give them the full picture to give them the opportunity to understand, they can't know if you don't tell them. If you feel it's difficult to verbalise maybe writing it down in a letter will work better for you, again write factually and calmly.
Good luck with this.
