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I live in a small town that’s barely 4 km long. The only university here offers just eight majors, and all of them are in engineering. I want to become an accountant, so I’ll have to study online. There’s absolutely nothing in this town, and the jobs I can find here only pay about $1.64 an hour. I’m Mexican and live in Mexico. I hate Mexico, and I can’t stop hating my family.
My grandparents used to live in La Paz, the capital of my state, which is a proper city with things like movie theaters, shopping malls, and universities. But then they moved to this town because they didn’t like the lifestyle there, even though there are barely any job opportunities here. Later, my mom never moved out of my grandparents’ house, and I’m still living with her. As ridiculous as it sounds, I’m "living with my mom, who still lives with her parents." Now, everyone in my family depends on me for everything. I’m the one who buys the food, fixes everything around the house, and constantly does favors for them.
I’ve told them I want to move to La Paz to work and study, but they keep telling me I won’t make it because the kids of their friends couldn’t handle it. It’s easy for them to keep reminding me of the same three people who couldn’t, but they ignore all the others who did. Several of my high school friends have already left because their parents are independent adults, unlike my mom and grandparents (I don’t have a father).
Every time you hate living in your country because of low wages or because your university is far from home, remember at least you’re free. I’m 19 years old and have no will to live, but I’m still here because I’m too afraid to stop existing.
In Mexico, we don’t have the concept of living at the university like they do in the U.S. People in the U.S. have it so much easier. If only 10% of parents in the U.S. can afford their kids’ education, here in Mexico, it’s less than 0.1%. I’d do anything for a job that pays $5 an hour.
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My grandparents used to live in La Paz, the capital of my state, which is a proper city with things like movie theaters, shopping malls, and universities. But then they moved to this town because they didn’t like the lifestyle there, even though there are barely any job opportunities here. Later, my mom never moved out of my grandparents’ house, and I’m still living with her. As ridiculous as it sounds, I’m "living with my mom, who still lives with her parents." Now, everyone in my family depends on me for everything. I’m the one who buys the food, fixes everything around the house, and constantly does favors for them.
I’ve told them I want to move to La Paz to work and study, but they keep telling me I won’t make it because the kids of their friends couldn’t handle it. It’s easy for them to keep reminding me of the same three people who couldn’t, but they ignore all the others who did. Several of my high school friends have already left because their parents are independent adults, unlike my mom and grandparents (I don’t have a father).
Every time you hate living in your country because of low wages or because your university is far from home, remember at least you’re free. I’m 19 years old and have no will to live, but I’m still here because I’m too afraid to stop existing.
In Mexico, we don’t have the concept of living at the university like they do in the U.S. People in the U.S. have it so much easier. If only 10% of parents in the U.S. can afford their kids’ education, here in Mexico, it’s less than 0.1%. I’d do anything for a job that pays $5 an hour.
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