
Do you ever had one of those days, where you hinted to your parents that one of your younger sibling actually hurt you by saying 'I am your only hope in this family and you don't even have a job to help us.'
Well I did, last week's Sunday my callous sister told me off just like that after me commenting 'We spent heaps of things for your this concert, so you better be grateful.'
I am the oldest among three kids, I always had the most responsibility as far as I can remember. When we were young and migrated here in Australia, I was the only person who washed the dishes, vacuumed, babysit, hang the laundry, prepare the table etc... So as soon as we arrived in this country I always had a responsibility because I am the eldest and I think that goes for all the other first kid out there.
However at the late 2009 and 2010 where I decided to do the things I have always wanted (such as trying to get out of the house as much as possible) I hardly did any house chores. Even though I still have to let my parents know where I am and what I am doing (sometimes I forget) by the time the clock hits 10pm, I have that liberty I have always wanted when I was in high school.
Let me give you a brief information about my youngest sibling who said this callous thing to me.
- First she's in highschool (a freshman)
- taller than me by 20 centimetres
- she sings awesome for her age domain
- she dances and choreographs in excellency
- she is most of the time thinking about herself
- sometimes she likes to win my affection by pleasing me (I don't mind that), depending on her mood
- we are preparing a concert for her this year so that we can send her off to Hollywood because she got in the country's team to compete with other countries somewhere in Hollywood.
- she helps her friends more than she helps her family
- she likes to take lots and lots of pictures
- mom likes to buy her lots of performing outfits
- for me she's an overall typical female dog
So that is about what I can think about her. We had some moments where we can totally bond but me and the youngest are most of the time like a cat and a dog.
I am closer and can relate to my middle sister more that I can with her which is probably due to the age gap.
Anyway last Sunday, my parents went to my auntie's birthday in her house (which is a 1
1/2 hours drive from where we live). So they couldn't make it to church and (at 6pm) therefore asked me if my significant other can drive us to church.
So I said 'Yes it should be fine.'
While we were in the car and my significant other on the steering wheel, we were talking about something that involved expenditures and lifestyle my parents chose. So this is how the conversation went. [brat]=youngest sibling's name, the callous one.
Significant other: You know your parents shouldn't really spend too much on things
Me: Well lately its only mom spending a lot for [brat] because of her concert, gosh [brat] so lucky I wish mom did that for me when I was in that stage of my life where I was still performing on stage.
[brat]: She has to do that for me because I have to use those dresses when I go to Hollywood.
Me: Sure.
[brat]: Well I am your only hope at the moment, that is why mom is doing that.
Me:: What do you mean your the only hope?! I am nearly finished with my studies soon as well!
[brat]: You don't even have a job to support us yet so right now, if I became famous in Hollywood then I make the money.
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[Significant other]: You know [brat] you shouldn't talk to your sister like that. Even if you became famous, you shouldn't even think of it like that. You are not even there yet and everyone in your family is working hard to prepare for this fund raising concert and you should be grateful.
[brat]:... Sorry [insert my name here], I didn't mean it that way
Me: -
That's how the conversation went when the awkward silence was happening quickly I was thinking to myself, she is so selfish to think about me that way, sure it was mom that got that idea in her head but to even just say it to me just like that in-front of my significant other was just cold.

My significant other got really upset and angry with her but he was not showing it at that instance because he knows he has to behave. I was pretty much quite the whole church trip and was only talking to my middle sister and significant other. While my youngest sister was trying to get me to talk to her by asking me questions.
So at the end of that day, I cried myself to sleep, I know that I am helpless, jobless and can't help my parents in anyway about our financial difficulties.
My parents work hard, but sometimes they like to think that showbiz industry will lessen our financial difficulty. I don't even know if my youngest sister is going to be that famous, sure she has the voice, moves and the looks, but sometimes destiny does not take you there.
So I knew I slept that night thinking and hurting a lot, probably no one would understand how harsh that words was towards me. It was like a slap on the face especially when in your whole life you were pretty much carrying that responsibility and you thinking you are burdened with that responsibility.
So when my significant other called me really late while I was on bed trying to sleep. He tried to asked me how I felt about it. I couldn't describe it to him properly, even I can't describe it to myself. All I knew was my heart aches and I couldn't stop thinking about it and I keep getting flashbacks of it.
My significant other tried to cheer me up by showing me affection through the phone and being sweet to me and he eventually said
'Even if [brat] does get famous, there will be a point in time where her fame can be so much and she will be eventually forgotten and the only person who she can run to will be you because you are the first among your siblings to finish university and will be most likely doing well financially'
Somehow those words eased the pain I was feeling. It is not like I am jealous that things are going well for her. All I wanted her to do was appreciate the fact that we were doing several things for her so that we can send her to Hollywood. Because only her and mom gets to go to Hollywood, I am not going, so is dad and so is my middle sister.
So I know that day was something I couldn't erase from my memory, I have forgiven her but I can't forget about it even if I tried.
So that night I slept, with tears in my eyes and hoping for a beautiful dream while I'm asleep.
So Today I woke up helped dad rolling the shrimp rolls.
While I was doing that I mentioned that little incidence and before I could finish my mom interrupted me and just asked [brat] to turn of all the sounds and sit down in the dinner table.
As soon as she sat down mom started telling her how the obligation of her providing for the family is not her responsibility. So the conversation went like this.
Mom: [brat] I don't want you to feel that we are putting the burden on you about providing for us if you win this Hollywood competition.
Dad: If you do win and get money we don't expect you to provide for us. Nevertheless if you are feeling pressured with all this concert and competition we can give it all up because we thought that you were doing it because you really wanted it.
Mom: I don't want you thinking that we are making you provide for us. I don't want you saying to people that the only reason you are joining this competition was because you need to provide for the family because you are the only hope.
Dad: We have been providing for you guys just fine, we don't really need more help. We just have to work hard that is all but its not an obligation on your part.
[brat]: ... [starts crying] (she is pretty good in fake crying as well)
Mom: oh honey we don't want you to think that we are putting this pressure on you that you need to provide for us.. [hugs the brat]
Dad: we especially don't want you to feel and think that way too [hugs the brat as well]
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So that was all of it, well not really I sort of shortened it down, I cut out the bit where my middle sister was trying to comfort the brat when tears started running down her cheeks. I pretty much didn't say anything aside from 'Mom [brat] is not spreading around that she's the only hope she only said it to me.'
I also cut out the part where I was trying to tell mom how the conversation went during that day but obviously she didn't see the part where I could have been hurt from there.
I hate telling my parents how I feel, ever since I was young I always felt that they didn't really care. So instead of me using 'I feel...' I say facts that does not involve feelings or emotions.
So I guess part of the communication here was partly my fault for not telling them that it hurt me so bad, but part of them are theirs for not knowing their daughter well enough. They focused on how much pressure it must have been for [brat] but they forgot the fact that those words hurt me especially when she mentioned that I don't have a job to start off with.
When my mom say to me 'I know what is wrong because I am your mother after all'
I think to myself well if you know me that well how come you can't even tell what I am feeling right now.
Both of my parents were so oblivious on my side, instead the whole conversation flowed like we have unkind towards [brat] for giving that impression.
I am so sorry for being a complete idiot of thinking that somehow they will comfort me on those words, I should have known better that my parents don't know what I really think.
So now I have to pretend happy as people arrive for the concert's simulation and pretend that I am alright.
Never mind me as those flashbacks haunts me and kills me inside. I am only one person after all.
All I know is when I graduate and find myself a descent job I am moving out of the house and live my own life. So I don't have to deal with all these drama. I am really looking forward into graduating soon.
Somehow it seems that only my significant other knew that thing the brat said to me really hurt me.
Not even my middle sister can understand it, I mean she probably feels for me but she will never really know how it feels unless she steps on my shoes.
So as of now I have to go out of my room and accommodate people as they arrive in our humble commode and just wear a smile in my face and no one will ever know.