Date: April 27, 2025
Author: Lucas Grant

I’ve failed all my college courses, except for one. And to get my parents off my back, I faked my final grades. I hadn’t received them from the college yet, and they wouldn’t stop nagging me about it. It felt like there was no other way to make them stop asking, to make them feel like I was doing okay.

The thing is, this whole college thing isn’t even what I wanted to do. I was forced into it. I told them over and over again that I wasn’t happy, that I didn’t want this, but they didn’t listen. They just kept pushing me forward, ignoring the fact that I was completely miserable.

Now they’re both upset with me because I failed. But honestly? I don’t care. Not anymore. I’m depressed and miserable, stuck in this college that feels like a prison, and all they care about is their image — what other people are going to think of me, what the family will say. They don’t care about how I feel or what I want to do with my life.

It’s like I’m invisible, except when they want to use me to impress others. I wish they would just listen to me for once.