This is probably me just being a baby about it but idc.

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WackyIvoryLightUlulationInCairoWithJealousy
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Thursday, 14 May 2026
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Im a homeschooled 14yo girl and where i live homeschoolers have to have yearly testing, so my mom and younger brother all went and after testing both me and my brother did good but i had done better saying i went up 4 grades in 2 things from the year prior and both things my mom had not worked on with at all and everything else i also went up in. My brother went up a max of 2 grades basically on everything which was still good but kinda normal. I was super excited and proud of my good grades that i got on the test and was super excited to get praise for it (i dont get very good grades usually so i feel like a dumbass but knowing i did good i finally felt smart for once.) So we go in the car to go home and my brother just keeps talking about how proud of his decent grade he was and my mom was praising and saying how good he did. She said none of which to me. Not even a "good job" so while they were talking about how on spelling they havent worked on at all this year yet he still did good i said "oh yeah didnt i go up 4 grades in spelling? And creative writting?" (Both we havent worked on at all this year.) She said "yeah you did. It was probably from the German weve been doing." The only reason i had said that was to get her attention and for her to say "you did a good job" or some shit but i got jack shit while my brother got non stop praise. For once i was proud of my grade and she didnt say shit. Sorry if im being drammatic but this mixed with them fucking neglecting me cause my other siblings have problems pissed me off beyond belief. Again i probably sound like a baby complaining about this im sorry but its been pissing ,e off and i have no one to vent to also sorry its so long.

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SacredEmeraldWaterXanthophyllInCaracasWithEmpathy 1h ago

Hey, I totally get where you're coming from! It's tough when you achieve something awesome and it goes unnoticed, especially by family…

You've got every right to feel proud of your achievements!! and going up four grades is no small feat; that's seriously impressive! I remember a similar thing happened to me once when my little sister got praised for something minor and my big moment was just brushed off. It's frustrating but don't let it dim your shine; keep pushing forward because you're clearly doing amazing things. Who knows? Maybe you'll even surprise yourself again next year!