Double Standards

If you have parents, then there are definitely some double standards in your life. This goes even more when you have younger siblings. Today I will share with you some of the ridiculous double standards in my life.

1. If my brother hits me, and I am actually hurt, and I say something about it, I am too sensitive. But if I poke him, and he starts whining about me hitting him although I did not, and he is obviously not hurt, I am yelled at.

2. If I leave my door closed, I am yelled at for being "too antisocial" and I am "a part of this family so start acting like it". But if I leave my door open, it is totally okay for people to just step in whenever they want, even if I am doing homework or an extremely important essay and cannot be bothered.

3. If I work all day (housework, yardwork, homework, etc.) and then in the evening I want to watch a movie on Netflix in my room, I am a "lazy, ungrateful brat", though this person saw me working, and commented on how hard I was working.

4. My parents yell at me for staying in my room for most of the day (weekends and most of summer), but if I go downstairs, I am yelled at for bothering someone while they have very important work to do (which, besides actual work, may be things like knitting, Sudoku, or checking Facebook).

I decided to write this down because these things have really been bothering me. I'm not totally sure how I'm supposed to act around my family now, because everything I do turns out to be wrong. So I'm just kind of depressed about this right now.