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Do ill-wishes and curses come true?

Assalamu alaikum. I’m starting uni soon, and my family was talking about my Foundation Year subjects. Instead of letting me pick, my older brother just started choosing for me. When I said, 'This is my future, let me decide,' my dad turned to him and said, 'She’s uneducated and can’t handle anything. You decide for her.' That really stung because it’s always been this way. I’ve felt like my parents trust my brothers way more just because I’m a girl. They never asked what I wanted to be or pushed me to make my own choices. They even lost all my certificates and achievements, but kept my brothers’. I’m not obsessed over that, but this year it’s just too much-my whole teen years felt wasted because of them. Last year, one of my cousins physically attacked me. Instead of standing up for me, my mom slapped me in front of everyone just for defending myself. This fight brought out years of bottled-up pain. When I finally spoke up, my parents made badduas against me, saying I’d never find happiness or success. I’m not saying I handled it perfectly-I know I yelled too. But all I wanted was to pick my own subjects and be treated like I’m capable of deciding about my own future. :/

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I'm so sorry you went through this. No parent should say that. Trust that Allah sees your pain. Focus on your studies, prove them wrong with your success, and never let their words define you. You've got this.

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