Im 21 and found an internship for summer 2017 that was a few states away from home. It took me weeks to soften the idea up to my mom, who is a helicopter parent, let me spread my wings for the first time in my own.

This internship really helped me grow and learn how to be ME for once. I am an older sister and I was raised by a single mother. For years I have always struggled with independence and self esteem issues. I have been criticized for not filling my mothers expectations, and always feeling obligated to be the older sister.

This internship finally let me find myself by growing in confidence, independence, and not feeling like I have to be someone else all the time.

I made so much progress this summer and I had to tell my mom and sis all about it, but of course, mom now wants my sister to go with me next summer 🙄 to the same company...Although I would love for her to grow as I did. I really wish she would go through the the same process I went through. I spent weeks finding the right place for me, and having to beg my mom to let me go.

I feel like whenever something works for me, my mom just signs my sister up to. Me and my sister are grown now and I honestly hate always being paired together like that. I don't want to be selfish as my sister actually wants to go, but I really wish she would spend time researching an internship more suited for her and having the same grit that I did. I just sucks.