So I’ll be graduating college soon and I just don’t want my mother there. She has not financially contributed toward my education whatsoever nor does she understand how hard the past 4 years have been for me (working, commuting, etc). My mother has been unemployed for many years (due to illness) but also didn’t work prior to that to take care of me. My father isn’t in the picture at all and she expects me to be so thankful and appreciative of everything she’s ‘sacrificed’ for me. I don’t understand what she’s had to sacrifice? She’s always relied on state welfare to feed me and social housing to put a roof over my head. We have never been able to afford things like a car or holidays. I get that she didn’t have much help from our family but I can’t help but resent her for not trying harder to give me more in life. She could’ve easily gotten a childminder and worked whilst she was still able to, then we wouldn’t be in this shitty situation that we’re in right now. I’ve had to work so hard to get anywhere in my life and to break this stupid poverty cycle. I’ve tried my best on my own and I just don’t think she deserves to be there. Most of my peers come from hardworking backgrounds with parents that supported and encouraged them throughout their life and education, seeing that at the graduation will be so painful for me. Maybe I’m being overly harsh here but no one earned that degree expect for me.