Dear Anita,

My parents thought I lacked the emotional maturity to balance between the two worlds of school responsibilities and being my happy-go-lucky self at home. In my opinion, they were concerned because they knew I was a very sensitive person and even the smallest things end up hurting me.

And no, they didn’t have these concerns about my sister. From the beginning she was a balanced individual and never brought home the woes of school. She knew how to deal with all the problematic issues whereas I had to learn.