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When an expensive gift trip doesn't bring the joy it should

My parents sacrificed to send me to Europe for graduation but I spent the whole time wishing I was home and now I feel ungrateful and confused.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The obligation to experience gratitude has conflicted with authentic emotional response, creating shame around legitimate homesickness and preference.

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