<p>Lalah - I was a guy (typically less mature) and a good athlete with too much attention paid to me because of athletics (a phony barometer). The point is I was immature. You are likely much more mature. You don’t need to wait until your thirties to start to lose that chip. Start now - you have enough self-awareness (evident here) to lose that chip and put the right kind of emotional distance between them and you. I say this not as advice - you have a counselor and can work with that person, but really as a reflection of life experience. You want your twenties to be a time when you come into your own (which means you, and not some other person’s expectations), and you must not spend it with an iceberg of bitterness and gloom. Your parents are who they are - with pluses and minuses - maybe a few more minuses here and there but still just people - not ten feet tall, either (a common perception amongst kids not treated well - I can attest). Look, here is something I live every day with - I am here to break the cycle. My own kids are being supported through college, and doing well - I am there to do for them what all young people deserve - but do not get - someone truly in their corner. You can do the same in the future - live for it- and attract others with a sense of positivity and a proven acumen for overcoming odds, including, you disappointing first year in college - hardly a unique circumstance, I might add. This all sounds corny, but you actually can give life a great kick in the pants, and I sure as heck would take every opportunity to do it.</p>