I don't know if this is the right place to post but I don't see any other subreddit where I can discuss this (let me know if there is).
I am the son of Polish immigrants and the United States is technically the only country I know. My parents did a really good job (probably too good) at raising me as a Pole. In addition to my family, I grew up in a Polish neighborhood and my friends were always Polish-Americans. Right now I am 21 and next year I will graduate college. I am having a hard time because I really want to move to Poland after college and so I can't get myself to make any long-term plans in America. My parents tell me that I am "romanticizing" Poland as being an escape from my challenges in the United States but I really can't stop thinking about Poland and I get anxiety when I imagine having a future in the United States.
I guess my parents just can't imagine why I would want to go back to the country that they voluntary left so they could come to the US for a better life and their children. And so, they offer no help. My friends just basically tell me to "go there and see if you like it." I want to know if what I am going through is a normal phase or if maybe I should consider moving and seeing what happens.
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source https://www.reddit.com/r/immigration/comments/gamfs1/has_anyone_else_gone_through_a_serious_identity/