I can relate to this. All I did was let those words pass through my ears. I tried to understand them and be grateful I didn’t experience the hardship as they did. It was annoying at first but I get used to it.
I think almost every parent is like that but one thing is for sure, they don’t mean to annoy and invalidate our feelings. They love us pero ngana ra jud nang mga tiguls.
RE: Parents and their annoying phrase, “WE"VE HAD IT WORSE THAN YOU HAVE”