It’s rather sad that I grew up not thinking your last sentence was normal…
That’s so far from my own experience that it isn’t funny. Which, frankly, makes complete sense…
I was always astounded when I met other kids whose parents treated them like individual human beings with their own value, because I did not have that…
I never had that. And it fucked me up more than I would ever care to admit.
Which perhaps just proves that some people shouldn’t be parents. Regardless of ideology/background/whatever…
Grow up with abusive parents, no siblings and isolated from most of society.
You get “used to” it, I guess. But in essence I was an outlet (for them), to be controlled at all times, with very limited personal “agency”, in my life choices, if you will.
It’s rather sad that I grew up not thinking your last sentence was normal…
That’s so far from my own experience that it isn’t funny. Which, frankly, makes complete sense…
I was always astounded when I met other kids whose parents treated them like individual human beings with their own value, because I did not have that… I never had that. And it fucked me up more than I would ever care to admit.
Which perhaps just proves that some people shouldn’t be parents. Regardless of ideology/background/whatever…
How were you treated as NOT an individual human being with their own value?
Grow up with abusive parents, no siblings and isolated from most of society.
You get “used to” it, I guess. But in essence I was an outlet (for them), to be controlled at all times, with very limited personal “agency”, in my life choices, if you will.
It was a bad, bad time. I wouldn’t recommend it.