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My parents were pretty overprotective. In my teens i managed to secure some freedoms for myself by convincing my parents of my capability to not make stupid dec
by pavelludiq 17y ago
My parents were pretty overprotective. In my teens i managed to secure some freedoms for myself by convincing my parents of my capability to not make stupid decisions. They were still quite protective though. Im pretty sure my social awkwardness wasn't caused by my parents paranoia, but I've noticed that I've gotten progressively less awkward as the opportunities to make stupid decisions grow. Its a miracle what smoking/drinking/getting high with peers could do to your social skills.
- potatolicious 17y agoI'm still trying to undo the damage my parents' overprotectiveness has done. I certainly appreciate their efforts to keep me safe from whatever harm they imagined was out there, but it didn't do any favours for my social skills to be sure. I still feel bad that I learned most of my high school lessons in college - and some I'm still learning now that I've entered "real life". I feel woefully behind sometimes.
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