Experiment How many of you have overprotective parents?

[Martyr]

I feel like a large part of my high inhibition and lack of social maturity stems from my parents being too overly protective of me when I was younger. My mom always used to walk me to the bus stop and wait for me after school even when I was in the eight grade, and I was never allowed to go to sleepovers or do anything without her knowing where I was at all times. This over protectiveness in turn has made me less independent and mature, thereby causing me to become the high inhibition, shy loser I am today. In a way, I still feel like a immature child, even though I'm in college.

 

[Deleted member 19971]

Yes my parents ( Especially my mom ) also tracked my every move 24/7.
To go over to friend's house and parties I had to show her approval from the person's mom before I could go.
I couldn't even leave the house because she'd be scared someone would kidnap me or something.
Now she begs me to be more social and out-going, yep I know the hypocrisy.

 

[ordinaryotaku]

Yeah my parents were like that too. They still kind of are.

 

[Lester]

Protective parents are the worst

 

[Orkcel]

I'd probably be ogre monster MMAmaxed creature if my parents allowed me to do it when I wanted to at 14. They didn't want anything for me but to be a doctor or lawyer, and now they have a NEET, I hope they're happy.

 

[Edmund_Kemper]

my parents are overprotective to some extent

 

[Deleted member 4159]

Absolutely, I'd be much further ahead in life if I didn't. Overprotective people tend to be high inhib in general, submitting to society and everyone around them. Once they have a kid, they are in power for once, and they abuse it. They don't want their kids to have a better life than them. It's easier to forbid your kid from going out than it is to let them explore and experience things and suffer consequences. The latter allows for life lessons and learning that your actions have consequences. The only thing kids learn from blindly submitting to authority is fear. Parents need to use logic and reason to teach their kids how to behave.

 

[Neggr]

my mom is overprotective

 

[Murdoch89]

Kinda the second worst type of parents you would want to have

 

[Deleted member 17749]

Yes, I blame my overprotective parents for why I’m a mentalcel. I’m borderline an aspiecel.

 

[grouchyspell]

Kinda the second worst type of parents you would want to have

What's the worst?

 

[Murdoch89]

What's the worst?

Toxic parents that physically hurt their children

 

[Infinite LDAR]

I had, and I'm angry at them because of this. At 20+yo they're STILL not stopping, I will completely block their numbers and foeget about their existence when I have my own house