Is being sheltered a bad thing?

Anonymous

I don't think I was that sheltered. I did have one friend as a child on my street. We hung out for years until she moved when we were ten years old. But I mainly stayed at my house and never went out or did anything. I remember playing games on the computer all day every day. My parents never interacted with me and I only had a socialization with people I played games with online. I was also homeschooled and my parents weren't teaching me anything and I was just sitting doing nothing for years. I don't have the common sense knowledge that I should have learned in elementary school. My parents were religious and my dad was really strict I couldn't wear make-up or date until I was 18. Now that I'm adult I do find myself learning stuff that I probably should have learned years ago. I feel naive and people always think I am way younger than my actual age. People always say I seem very innocent. Though I am waiting for marriage to have sex and I've only had one boyfriend so maybe that's why they say that. I just wonder was my life that sheltered and do you think my life was that messed up?

Is being sheltered a bad thing?
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