Did your life dramatically improve when you got away from your parents?

[Anonymous]

My parents were pretty hardcore when I was growing up. I had to have the best diet, attend the best schools, and be the most perfect kid at church. I also had to go into engineering, couldn’t explore any other major.

By the time I graduated high school at 17, I was only 5’8” and 120 lbs. I feel like the way they raised me stunted my growth, according to growth calculators I should be like 6’3”. I struggled in college, weighed about 130 lbs when I finished, and I graduated with a 2.8 GPA. After college, I moved over 1,000 miles away to get away from the pressure and my life changed drastically. I was able to focus when I did my masters and graduated with a 3.6 GPA. I now weigh 171 lbs and am more muscular. I can actually go on dates with women I like. The doctors always tell me how healthy I am, when they used to make fun of me for being skinny and sent me to nutritionists as a kid.

It’s sad because people feel like I am strange for not wanting to live close to my family. But my life is so much better without them. I feel like I can breathe. Anyone else feel the same?

[Anonymous]

Yes. My dad used to touch me inappropriately when I was a kid his presence just absolutely stresses me out. I moved out for college and I never felt more free! I can start wearing whatever clothes I wanted without having my dad stare at me, I don’t have to worry about making sure my bedroom door is locked multiple times every single night, it was awesome! I can definitely relate to how freeing it can feel moving away from how suffocating your parents were growing up.

[Nikki1989]

My parents disappeared out of my life when I was 12. It was rough at first, but I am glad it happened now. It forced me to grow up fast and get my life together.

[Anonymous]

No. There is no connection between these two things.

[power_wolf]

sounds like you needed more milk.