Is it normal to be so isolated you dont know how the world works?

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For example, my mother isolated me so much that by the time I was 15 I never sat in the drivers seat of a car. She never let me. When I took driver's training finally she became angry with me because I didn't know how to drive well, because she didn't bother to teach me earlier on. I also don't know how money works, because she didn't teach me until the last minute. Hell, I never even knew what a frosty from Wendy's was. I never had any friends growing up. Because my mom isolated me from everyone. I could go on and on. Does anyone else have a mom like this?

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  • NameHasAlreadyBeenTaken
    5 years ago

    Sorry for the inactivity. I have a job, which I was surprised she let me get. I'm under 18 so I cant move out yet, and I've tried talking to her about how she doesn't teach me things and I dont know basic adult activities, and how she isolates me and this is why I have very little friends. Everytime I talk to her about this stuff she turns it on me, saying "I am your mother" "I just want you safe" and continues to guilt trip me by saying I'm ungrateful until I drop the subject. Even when I tried to commit suicide when I was 11 she took my flip phone away saying she didn't want my friends to influence me like that and isolated me more. I can't escape. I'm now almost 16 (in a month) and I can't escape her.

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  • andithoughtiwasweird
    5 years ago

    your mom seems really fucked up. you need to see the movie Barefoot with Evan Rachel Wood. sounds like your life a bit. just a bit.

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  • steeb788
    5 years ago

    Your mom's parenting isn't normal and has clearly had a negative effect on you. If you're over 18 I recommend moving out. Don't worry about your quality of life, you can go on welfare until you're able to find your own job, then pay your own way through college/university if you want to pursue that. Friends will come naturally when/if you get a job and go to school.

    I had a very similar situation with my mom and moved out this year at the age of 19, we still got along afterwards but moving out was the best thing I ever did, even if my apartment is small and shabby.

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  • Cuntsiclestick
    5 years ago

    I recall talking to people like this. Though unlike your case they were spoiled rotten and expected everyone to do things for them. When they realized that it wasn't how the world worked it didn't go well for them. Perhaps you should get away from your mother?

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  • LavaFarts
    5 years ago

    You need to find a way to get out before she makes things much worse then they already are mate

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  • BeanKneeGrow420
    5 years ago

    You have to get away from her asap. Shes not well in the head. 1st chance u get to leave that home, take it

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  • ImBadWithUsernames
    5 years ago

    My mom used to be like this sometimes. It’s not normal and it’s not healthy.

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  • khorne
    5 years ago

    no in general humans are social creatures that learn through group dynamics, so by definition this isn't the norm

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