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AIBU?

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How old were you ...

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tattooedteagal · 13/08/2023 12:25

when you realised your childhood was pretty weird?

I've been struggling lately and I don't know whether IABU or petty towards my parents.

I had a nasty skin infection as a child which my mum refused to treat with antibiotics. She tried using essential oils/homeopathic treatments and I was off school for nearly a month. When I eventually went back to school, my skin still hadn't healed and other kids avoided me like the plague.

Also, my secondary school teacher tried pushing for an ADHD referral which my parents flat out refused as apparently there's "no such thing". When I dropped out of sixth form because I struggled with organisation/executive function, I was told it's because I expected everything to come easily/am lazy, and I was compared to my more organised peers. They did let me smoke weed in the garden though, to calm down.

Not sure if I'm blaming them for my own failures or whether it's valid that I'm suddenly pissed off after all these years.

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furryfrontbottom · 13/08/2023 22:04

I was about ten when I realised, through talking to friends, that not everyone's parents had regular screaming rows.

pontipinemum · 13/08/2023 22:04

YABU - It was only about 2 years ago (I'm early 30s) through lots of therapy I started to understand just how many shades of absolutely f**k'd my childhood really was. I was smart enough to notice the highlights.

Back to you, yes it is really weird that they didn't treat your skin condition. They should have done that. Also depending on your age I think a lot of people didn't believe in that stuff and thought it was made up. I'm dyslexic my mum in her 50s most likely is too but was never diagnosed as it wasn't really a thing then

InSpainTheRain · 13/08/2023 22:07

I was nearly 18 and about to be married when I realised we were weird. My parents were religious and I went to a religious school. I escaped at 24. I try not to think of it now even though I am 58. But.. I now have a normal partner and 2 kids in their twenties although I sometimes wonder if I am still a bit strange.

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That hit me right in the chest. I hope you're in a happier place now.

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