▲ 265 ▼ Have your parents ever said something so unhinged that you’re just left standing there like🧍♂️? (sh.itjust.works) submitted 1 year ago by kingpepe8006@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 231 comments fedilink hide all child comments Mine hit me with the “We're spending all this money on you now so you can’t grow up and say we didn’t spend money on you when your were a kid.”
[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Holy shit I'm so sorry permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's okay. Really messed me up, tbh. Told that my purpose as a woman was to get married and "please my husband", no matter what. As a teen, my desire to like boys never manifested. My youth pastor would preach about how women were princesses whose desire was to be saved by a knight, and men were knights seeking adventure. I always wanted the adventure, and I was completely ostracized for it. Imagine being told that your purpose is to be loved, then realizing that your true self is something nobody will ever love. It's disturbing, and I was severely depressed throughout my entire young & teenage years. (it got much worse, but I don't want to go over that. Just know that I escaped that shit eventually.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Enkrod@feddit.org 8 points 1 year ago Thanks for letting us know that you escaped. And just so you know: I love my girlfriend, because she is the adventurer between us. She climbs mountains and explores exotic countries, she's rugged and confident and the coolest person I know. She is my knight and although I'm no princess, she is very much loved for wanting adventure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) It's okay. Really messed me up, tbh. Told that my purpose as a woman was to get married and "please my husband", no matter what. As a teen, my desire to like boys never manifested. My youth pastor would preach about how women were princesses whose desire was to be saved by a knight, and men were knights seeking adventure. I always wanted the adventure, and I was completely ostracized for it. Imagine being told that your purpose is to be loved, then realizing that your true self is something nobody will ever love. It's disturbing, and I was severely depressed throughout my entire young & teenage years. (it got much worse, but I don't want to go over that. Just know that I escaped that shit eventually.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Enkrod@feddit.org 8 points 1 year ago Thanks for letting us know that you escaped. And just so you know: I love my girlfriend, because she is the adventurer between us. She climbs mountains and explores exotic countries, she's rugged and confident and the coolest person I know. She is my knight and although I'm no princess, she is very much loved for wanting adventure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 8 points 1 year ago Thanks for letting us know that you escaped. And just so you know: I love my girlfriend, because she is the adventurer between us. She climbs mountains and explores exotic countries, she's rugged and confident and the coolest person I know. She is my knight and although I'm no princess, she is very much loved for wanting adventure. permalink fedilink source parent