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Growing up gave most of us the good and bad times. It may not really be rosy, but there are also times we would have wished that everything remained smooth and fine. Is there a bad experience you must have had as a kid growing up? Which one was the one that happened to you?
 
Respecting people based on their age, even when they are being outright rude and entitled.
I still face this issue and nothing much has changed ;_; Probably that's the reason why I want to look older and grow older so that I can talk back!
 
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Respecting people based on their age, even when they are being outright rude and entitled.
I still face this issue and nothing much has changed ;_; Probably that's the reason why I want to look older and grow older so that I can talk back!
This is currently still a very big problem for a particular tribe in my country. They are the Yoruba's. They find it very hard to say the truth or call out their elders when they are wrong. It's worst with the ones who are Muslims in the tribe. I hate dealing with such nonsense people all the time.
 
I was staying with my aunt when I was growing up. There was a day she used cane to beat the hell out of me. It was one of the worst experiences that I had as a person growing up.
 
This is currently still a very big problem for a particular tribe in my country. They are the Yoruba's. They find it very hard to say the truth or call out their elders when they are wrong. It's worst with the ones who are Muslims in the tribe. I hate dealing with such nonsense people all the time.
I am a South Asian....
There are things people are just too used to seeing in everyday life.
After I moved to the UK....I finally understood what's it like to have freedom... As a woman... It's truly a unique experience!
However now my family wants me to come back for good... More like forcing me to....I know that I will revert back to my old ways of always obeying them and not having my own thoughts and feelings valued anymore (_ _)/
It's not that bad as I know they love me... But now I wish I never knew such freedom in the first place.
 
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I was staying with my aunt when I was growing up. There was a day she used cane to beat the hell out of me. It was one of the worst experiences that I had as a person growing up.

I am not against parents or guardians disciplining the kids who are staying with them, but it is very important that they have their limits when doing so.

You may be causing an emotional trauma on a kid when you decide to go beyond the way you should go.

I am sorry you have to experience this at that age and hope you've healed.
 
I am a South Asian....
There are things people are just too used to seeing in everyday life.
After I moved to the UK....I finally understood what's it like to have freedom... As a woman... It's truly a unique experience!
However now my family wants me to come back for good... More like forcing me to....I know that I will revert back to my old ways of always obeying them and not having my own thoughts and feelings valued anymore (_ _)/
It's not that bad as I know they love me... But now I wish I never knew such freedom in the first place.
Btw, sorry I've always taken you to be a guy 😂 but I should have guessed right seeing how you loved dolls because I know you collect them.

I wouldn't go back home no matter what pressure my parents put on me if I were in your shoes. As long as I can survive independently, I won't go back home to live with them again.
 
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Btw, sorry I've always taken you to be a guy 😂 but I should have guessed right seeing how you loved dolls because I know you collect them.

I wouldn't go back home no matter what pressure my parents put on me if I were in your shoes. As long as I can survive independently, I won't go back home to live with them again.
Haha.... That's cool ^^
Yup I have a huge collection of almost 100 dolls ....if not more in all sizes!
Yup .. That's one reason why I never got enough savings for my dream house ;_;
Well, it's sad but I kinda tend to give in to emotional blackmailing....I know it's bad but I just can't live away from my family and without talking to them.
So, no matter what it is.... Unless I convince them otherwise, I would probably end up leaving. So I am trying to make the best....of what I have left ^^
It's just that, if I had known this...I wouldn't have extended my visa till 2027 ;_; like 2 months ago!
 
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I am not against parents or guardians disciplining the kids who are staying with them, but it is very important that they have their limits when doing so.

You may be causing an emotional trauma on a kid when you decide to go beyond the way you should go.

I am sorry you have to experience this at that age and hope you've healed.
I don't know if I healed completely because I used to remember how all those things went through. Writing down my pains is another way of healing too. Some guardians don't know the pains that they cause the children, I don't blame them really.