2007-03-15 18:49:43 · 19 answers · asked by Part Time Cynic 7 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I grew up in the 1960's and 1970's and I had older brothers and sisters. We lived in the suburbs of L.A. so we watched the "Watts riots" on TV but there was definitely a "counter-culture" in even my neighborhood too. So just hanging out with the neighborhood kids in that atmosphere led to a pretty un-sheltered upbringing no matter how hard our parents tried.
2007-03-15 18:58:18 · answer #1 · answered by Perry L 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
to say the least...I never even new gay people existed until college. I had a guy jokingly tell me in high school that he was going to give me "a pearl necklace." I was excited, because I had never receive jewelry from a guy before (that was until I found out what that truly meant). When I was really young..I thought all black people were related! I thought all people went to church, because my parents had me at one eveytime the doors were open. God how nieve I was! I look back and laugh about it now, but to be honest with the world how it is, I'm pretty glad I was that sheltered. It probably saved me from a lot of mischief and trouble!
2007-03-15 19:08:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I sure did...and I think it was because I lived in a really big major city in the US. But believe me I still learned about the world...through magazines, books, school, radio, T.V and newspapers. Sometimes parents want to shelter their children for good reason--however those children are going to grow up not knowing how to handle the world and the cruelties that are out there. However it is all about maturity as well, I was very mature in my outlook on life which help me catipult my way into the world (because I wasn't scared to experience and learn outside the box that my parents trapped me into).
2007-03-15 18:57:03 · answer #3 · answered by Gerry 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes - I lived in a Jewish community until I was 18 and went to a Jewish school until I was 13. It was only when I went to a secular high school that I started to mix with people outside the community- thank goodness I did
2007-03-15 19:11:14 · answer #4 · answered by ************* 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
maybe a little bit, but in a good way. i think my parents sheltered me just enough to keep bad things from happening to me, while still giving me my independence and breathing room.
2007-03-15 18:58:55 · answer #5 · answered by ♥ it's katie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was exposed to things in the right time, I think. Maybe a little early for some things, but for the most part my parents did me right.
2007-03-15 19:43:52 · answer #6 · answered by Ammie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I did not. My upbringing was frightening, horrible and I never knew what to expect. (Both my parents were untreated bipolar individuals)
2007-03-15 18:56:45 · answer #7 · answered by Terry Z 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, I was born under a bus stop
2007-03-16 17:14:47 · answer #8 · answered by barnowl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes very much so...good at the time but hard later on when you are left to face the world on growing up.
2007-03-15 18:59:13 · answer #9 · answered by unahrhem 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, unfortunately. It was out of love though so it's hard to complain.
2007-03-15 18:52:34 · answer #10 · answered by starrynight1 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋