Were you very sheltered as a child?

Question

Seriously . . . were your parents overly protective?

If you are truly on the "TROLL PATROL" you would know that YOU yourself just violated community guidelines. Tell your "leader" to send me a message. She's ALWAYS trying to get me to join.

Answer 1

I was sheltered but not because of overprotectiveness. My mother abused me growing up and would NEVER let me out of the house to do anything (except go to school and work); I couldn't have friends; I wasn't allowed to use the phone; my mother would literally call the house 15 mins after school let out to see that I was at home; when I finally got to open a checking account HER name had to be on it, she wouldn't even let me write the checks out to make my car payment. SHE would fill out the check and have me sign it. And all the money I earned at work she made me put in the bank and wouldn't allow me to touch it so I never had any money to buy school clothes or anything else I needed. I was so glad to get out of that house! I'm 36 and I STILL feel like I'm making up for all the years that have been stolen from me!

Answer 2

my mom was so overly protective, she did not allow me to go to my friend's house to spend the night because it was too far away. (She lived on the street right behind the school we went to.)
She also did not want me to learn how to ride a bike, because I could get hit by a car. I got hit by a car anyway. I still did not get a bike. I am 30 and still do not know how to ride a bike.
And what was sadder? They called me "Cinderella". Sometimes, it would be "Sadderella". Pathetic, sad and not good.
Very, very sheltered. Play upstairs in the room or in the backyard, and if you are going anywhere, it was around the corner to the cousin's house, where I was treated like S from my aunt.
What a happy childhood I had.

Answer 3

Yes I was sheltered and listed to everything I was told till I was 15 then I went crazy.



As far as the troll patrol goes, these that are around now are threatening to report rather than protecting from reporters. They don't ask Q's, I've took them as contacts, checked then removed myself. I'd say the best way to deal with them is to block them.

Answer 4

Yes, I was the daughter of a minister and I was not allowed to wear jeans until I was 14 or 15! My dresses were longer than all others and I was not allowed to watch much TV or, listen to a lot of popular music!

Forget, card games until I was ten or so! Then, it had to be something like go fish and Old Maid! I was never allowed to spend the night with anyone from school. It could only be with friends from the church.

Much of my teen years were spent taking care of my Dad who was dying...he died when I was 16. During this time, my Dad was very reliant upon me and so, I rarely stepped out of the house unless it was to go to church, feed the animals and chores.

However, I do not want to paint a sad or bad past! It was sad watching my Dad go down, down until death! He was my best friend as well as my Daddy! He was the one who had the "birds and bees" conversation with me. He was the one who explained why I was "bleeding." My Mom simply did not prepare me nor, talk to me about such matters! Daddy, saw this and did!

This was the early seventies and I didn't even know about marijuana and such! I was so unprepared for the "real" world and reality in this world!

Even so, I was loved dearly and that helped me in many ways as so many I met....could not relate to the closeness we had as a family. All the unspoken words....only played out in our actions for one another. In fact, if I had to go back, I would do all I had to do again. Those days were priceless and loving as we grew ever closer as the hard times came. We learned to stand as a family against all odds! So, I would say that I had something special when others were experiencing adolescence, "normally." That would be a family bonded, united in common goals and in our respect for each other!

Answer 5

.I was not overly protected. My Father was a woman chaser and a heavy drinker. His 3 children where not his top priority.

My Mother did the best she could with what she had. Life was not easy for Mother or us kids. I was 2, my brothers 8 & 10 yrs. old when Mother left my Dad. AS I look back, I don't know how she managed. She was an ill working woman. Some lady baby sat me and my brothers stayed at relatives houses who had children their ages. It was lonely. We where loved by our Mother and loved her back, all the days of her life. I miss her terribly. She deserved a better life.~~~Jill

Answer 6

Yes, I was very sheltered as a child, and my parents were very overly protective. At 17, my parents use to make my younger brothers walk me to the store at 2p.m. and they were 4and 5 years younger. What could they possibly have done.....

Answer 7

Mannn, I did not know what utilities were until I was like 25 years old. Honestly, I did not know what the term meant. There's so much more whereas with my kids, I'm open with things. I was raised on the boogey man, God moving his furniture when there was a thunderstorm, the devil beating his wife when the moon looked red and blah blah blah.

Answer 8

yes, and has an adult I sometimes have a hard time making decisions for myself! I 've learned to do things on my own though. It did take a while. When you shelter a child you are bascially creating a blood sucking monster that only depends on their parents. Your parents just don't want to see you suffer.

Answer 9

When I was younger, yes... my life changed dramatically when I hit age 10 though, and was thrust into a different world.

It took about 3 years before I adjusted to the real world... actually, at age 40, i'm still adjusting...

Answer 10

Sheltered? Hardly....controlling...yes