Very controlling parent

[Dyess]

A very controlling parent? Plus being very immature and the child having to raise the parent. It was just the two of us.
How does that play a part in childhood on to adult life?
I moved out from home at 16 yoa because of this.

[smg]

Trace,
That sounds so very difficult. It seems like you may have understood when you were still quite young (16!) that you needed something else, and that led you to leave.
I don't really know how those circumstances might have affected you. I can recommend a book that is helpful to me:

If You Had Controlling Parents by Dan Neuharth.

The subtitle of the book is "how to make peace with your past and take your place in the world." Sounds good, huh? But, of course, there's no easy or quick fix.

Best of luck finding answers,
smg

[Dyess]

Thanks SMG. I was 16 going on 24, seems like I worked, finished high school and went into the Air Force, due to the lack of other options. So I guess it all worked out okay. It could have been much worse, a lot worse.