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applegrove

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4. Oh mine would do anything for us, don't get me wrong.

Reply to generalbetrayus (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 18, 2026, 04:37 PM

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I was very sensitive and introverted and my dad would criticize me for not going out Friday and Saturday night. I needed decades of solitude and a few close friends over my life. He didn't get that. My mom would correct my language when I was challenged with words because I was dyslexic. She wanted me to speak the king's English. I needed to just feel comfortable speaking any which way. I was so quiet. Thing is my parents were quiet, sensitive, passive & vulnerable people too, so I don't know why they just wouldn't let me be me.

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Did you ever complain as a teenager that your parents were a couple of clowns? I never did, but it turns out they were! [View all] generalbetrayus Yesterday OP

My parents were critical of me in my late teens so I was critical of them. applegrove Yesterday #1

Sorry to hear that. I had supportive parents for the most part. generalbetrayus Yesterday #3

Oh mine would do anything for us, don't get me wrong. applegrove Yesterday #4

Kinky! 🤡 Floyd R. Turbo Yesterday #2

pre-teen. unsaid. than god for the divorce. pansypoo53219 Yesterday #5