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Who else grew up with strict, religious and protective parents? what was your experience?

I am 31 and still live with my parents. I am planning to move out at the end of the year. My Parents have always been strict, religious, and protective. The issue with them is they believe everything that a man of God says. Pastor, Bishop, Minister etc..... My Mom spends the entire day on the Prayer line, listening to preachings and praying all day. They are always talking about how the world is such a dangerous place now and how people are crazy nowadays etc.. I tell them the world has always been that way. They only difference now is such incidents are being caught on camera. All my life I have done everything my parents wanted me to do. Ive graduated college, work as a designer and stayed out of trouble. I don't hang out or mingle with bad people. All my friends are productive people, who have jobs and live a good life. The only thing I have done wrong is not saving money, and seeing escorts which is something I will stop doing. The only conflicts I have been in are when I play Football (Soccer). But in sports due to competition there will always be conflicts. Even though life is dangerous I am not going to stay home and not go out. I'll still live my life, just will be careful and cautious. When I stay out late at night, drink alcohol, travel long distances they get upset. They fail to understand that I am 31 and not 13. I've been trying to move out but they make things so difficult. They fail to understand that in this life we can't stop certain things from happening.

I have 3 siblings and I am the one that have helped them out the most. I pay part of the rent every month and help them with things around the house. Their plan is to give me the apartment when they retire which will be in 1-2 yrs. I didn't mind with that plan. However with them not giving me my privacy (going through things in my room and not treating me like an adult. I often stay out after work until like 11 in the night. But I just be chilling outside with my friend, hanging out and talking. They will call me so many times to see where I am and what I am doing. I feel cuddled and it's really frustrating. They fail to realize that I am an adult. I choose to live with them, I don't have to live with them. I drink alcohol often and they keep riding me for that. I have done some stupid things while drinking, things I regret. But nothing too serious. It feel like they wrote the story of my life and I am just the character in it. Its gotten to the point that either they change or I will leave.
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Mouseinthehouse · 36-40, F
They can't force you to he something you're not. My religious parents tried to control me too, but oneday I packed up and left. Now we only see each other outside the family home and I've told them if they want respect, then they must respect me too.
skip2mylou · 31-35, M
@Mouseinthehouse I am feeling like that's what I have to do. I told them that by the end of the year I am going to move out whether they agree or not. I can't keep living my life like this.