Are your family issues holding you back? 25 May Written By Ellie Rose We don’t have a choice what family we are born into or brought up in. A lot of us get out as soon as we can to make our own way, live life on our independent terms with our own ideas and values. That usually works great! Do you feel held back from growing, developing, or moving forward in your life by your parents? Is your relationship with your parents negatively affecting how you parent your own children? I'm wondering if your parents are "holding you back" because if your grades slip there goes scholarship opportunities. Colleges don't care if you take AP or Honors classes all they care about is your GPA, ACT score, extra curriculars. Its all about the big picture, college and paying for it. It's CRAZY expensive. What to Do When Your Family Is Holding You Back In some families, nobody's happy unless everyone stays in their place. Forever. Elizabeth Gilbert explains why they feel threatened, and how to break free. My mom has held me back my entire life and I never realized it. She's always had the best of intentions, but nonetheless, it's only thinking back that I realized how many times she's pulled me out of something because she was scared of how upset it was making me. I feel like my parents are holding me back. Any advice? Won't let me study abroad in a better University nor will they let me participate in Youth Exchange programs for example. Every time I come up with an idea or a goal for the future, no one will be the obstacle but them. Im just waiting for the moment i turn 18 and become autonomous. I know a family similar to this. Only daughter moved to college a long way from the parents. Parents moved to the same location as her college. Student promptly drops out of college and begins rebelling big time. Student is now a waitress and I doubt she ever goes back to college. Parents need to back the F off. 18/19 years olds are more that capable of going to college without mommy and daddy Are your parents unintentionally holding you back? Our article explores how parental influence can affect personal growth and offers strategies for gaining independence. I feel like my parents are holding me back. Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. So now the big question. How Do You Know if You Need Some Healthy Distance From Your Parents? Do you feel held back from growing, developing, or moving forward in your life by your parents? Is your relationship with your parents negatively affecting how you parent your own children? Are you afraid of surpassing your parents? How about talking to someone of the opposite sex when your parents are watching? Does it feel weird when you try to be more outgoing and sometimes seem like your family wants you to keep being shy? There are several reasons why you feel this way, and 3 major ones: Reason 1: You Care What They Think This is the biggie. Guilt trips, emotionally, having normalised the dysfunction growing up. That is dysfunctional families do with children. The parents hold them back for themselves because otherwise if the kids left they would have no one. (or have to face a therapist.) DAE feels like their parents are holding you back? Like when you get to your 20's and still live with your parents, but in reality you just want to have your place and your own life. Due to lack of money, you still live with them, so you are always under constant pressure and toxicity that affects you both physically and mentally. So, I am 22 years old. My mother had me when she was 42, so she is now 65, and honestly getting a bit harder to be around the older she gets. I think it's unfair to have children so late because now is the time in my life where I feel I need my parents encouragement the most, and it seems like she just doesn't have the energy to give a shit. 53 votes, 10 comments. trueI’m currently 17, about to finish my senior year of high school and start a new chapter in my life with college, but I don’t feel ready at all because my parents have been so overprotective. My entire life, my parents have always been like that, but it got really bad once Covid-19 hit since they finally have a solid reason to always keep me in the house. As a 16 Signs You’re Scared Of Disappointing Your Parents And It’s Holding You Back by Piper Ryan Aug 2, 2024 Are my parents holding me back? Honestly, for a few years now I have felt like my parents have been holding me back. It started when my parents decided what clothes I can and cannot get even though I liked them, I believe this has created a constant want of doing whatever someone wants or says, not allowing me to be me. 915K subscribers in the Advice community. This is a place where you can ask for advice on many subjects. Everybody has issues that they run into, and How can I handle my parents holding me back? Handling parents who hold you back can be challenging, but it is possible. Start by communicating with your parents and trying to understand their perspective. Build confidence and self-esteem, and take control of your own life. My sister doesn't want me to live with her bcs she only prioritizes herself and doesn't want to put up with my parents' constant fits when I try to stand up for myself. My best friend just recently stabbed me in the back by telling my sister bullshit about me and of course my sister went ahead and told me parents. Reply reply [deleted] •
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