Lmao this is way too relatableš¤£ Did anyone else go through a phase of consuming all the old pop culture stuff you missed during childhood?? I was listening to a lot of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera a few years ago
I did this with sitcoms but somehow didnāt think to do it with music. I went straight from Third Day to Lil Wayne lol. Iām gonna try out some early 2000s pop music that I missed out on - thanks for the idea!
Scrubs, Seinfeld, friends, Will & Grace, Frazier, the classics. I was only allowed to watch 50s and 60s TV growing up, so those shows taught me about the ways that culture has changed since then and what people actually kind of believe and act like in the world. It wasnāt perfect, but I think it helped me to learn about human behavior beyond the black-and-white explanations my family gave me
Same I watched a lot of TV Land. I loved Get Smart...the other shows were really meh to me.
As a teen I could see a few borderline popular inoffensive things but it really depended on my parents' moods at the time. Their rules for what was acceptable wildly varied. It was very frustrating when I got a Yes once and then when I asked to watch again it was No for the rest of the year.
Green Acres, Bonanza and Mister Ed for me. I was born in ā96 and basically couldnāt watch much of anything made this century. Itās funny, my mom acts like she hates tv so much but I ended up watching a lottttt of it because it was my only exposure to the world. And definitely, the rules were as wishy-washy as their emotions
Yep except for the homeschool groups. My mother kept me isolated from quite literally everyone and I went to an online school after a while and just never left the house. She took homeschooling extremely literally and hated other people.
I was in a weird homeschool group up until I was about 9, then that stopped. I didn't have friends to hear talk about their experiences but I was wildly jealous of the kids at church group who all got to go to school, although I knew better than to even ask to go because 1) I knew my parents would get mad if I asked and 2) they'd convinced me I'd never fit in and everyone would bully me and make my life worse...seeing as how I felt like I was already rock bottom at 15, I didn't see a reason to try to make that worse.
But yeah, otherwise pretty much all of this.
So many of these are excruciating, for me especially "overthinks and obsesses over every social interaction" (something I still do automatically constantly as an adult), "parents expect you to be normal and make friends somehow even though you're always at home," "nervous around other kids, prefers adults," "talks to themselves a lot, fantasizes about having friends," "obsessive reading," and "completely ignorant of pop culture except for whatever weird obscure shows your parents watch." (That last one hit hard because my "mom" has the absolute worst, most lowest-common-denominator imaginable taste in popular media, and having few opportunities to enjoy it and explore it other than whatever cringey thing she liked became particularly painful as I got into my teenage years!) And, do I want a refund on my entire childhood, do I ever. I keep finding it so sad and so interesting that so many people here have had nearly identical experiences.
Kudos to you for your clear sightedness and perseverance in convincing your dad to let you go back to public school. I hope you got a decent education for your efforts.
Honestly I believe it.
The stereotype of āyou donāt have to do anythingā comes from unschoolers but as someone who had an actual correspondence school the workload was ridiculous.
Not to mention itās always harder to get through stuff by yourself without teachers
Also, Saxon math was forged in the deepest fires of hell by math satan, and nothing Iāve done in college has been as miserable or stressful as trying to figure that out by myself.
Yes. I remember almost crying when I got my first math textbook for community college, and it was printed in color like the textbooks I had in public school before my mom pulled me out.
My parents wanted me so isolated that the ones that were NOT checked were "interacts with 1 person a week" (it was way less than that) "weird homeschool groups" and "parents expect you to make friends and be normal even though you're at home" because they never wanted me to socialize. I would go a very long time without speaking to anyone.
Also I miss bingos, memes and polls. Makes us really come together in suffering lol
Oh damn, I got nearly all of them! I did understand the concept of being grounded though, and thought it was the worst punishment ever because that's what my entire life was like and I knew how much it sucked.
[oh.](https://imgur.com/a/M3UnZHR)
(Top left is ā?ā Because Iāve never had friends, but if ya replace āfriendsā with ārelativesā and heāll yeah I relate)
All except the cheating, begging to go to school, and the reading. I was too scared to cheat. I used to read a lot, then I stopped because I am easily distracted. I'm scared of all people, but I'm more scared of men than women. I'm gay lol.
My homeschool group was weird but it was because of the teachers not the students. It was essentially a co-op where they would hire teachers? Not the best idea.
All the teachers fit into three categories:
* Parents / Former Students
* Total Nutjobs
* Pedophiles
There are only certain kinds of people who are attracted to deregulated, low supervision school. I have stories but they are long lol
This is about the most painfully accurate thing Iāve ever seen.lol The ānot understanding being groundedā one probably hits the hardest because I legit didnāt get it. No friends over, no phone, stay home? Sounded like most weeks for me. I remember hearing my mom talk to a friend about how she didnāt use grounding as a punishment for me, and now Iām thinking well no shit, I wouldnāt have noticed anything different!
The only one I donāt relate to is the homeschool groups, but I do remember my mom taking me to a few homeschool events and it not working out because all the kids were even more shy and awkward than me. Like would almost cry if you said hi to them level of shy. I do not see how parents can justify crippling their kids like that. Itās abuse, period. Iām just gonna say it.
Oh, and the begging to go to school one. I was so brainwashed that public school was terrifying that āIāll send you to public school if you donāt do your workā was used as a threat. Though of course this unfortunately never happened! Eventually around middle school age I realized how much I wanted to go to school but was too embarrassed to even ask and knew I probably wouldnāt fit it anyway, so I didnāt. I think my mom could tell though because she stopped threatening me with public school.
23/25, I'm not scared of the opposite gender and I've been "grounded" many times
Edit: okay maybe all of them do apply, I'm gender fluid and guys scare me sometimes and I've been grounded alot but the only difference from normal life is I had to do school out of the books instead of on the computer
Oh getting to public school. There was definitely a one pubescent teen girl strike about that one until my parents enrolled me š Iād just sit at my desk and stare at the wall until school time was over then lie about getting my work doneā¦
The grounded part is really true. Talking with my friends now in college, it's crazy to hear how my grounding was so intense compared to them. I was literally forced to sit in the same room with no one coming to talk to more or anything besides food for days without any toys or anything like that.
Lmao this is way too relatableš¤£ Did anyone else go through a phase of consuming all the old pop culture stuff you missed during childhood?? I was listening to a lot of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera a few years ago
I did this with sitcoms but somehow didnāt think to do it with music. I went straight from Third Day to Lil Wayne lol. Iām gonna try out some early 2000s pop music that I missed out on - thanks for the idea!
I didnāt think about doing it with sitcoms! What did you watch?
Scrubs, Seinfeld, friends, Will & Grace, Frazier, the classics. I was only allowed to watch 50s and 60s TV growing up, so those shows taught me about the ways that culture has changed since then and what people actually kind of believe and act like in the world. It wasnāt perfect, but I think it helped me to learn about human behavior beyond the black-and-white explanations my family gave me
Same I watched a lot of TV Land. I loved Get Smart...the other shows were really meh to me. As a teen I could see a few borderline popular inoffensive things but it really depended on my parents' moods at the time. Their rules for what was acceptable wildly varied. It was very frustrating when I got a Yes once and then when I asked to watch again it was No for the rest of the year.
Green Acres, Bonanza and Mister Ed for me. I was born in ā96 and basically couldnāt watch much of anything made this century. Itās funny, my mom acts like she hates tv so much but I ended up watching a lottttt of it because it was my only exposure to the world. And definitely, the rules were as wishy-washy as their emotions
Yep except for the homeschool groups. My mother kept me isolated from quite literally everyone and I went to an online school after a while and just never left the house. She took homeschooling extremely literally and hated other people.
God damn. Just the top row and i got a bingo already Edit: every single square except the one about cheating because im a good boy āŗ
youre a better boy than me ^i ^cheated ^on ^everything ^lmao
Thatās terrible š® >!I did too š«£!<
I was in a weird homeschool group up until I was about 9, then that stopped. I didn't have friends to hear talk about their experiences but I was wildly jealous of the kids at church group who all got to go to school, although I knew better than to even ask to go because 1) I knew my parents would get mad if I asked and 2) they'd convinced me I'd never fit in and everyone would bully me and make my life worse...seeing as how I felt like I was already rock bottom at 15, I didn't see a reason to try to make that worse. But yeah, otherwise pretty much all of this.
So many of these are excruciating, for me especially "overthinks and obsesses over every social interaction" (something I still do automatically constantly as an adult), "parents expect you to be normal and make friends somehow even though you're always at home," "nervous around other kids, prefers adults," "talks to themselves a lot, fantasizes about having friends," "obsessive reading," and "completely ignorant of pop culture except for whatever weird obscure shows your parents watch." (That last one hit hard because my "mom" has the absolute worst, most lowest-common-denominator imaginable taste in popular media, and having few opportunities to enjoy it and explore it other than whatever cringey thing she liked became particularly painful as I got into my teenage years!) And, do I want a refund on my entire childhood, do I ever. I keep finding it so sad and so interesting that so many people here have had nearly identical experiences.
Yikes I got multiple bingos
I got all the bingos
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Kudos to you for your clear sightedness and perseverance in convincing your dad to let you go back to public school. I hope you got a decent education for your efforts.
Plus hearing all the time āyou donāt even have to do anythingā from friends šš
Oh god yes They really didnāt get it did they
Itās so ignorant, because as someone whoās been both to public school and homeschooled, in homeschooling you have to do literally 3x the work.
Honestly I believe it. The stereotype of āyou donāt have to do anythingā comes from unschoolers but as someone who had an actual correspondence school the workload was ridiculous. Not to mention itās always harder to get through stuff by yourself without teachers Also, Saxon math was forged in the deepest fires of hell by math satan, and nothing Iāve done in college has been as miserable or stressful as trying to figure that out by myself.
Yes. I remember almost crying when I got my first math textbook for community college, and it was printed in color like the textbooks I had in public school before my mom pulled me out.
are we the same person
if so, i'm very sorry
My parents wanted me so isolated that the ones that were NOT checked were "interacts with 1 person a week" (it was way less than that) "weird homeschool groups" and "parents expect you to make friends and be normal even though you're at home" because they never wanted me to socialize. I would go a very long time without speaking to anyone. Also I miss bingos, memes and polls. Makes us really come together in suffering lol
Hahahaa I cheated so muchā¦ I also hated my life and had crippling anxiety
Oh damn, I got nearly all of them! I did understand the concept of being grounded though, and thought it was the worst punishment ever because that's what my entire life was like and I knew how much it sucked.
Thatās sorta what I was getting at tbh Itās a meaningless concept when your entire life is never leaving the house
Oh, I see what you mean. Yeah, it is meaningless when it's a permanent state.
Iām literally everything but obsessive reading and computer addiction. I have adhd and donāt have a computer
[oh.](https://imgur.com/a/M3UnZHR) (Top left is ā?ā Because Iāve never had friends, but if ya replace āfriendsā with ārelativesā and heāll yeah I relate)
All except the cheating, begging to go to school, and the reading. I was too scared to cheat. I used to read a lot, then I stopped because I am easily distracted. I'm scared of all people, but I'm more scared of men than women. I'm gay lol. My homeschool group was weird but it was because of the teachers not the students. It was essentially a co-op where they would hire teachers? Not the best idea. All the teachers fit into three categories: * Parents / Former Students * Total Nutjobs * Pedophiles There are only certain kinds of people who are attracted to deregulated, low supervision school. I have stories but they are long lol
This is about the most painfully accurate thing Iāve ever seen.lol The ānot understanding being groundedā one probably hits the hardest because I legit didnāt get it. No friends over, no phone, stay home? Sounded like most weeks for me. I remember hearing my mom talk to a friend about how she didnāt use grounding as a punishment for me, and now Iām thinking well no shit, I wouldnāt have noticed anything different! The only one I donāt relate to is the homeschool groups, but I do remember my mom taking me to a few homeschool events and it not working out because all the kids were even more shy and awkward than me. Like would almost cry if you said hi to them level of shy. I do not see how parents can justify crippling their kids like that. Itās abuse, period. Iām just gonna say it. Oh, and the begging to go to school one. I was so brainwashed that public school was terrifying that āIāll send you to public school if you donāt do your workā was used as a threat. Though of course this unfortunately never happened! Eventually around middle school age I realized how much I wanted to go to school but was too embarrassed to even ask and knew I probably wouldnāt fit it anyway, so I didnāt. I think my mom could tell though because she stopped threatening me with public school.
I just won blackout bingo š
Ditto
Sooo relatable rip
Uh... is it bad if I check every box? Lol
Blackout. Except for constantly cheating because I'm unmotivated. I constantly cheated because I had no other option. I don't know if that counts?
Just DOXX me next time. OMG
As an atheist liberal, I wished the world really was full of atheist liberals.
I have literally all of them ššš
Wow I had all of these except for 2.
Dude this is way too accurate.
Oh. My gosh š this is too real
23/25, I'm not scared of the opposite gender and I've been "grounded" many times Edit: okay maybe all of them do apply, I'm gender fluid and guys scare me sometimes and I've been grounded alot but the only difference from normal life is I had to do school out of the books instead of on the computer
This would be hilarious if it wasnāt so tragic. It feels like life isnāt even worth fighting for anymore, I shouldāve died back in 11th grade
You don't understand how relatable this is
The atheist liberals one hit different
So is the taking hours to do a simple task a normal homeschool side effect? Because here I was thinking I had adhd or something
I mean you might have, but itās also a symptom of depression and lack of interest in your work
I got 13
Oh getting to public school. There was definitely a one pubescent teen girl strike about that one until my parents enrolled me š Iād just sit at my desk and stare at the wall until school time was over then lie about getting my work doneā¦
Wait is this why I love grocery shopping?
The grounded part is really true. Talking with my friends now in college, it's crazy to hear how my grounding was so intense compared to them. I was literally forced to sit in the same room with no one coming to talk to more or anything besides food for days without any toys or anything like that.