OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world to Mental Health@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoChildren who grew up teaching themselves because nobody had time to teach them often become adults who are extraordinarily competent and quietly resentfulgeediting.comexternal-linkmessage-square105linkfedilinkarrow-up1536arrow-down123file-text
arrow-up1513arrow-down1external-linkChildren who grew up teaching themselves because nobody had time to teach them often become adults who are extraordinarily competent and quietly resentfulgeediting.comOldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world to Mental Health@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square105linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareshyguyblue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·21 days agoUgh, I felt this. My sperm donor would “take over” anytime I asked for help, which led me to hating asking for help as an adult
minus-squareA_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·21 days agoAnd when you do get help, it of course comes with strings attached and you’ve got to spend the next 6 months dancing blind in a field of landmines waiting for the help you received to be thrown back your face and detonated.
Ugh, I felt this. My sperm donor would “take over” anytime I asked for help, which led me to hating asking for help as an adult
And when you do get help, it of course comes with strings attached and you’ve got to spend the next 6 months dancing blind in a field of landmines waiting for the help you received to be thrown back your face and detonated.