My mom is like this. She was very over protective of me when I was growing up. She made the mistake of telling me I couldn’t travel alone and that eventually lead me to move to Australia for two years on a work/holiday visa.
I was told to check in near daily but I maybe called home once or twice a month and that still felt like pulling my own teeth.
My adhd wants to whatever random shit it wants to do and does not like to be interrupted.
I went to the other side of the planet and somehow it still wasn’t far enough.
My mum likes to call me, irate that she hasn’t been able to get a hold of me in days, if not weeks. When I’ve, in fact, replied to her texts the night before. Just not the ones she sent an hour after I’d replied. Because I was at a friend’s, then went to bed, then got up and went to work. I feel like this exact behavior from my mum is what makes me want to disappear. I didn’t have privacy growing up, so I crave it more as an adult. Do you feel the two are related for you, too?
There’s some significant family history that can explain why my mom is overprotective of me as her baby boy so I can understand why she acts the way she does.
I just happened to turn out as an incredibly independent and self sufficient person which clashes hard with overprotective personalities.
I am also Autistic/ADHD and get overwhelmed easily and spend a lot of time on my own as well which plays a strong part in all of this too.
My mom being overprotective of me did play a big part in me taking off to travel and live abroad. I also think I would have naturally gone travelling given different circumstances and motivations. I just want to explore new places and experience new things.
My mom is like this. She was very over protective of me when I was growing up. She made the mistake of telling me I couldn’t travel alone and that eventually lead me to move to Australia for two years on a work/holiday visa.
I was told to check in near daily but I maybe called home once or twice a month and that still felt like pulling my own teeth.
My adhd wants to whatever random shit it wants to do and does not like to be interrupted.
I went to the other side of the planet and somehow it still wasn’t far enough.
My mum likes to call me, irate that she hasn’t been able to get a hold of me in days, if not weeks. When I’ve, in fact, replied to her texts the night before. Just not the ones she sent an hour after I’d replied. Because I was at a friend’s, then went to bed, then got up and went to work. I feel like this exact behavior from my mum is what makes me want to disappear. I didn’t have privacy growing up, so I crave it more as an adult. Do you feel the two are related for you, too?
There’s some significant family history that can explain why my mom is overprotective of me as her baby boy so I can understand why she acts the way she does.
I just happened to turn out as an incredibly independent and self sufficient person which clashes hard with overprotective personalities.
I am also Autistic/ADHD and get overwhelmed easily and spend a lot of time on my own as well which plays a strong part in all of this too.
My mom being overprotective of me did play a big part in me taking off to travel and live abroad. I also think I would have naturally gone travelling given different circumstances and motivations. I just want to explore new places and experience new things.