murderousbudgie t1_iujj48w wrote
Reply to comment by lostgofl in What do you wish you could tell your younger self before entering an age gap relationship? by lostgofl
> Needless to say, my parents had no leash on me and my adventures. They were very uninvolved.
Another one for the therapist. People like to pejoratively call girls in your situations out for having "daddy issues" (which is unfair) but at base it sounds like you crave the type of support you didn't get from your parents and sexual relationships with older men was an easy way for you to get it.
lostgofl OP t1_iujjgqa wrote
I think I’ve always known this, I just needed to hear it from someone else. Thanks. Now I’m an adult and have to pull myself out of bad patterns. It is a difficult responsibility, putting myself back in therapy might be the next step.
It is very sad because it means admitting to myself that my parents failed their task and I suffer the consequences. All of my choices are my own, but how much agency does a young woman really have?
murderousbudgie t1_iujjrxm wrote
It's a trope for a reason, you're in no way broken in some unique or unfixable way. And you seem incredibly self-aware. Best of luck!
TuggNiceman t1_iujl2ml wrote
>It is very sad because it means admitting to myself that my parents failed their task and I suffer the consequences.
Join the club. :(
It's not okay, but it's going to be alright.
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