Did anyone else's normie parents raise you with certain rules that they tacitly expected you to break?
>my parents wanted to preserve my innocence as a 14 year old, but now that I'm 35 they changed their mind? WTF?!This isn't special or unique retard, all parents do this
>>84679798Why is the first post so often the best post?
>>84679798This. "You aren't allowed to do x" translates to "You can do x when you're older" most of the time. Pretty easy to figure out for most people.
>can't have sex because I live with parents at 26>remember I had 4 whole years living on my own during college and never made use of that freedom to have sex anyways so even if I didn't live with my parents, I still wouldn't be getting laid anywaysIt's such a bother, at least I can do drugs down here in this basement without them suspecting anything.
>>84679798>>84679820>>84679836t. never had religious/uptight parents. My parents would be very disappointed in me if they learned that I drink or smoke even as a grown man.The real answer is that they never expected you to break them (or more accurately, they didn't WANT you to, they are aware you probably would eventually). In all likelihood, you had uptight middle class parents like mine who wanted you to "live better" than they did growing up, without realizing that they were actually teaching you to isolate yourself from other people and deprive yourself of extremely important relationships and life experiences. The reality is that the friends and relationships you make by breaking these rules are some of the most fulfilling and long-lasting. The kind of "yuppy" straight-edge friendships that boomer parents present as the ideal are actually the most fleeting and unreliable as time progresses.
>>84679701They had those same rules growing up and they broke them. They expected you to do the same.
>>84679701My mother literally asked me if I wanted to do drugs as a teen since she did them casually and to this day I don't even do the legal ones lel.
>>84679701>first-time parents concerned about child's safety around friends they don't know>often had to be home ASAP after school to watch siblingsIt took persistence and putting up with their immature reactions for a long time, but they eventually reached a point where they understood why I don't care much for going out even to family gatherings, as something to do for fun.The overwhelming majority of people who share my interests don't live nearby at this time, but there is one friend I'd like to go hiking and cave exploring with someday after certain financial goals are met. All things in good time.
>>84680512>even as a grown manThat's odd. Mainly the drinking thing. Mine are religious but the main thing is not to get drunk and in trouble as a result, not never drinking at all.
>>84679701They expected you to rebel as part of teenage angst. Probably didn't know you were an autist who takes rules at face value.
>>84679836If your child is autistic you shouldnt expect them to get this.If you dont know if your child is autistic then you're a shit parent.
>>84681105I need a new vice.Is becoming an alcoholic worth it?
>>84681976Don't become an alcoholic, just grab a few coolers for the weekend.
>>84679798If you aren't properly socialized from a young age you can't just flip that switch on when you turn 18 or 21 or whatever. My parents stifled my socialization opportunities as early as grade school and the damage is irreversible.
>>84682006>Don't become an alcoholicWhy not?I dont want to live to 80, or 70 or 60 or 50 I hardly even want to get to 40 and im almost there.
>>84682021I almost pulled it off. I tried to flip the switch at 18, had a couple years of almost achieving normalfag status. But I couldn't handle the pressure and crashed out hard. Which I think is what my parents ultimately wanted, for me to be dependent on them for everything
>>84681976I just looked back. I don't drink for the buzz I just find them tasty or good complements to something. Besides, even with assets doing 200% in a month I can't say beer is so good it's worth spending at a pace that an alcoholic wood. The history behind a lot of the best/oldest beers is also an interesting element.
I don't drink because I hate the taste of alcohol and I hate being drunk.
I knew that if I ever drank alcohol, went to a party, had sex, or did anything like that, I'd lose my video game and internet privileges. I didn't want to risk that. So I didn't do any of that sort of thing as a teenager and now I don't really want to do that as an adult. Sometimes I feel like I missed out on a "normal teenage experience," but I think I'm better off as I am now than I would've been as a normie.
>>84682021My parents really tried to socialize me but I just never really got along that well with anyone. They all thought I was just some weirdo they were being forced to hang out with. By the time I was in high school I'd figured out how to mask but I always had this knowledge in the back of my mind that none of my so-called friends were friends with the real me.
>>84679701Yes. That's how all normies work. That's how your parents were raised. They had strict parents that told them not to drink, and then they snuck out and drank anyways. That's the game. Ultimately it's a good way to raise a kid. The kid gets to socialize and have some fun, but they also learn there are boundaries. Parents that are too strict create autists and parents that aren't strict enough create drug addicts and alcoholics. Although I don't think it's all your fault. The game is broken. Parents have too much power with cellphones and phone tracking and doorbell cameras. They all still expect you to sneak out like they did when they were young, but also make it impossible.
Normalfags do this then complain about money. It's very hoe of them, and it doesn't impart lasting value onto the younguns.
>>84679836I wasn't allowed to do these things when I got older either though.
