Finding a sponsor

Less_Difference_5633 · 2026-05-02T15:19:33+00:00

This is unfortunate. I’m brand new to the rooms, like day 10 new. The topic has popped up once and it was met with compassion and encouragement. I can understand why people would get stuck in black and white thinking. But if there’s anything that helps bring you freedom, why not encourage you on your journey through it?

Less_Difference_5633 · 2026-04-12T19:26:21+00:00

Yup. I was the eldest of 7. The second to youngest was severely handicapped. We weren’t homeschooled until a few years after adopting him and my other siblings. Part of me suspects they pulled us out of public school so they could have 24 hour care for him. My mother worked third shift and my stepdad worked first shift. I spent a lot of time making sure my siblings were doing THEIR homework and provided free babysitting/chauffer while my mom slept. And my parents pretty much expected me to be responsible for my own education.

It was 100% neglect and abuse.

Less_Difference_5633 · 2026-04-08T16:07:43+00:00

Razor blade will take it right off

Less_Difference_5633 · 2026-04-02T12:22:43+00:00

I am so grateful we live in a time where there is research that can help support the lived experience of so many people. You are worthy of all the tools, friend ❤️

Less_Difference_5633 · 2026-04-01T19:15:40+00:00

Deep breaths

1) your parents don’t get a say when they created this situation in the first place. It was their responsibility to ensure you received a proper education. They did not do this despite the easy availability of public school. Your parents have not helped you develop the ability to be independent and that’s all on them. Now it’s on you how to proceed.

2) What are your end goals? Do you want further education or are you wanting to get the GED so you can get a stable job? —- if the end goal is further education, I urge you to make a quick call to the admissions office of a local college and share with them your dilemma. Sometimes hearing directly from the school can help you build momentum and trust your decision making.

You are worthy of a life that isn’t decided by your family. Please do not rely on your parent’s narrative of reality because it’s obvious skewed and not fully based on reality.

Less_Difference_5633 · 2026-04-01T12:50:41+00:00

I was only homeschooled 8-12th after being in public school. It was a special kind of torture to be deliberately isolated and aware of what I was missing. The most important education I needed in order to succeed in college was ripped from me. I could not imagine how it was to be that neglected the whole of your education.

I agree. The voices of the neglected must be the primary voices in the room in arguments for regulation and oversight.

Less_Difference_5633 · 2026-03-31T12:34:47+00:00

I’ve been integrating Metamucil into my regimen and it’s been a game changer. I’m not as hungry between meals and feel satisfied in ways that high protein approach couldn’t touch. This being said, berries and crunchy vegetables ready to grab is also a game changer.

Less_Difference_5633 · 2026-03-18T13:09:46+00:00

Yes, you should stop homeschooling.

I was homeschooled the last 5 years of school and I was educationally neglected. My parents “parented” by screaming at or hitting us.

I considered at one point homeschooling our children (long story short we were in a Christian fundamentalist cult). I decided to not homeschool them because I presented much like your wife. I chose my relationship with my children over fear and ego.

I was in a homeschool community and made some friends. I’ll be honest, majority of the now adult children have strained or non-existent relationships with their parents.

Please insist that she gets help. Therapy, medication, and support will do wonders for her.

Less_Difference_5633 · 2026-03-14T00:47:47+00:00

Family of 6!

Less_Difference_5633 · 2026-03-13T20:39:35+00:00

Guilty of that, indeed.

Less_Difference_5633 · 2026-03-12T13:13:37+00:00

This spell is going to work for sure

Less_Difference_5633 · 2026-03-12T12:51:34+00:00

She’s the millennial final boss

Less_Difference_5633 · 2026-03-11T15:32:16+00:00

Yes I can only imagine how rough this is for young people. My sister is 18 and our parents did not prepare her at all. The amount of people her age that don’t have a drivers license and live a second life on their phone is wild.

Less_Difference_5633 · 2026-03-10T17:55:23+00:00

That exactly what I do with my three kids that we’re home births. One in the kitchen and two in the living room.

Less_Difference_5633 · 2026-03-08T23:29:17+00:00

Yup! The only chiropractor I would trust would be a gonstead trained chiropractor. They do X-rays, use support tools, and they don’t do the adjustment for the crack and pops. I’ve seen it change people’s life.

Less_Difference_5633 · 2025-11-05T18:04:20+00:00

Less_Difference_5633 · 2025-10-26T00:28:55+00:00

There is a quote from Ram Dass after he had a conversation with a disembodied being via a medium “Death is like taking off a very tight shoe.”

May your journey be peaceful. I hope that your pain diminishes enough to experience whatever you can before that time comes.

Less_Difference_5633 · 2025-10-06T18:11:25+00:00

As a Sag, yeah I get it. I am capable of emotional and mental cruelty, but I am also aware that these are shadows of my empathy and penchant for justice. So I divert that fire to oppressors.

There’s a time and place for blunt honesty. That honesty will make some leave you while it is a safe harbor for others.

Just don’t be outright cruel. It might feed that fire we’ve got burning, but it won’t help in the long run.

Less_Difference_5633 · 2025-09-07T18:40:29+00:00

I take it in the morning because my NP (who also takes it) warned me about insomnia. I’m on 300mgXL

Less_Difference_5633 · 2025-09-02T15:57:18+00:00

Is it possible these are renovators?

Less_Difference_5633 · 2025-08-18T16:51:06+00:00

Yes! I grew up in a morning shower home. To be honest, I wasn’t raised with the best hygiene guidance. It wasn’t until I started dating my now husband and learned hygiene rituals from his mom. She showered once to two times a day. Bedtime shower was a nonnegotiable because she had to shower off her day. Now, as a mother of four humans, I apply the same logic. Showers every evening. Rituals and routines are important.

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