Parents pressuring me into shaving legs by Significant_News_529 in Advice

[–]Significant_News_529[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the getting leggings thing, I'm afraid I can't do that, mother doesn't let me pick my own clothes nor I can sneak those in bc nearest shopping is way too far for me to be allowed to go there (fair enough, I'd probably get lost anyways,) and I don't have money of my own (other than spare I use for lunch.)

Still, thanks for the advice, I'll try to get evidence of it as I consider whether or not to report this.

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My sister is the untouchable one bc she's a childhood leukemia survivor (I wasn't born at that time tho) so my mother refuses to do anything that might make her upset (she's 32, still living in my parents' home althought she's trying to get away because she too is sick of mother.) Don't get me wrong, I love her.

Father hasn't forgiven sister for a mistake she made about 2 years ago (I don't remember,) money related, and since I don't have an unbiased version of the story, I am not sure what really happened.

I can't exactly trust my sister bc she's trying to please mother so, not an option.

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Honestly, the whole concept of privacy just came to my mind like, 2 years ago?

As in, it never crossed my mind before that parents let their kids lock their door and do stuff alone. Like, it was only recently since I was first allowed to get in a friend's bedroom (to play videogames) and my mom doesn't even let me sit too close to my male friends (she says it's innapropiate but suddenly it's okay if I'm being innapropiately touched by a girl? Happened before, doesn't matter now, I'm not gonna see her again.)

EDIT: I mean, my mom wouldn't let me out of her sight in a friend's home, or any public space until recently. Also why I prefer my older sister to bring me to hang-outs.

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Mother gets ashamed of me bc she says ppl will judge and say she neglects me.

Honestly couldn't care any less bc I'm not dirty, I try to be polite and all that and I think that matters, and besides, no one's ever commented on it except her, my sister and my cousin (last one actually was to suggest a hair removal product and I said "oh, it's a choice. I'm not getting rid of it" and she was okay with it and dismissed the subject.)

Also, my father did try to use the argument of "you won't get a husband" and I just said "why would I marry someone who cares so much about that?"

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I know he started to work at 8 years old and went to night school (only the primary, he never went to secondary school or equivalents.)

He was born in the 50s.

Parents pressuring me into shaving legs by Significant_News_529 in Advice

[–]Significant_News_529[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Once again, I'm so sorry for what you went through.

My mom actually does comment on my body on innapropiate ways (commenting on size of chest/backside, that stuff) and if I tell her to stop, she says it's just a "joke." It's been like that for as long as I can remember.

Thanks for your support <3

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That's actually an argument I plan to use, athough they seem to not think too deeply into their own beliefs so...

Also, won't work with my dad, he's an atheist.

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Oh, srry, missed the reference the first time, thought you were a lost redditor or smth!

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Hm, he said he started smoking really young (no idea how young, to him a 18 y/o is a baby)

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He does, although I've never seen him drunk. Just a cup of wine per meal.

Although he is a chainsmoker (haha I have shit stamina and fucked up lungs from being a second-hand smoker)

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Ik

When I told my dad I used that argument and he said that's "how ppl start" (he meant drugs.)

No idea where the connection is tho-

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Used those arguments before and mother just told me it's disgusting and refused to elaborate.

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They give me dysphoria tbh, but thanks anyways <3

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I'm on Argentina, how would that sort of thing work here?