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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]80s kid. I had minimal parental involvement. TV was my parent. My SAHM would complain that my extracurricular activities were too much of an inconvenience for her.

I was quite talented in the performing arts and won regional competitions and scholarships but eventually quit them all because I couldn't deal with my family constantly guilt tripping me over the fact that they didn't want to go to my performances (inconvenience... they'd rather watch TV at home).

As a pre-teen, I was guilt-tripped for getting scholarships to science summer camps. I always applied for scholarships because I knew they'd never be willing to pay for it... but they were willing to pay for their 5 cars.

Anyway, they were just really selfish parents. Ironically, they were very warm and kind externally but they thought that the child's life should revolve around their parents. Parents had no duty to their children. My parents interpreted my ambition as a rejection of them as parents (again, everything revolved around them).

I no longer speak with them and I'm very happy. I make a point of being supportive and involved in my child's life but I have to be careful not to overcompensate for my childhood. [/quote]

I qualified for a pre-Olympic team but I had to quit because my mom didn't feel like driving me.  She was also a SAHM. [/quote]

My sister's piano teacher told her at one point that she had to find a new teacher because she was so good that he couldn't teacher anything else. He recommended a Juilliard trained teacher that was in a neighboring town about 30 minutes away. My mom didn't want to drive her so she quit piano. It's too bad because she was REALLY good. Who knows where she'd be now if she had stuck with it. [/quote]

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