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My parents are ruining my life. A lot of the parents in my culture are strict but mine are over the top. You don't understand. They control everything. They control what I wear. If something is too "fashionable" my mother is against it. I have stopped trying and just wear the same ugly clothes everyday just so I can avoid her nagging at me or making me feel uncomfortable about what I'm wearing. I have become so self conscious because of it. I also never wear my hair down because my parents don't like it. Now that I'm older I want to start wearing it down but I know my parents will make comments, and it makes me feel like I am doing something wrong. Im also not allowed to hang out with my friends. That means no going out to restaurants, shopping, birthdays, sleepovers. When my friends ask me to hang out I just tell them I can't or make up and excuse because I know my parents will get angry or say no. Im surprised that I have friends because thanks to my parents, Im such a loser. They have sucked all the confidence out of me. I can't even talk to my mom like a normal person because she's a religious fanatic. Every time I try to talk to her she whips out a bible verse. Its like talking to a brick wall. I didn't go to my own prom for obvious reasons. I didn't go to my high school graduation either because I didn't have a nice dress and I didn't want to be there looking plain and out of place. My parents didn't think the grad was important anyway.
Im tired of being controlled. Its not like Im trying to do drugs or do anything bad. I just want to be able to make choices for myself and not be made to feel self-conscious or guilty because of it. Im 19 years old. Its time for me to grow into my own person but how am I supposed to do that when I can't express myself? I feel like Im in a straitjacket. I know there are worse problems in the world and Im not trying to be dramatic but I am tired of this.
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