"I am 20 minutes into the presentation when a woman interrupts me. 'When are you going to talk about God in all of this?' she asks."
  • soloner@lemmy.world
    341·
    8 months ago

    I’m not the OP but was also homeschooled similarly. For me it was being culture shocked by how many different nuanced perspectives are out there. Growing up I was provided more of a black and white view and very little social interaction to teach me otherwise - until college haha.

    It actually was a nice revelation realizing not everyone is so prejudiced and bigoted about everything. However, the damage was done and I still had to work a lot to undo it and “catch up” to how to normally interact. Now I’m well adjusted so it’s all kinda in the past for me, but I won’t do that to my kids.

    Prob one of the other difficult things for me is being taught homophobia and having to learn how shitty that is and the guilt that I still live with to this day because of beliefs I used to hold. That sucks.

    • Croquette@sh.itjust.works
      18·
      8 months ago

      If that can make you feel better, I wasn’t homeschooled, and I still needed to adjust myself as an adult (and still do every day).

      You are a product of your environment and you shouldn’t feel ashamed sbout things you didn’t know any better.

      Be proud of the fact that you embraced the culture shock and opened to the world to become a better person.

      That’s a lot more than many people that had “normal” childhood (what is normal anyways?).