When you were growing up...

As much as I loved my Mother I musrt be honest and say she did try and control me a little too much, strangely enough she didn't with my sister although I think it was because I was the shy little mouse type, I sometimes think I should have bucked a little more and not let this control happen but I loved my mother and didn't want to hurt her but she has passed on and I just treasure her and get on with my way of things now...

when I was growing up, my mother worked a whole lot, and I didn't have a father...so my mother was more the type to give me instructions and make sure I knew what she was talking about...I wasn't ever really controlled...maybe thats why I don't do too well with rules now...

Yes, they verbally and physically abused me. They both had tempers. Both of them were very negative and both of them ended up with health problems. My mom's health problems are more serious than my dads. Negativity equals illness. Now that I have a family, I try hard to not become like my parents. But I would never hit my kids.

My mom controled every aspect of my life until I left college. My stepdad had to fight with my mom so she would let up some. I think it was my sister left home at a young age and got married. There was a big age difference so I paid the price growing up. She wasn't as harsh with my brothers. If they brought home a C or F it was ok. If I brought home a B I was retarted and stupid you name it I was it. I worked she took my paycheck and gave me $20 for two weeks. But you know what you live in life makes you what you are you can wallow over it or say I can do better and live on.

yes..when i was like my teenage days.. it came to the extend that i wanted to get married jst to get out of my house and be away from them! but now, when you look back into it..that's one of the reason where i am now..what i've done w/ my life..it may be good or bad, but it does affects our decisions in life.. they might wana do it to protect you, for your own good, or maybe they were scared, but whatever reasons they may have, it's jst not right of overdoing it.. anything too much is always bad.