Does anyone else still feel like their parents treat them like a child in their late 20s?
I’m in my late 20s and I feel as though I’m still treated as a child by my parents. (Having to tell them where I’m going, etc). I can’t have an adult conversation with them about my life, friends, etc because they still childize me during the conversation. (Example: Went away for a weekend with some friends. We stopped by a bar. I took a sip of my friends drink to try it. Tell my parents about the bar and what my friend drank, and as soon as I say I took a sip of their drink, it was ‘Why would you do that?! That’s gross, you can get sick, etc.)
Awhile back I decided to sub teach right after I got my degree as a quick source of better income. Told that to my mom and her response was “ I don’t think you’ll like it, I think you’ll be embarrassed, because you’re shy etc.” I subbed high school for some time and did fine. Also recently graduated the police academy doing just fine as well.
Another time my close friend (who lives an hour away) was looking into apartments in the next town over fro mine. I mentioned to my mom friend (I’ll call her Anna) was apartment hunting. My mom immediately said “don’t think you’re going to go move in with Anna!”
It makes me envious of my friends whose parents treat them like an adult/can have an adult relationship with their parents. Hell, their parents talk to me and treat me like an equal adult. At work I’m treated as an adult.
I do live at home because I’m paying off a school loan, and saving up money in my bank account. (Up to almost 25k saved now) and work full time. I appreciate their generosity and allowing me to live with them until I can hopefully obtain a better paying career that would allow me to move out on my own and fully support myself. (I live in California and 1 bedroom apartments are going for over a grand now in my area. I just hate being treated like a child.
My brother who is 5 years younger moved out a couple years ago with his girlfriend into a one bedroom apartment and they just split everything. (He didn’t go to school like I did however, so no school loans). But he’s treated more like an adult in my parents eyes. Despite the fact that he isn’t fully independent (they still pay his phone bill, car insurance, and wash their laundry for them).
I almost feel like it’s infringing on my relationship with my parents. I’m mostly alone in my room, out with friends or at the gym. I don’t que them in much of what goes on in my life because they childize me. And I feel bad.
Anyway sorry for the long post.
TLTR; Parents treat me like a child despite being in my late 20s.
Edit: wow! I didn’t expect to get so many comments on this! I’m trying to reply to as many as I can before bed! I’ll reply to more tomorrow!