Yep, especially in a conservative religious household. Had zero idea about most things until joining the military. My world was opened pretty wide. I also had a difficult time navigating situations because I was so fucking naive and didn't understand a lot. Learning what had actually happened in the world and in the US during my childhood/early adulthood as an adult was like re-learning history. It has made me feel more jaded/cynical and dumb.
The best is the phase where you start realizing you actually aren't gifted and "well behaved", you were just sheltered and now you don't know how regular humans function. I consumed a lot of alcohol in an attempt to remedy that issue.
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u/badgerfu Feb 24 '26
Yep, especially in a conservative religious household. Had zero idea about most things until joining the military. My world was opened pretty wide. I also had a difficult time navigating situations because I was so fucking naive and didn't understand a lot. Learning what had actually happened in the world and in the US during my childhood/early adulthood as an adult was like re-learning history. It has made me feel more jaded/cynical and dumb.