@opallauryn: I promise this is not about a car, it’s just a good analogy #weaponizedincompentence #coercivecontrol #domesticviolence #patriarchy #relationships
I saw a guy on a podcast on here who said something along the lines of, “no one will ever understand you or the world the way you do, because no one has lived your life — even two kids raised in the same home are not treated or experiencing life the same exact way, and therefore there are always gaps in perspectives,” as someone whose fought so hard to be understood for so long to be continually what felt like intentional misunderstandings, it took that to show me that it’s not actually me, or my ability to show my perspective, it’s just that people have a hard time understanding from a different walk of life.
2026-06-09 15:10:44
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Saviah ✨ :
I’m 22 and I still don’t know and my dad/grandma won’t let me borrow their car and I have no friends ❤️
2026-06-09 16:53:57
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Alethala :
living in society is being conditioned to trust. if we didn't trust we'd all be hermits. its isnt bad to beleive the best in others. it can hurt if other people are bad that has nothing to do with who you are as a person
2026-06-09 23:10:20
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𝐬𝐭✰𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 :
this is sooo relatable ❤️
2026-06-10 03:39:27
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Lexi Hunt :
I have never felt more seen in my life 🥺
2026-06-09 17:18:09
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Esmizzy :
My sister’s friend taught me how to drive and my aunt took me to my driver’s test and let me use her car. Thank goodness I had someone in life who cared for me.
2026-06-30 07:30:37
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Ana アナ aka hemizeni 🌱ヘミゼニ :
my parents didn't even pay for mine I had to work full time and do classes at night
2026-06-21 21:54:13
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Max :
I don’t live in America though
2026-06-28 19:00:40
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yomama_isaheaux :
Me too baby. Hugs 🫂
2026-06-09 16:41:35
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pearl_squared :
as a dv survivor, it's even harder to know when you grew up watching your mom be abused and she just forgave and move on.
2026-06-09 14:20:04
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Frogg Arson???? :
see I am the opposite. I noticed EVERYTHING so now I'm stuck in the loop of "is this normal behavior, or is this abuse?" over very very simple things like my partner not cleaning. And then I have to remind myself that I am in a super stable supportive relationship and that he wouldn't do these things to harm me. I have to remind myself that not everything or everyone is abusive. it's exhausting :(
2026-06-09 16:56:24
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jellymush :
same 35 getting my permit soon
2026-06-09 15:39:20
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Marcelle :
Judgment is usually the first reaction to vulnerability or to experiences that are misunderstood. Many are simply unaware of how coercive abuse is, how sneaky abuse is. Many are being abused and don’t even know it. I always said never me when I heard stories growing up. Then it was me. When you realize it, sometimes you are trapped and can’t get out easily. And most abusers never touch.
2026-06-09 13:47:06
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2hundrednsixty5 :
Damn you are showing me to give me more empathy to myself than I ever got my whole life..I kept blaming myself for not knowing and being a pick me..it all happened from 16-19
2026-06-10 13:23:28
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David Balfour178 :
grew up with abusive but married parents. still happened to me.
2026-06-09 21:59:20
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user97113723921401 :
Start teaching kids in school things like: emotional/verbal/physical/financial abuse? Emotional maturity? Attachment theory and identifying secure attachment? CLEARLY we can’t rely on parents. Sadly.
2026-06-10 02:58:29
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MurrayMae :
I grew up in such a toxic abusive environment that I found myself in a cycle of abusive relationships because that’s what I knew and what my nervous system was used to. It took years to break out of that.
2026-06-09 17:03:55
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My Name Is Vonn :
My parents taught me how to drive but never taught me what an oil change was. I blew a head gasket. Car - gone. I understand you’re analogy 💯 💯
2026-06-09 19:20:48
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Printed By Bori :
My older brother took my dads car when we were younger and because of that if I didn’t do the process of learning how to drive and getting the license on my own my family never bothered to teach me.
2026-06-10 04:27:37
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Samantha Harrison-Sh :
I had 3 driving lessons and I couldn’t get my license because i couldn’t pass the state minimum requirements in Switzerland. And then they made fun of me for not having my license yet 🥰 also didn’t get a car because “you don’t need one”.
2026-06-21 19:25:51
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Nina :
My parents wouldn’t teach me how to drive either!! But got me a car and were like alright go on then
2026-06-09 16:43:09
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RcknPP7 :
My parents decided for me when I was 16 that I didn’t want to drive, without asking me
2026-06-27 21:32:45
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Ana アナ aka hemizeni 🌱ヘミゼニ :
same I got mine at 20 something
2026-06-21 21:53:56
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Cthulhu The Magnific :
👀its hard to spot it in a moment
2026-07-01 21:33:02
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grace :
People are so quick to judge adults without a license without even thinking maybe we where never taught? I didn't get mine until 23. That was after going for the lessons myself and having a supportive partner taking me driving.
2026-06-29 19:59:19
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