️ Imagine being a young, passionate writer, pouring your heart and soul into your stories… only to have your parents crush your dreams with their overbearing “editing” and invasion of privacy! This poor soul’s love for writing was snuffed out by the very people who should have been nurturing it. Buckle up, because this tale of parental overreach is a wild ride!
️ A Young Writer’s Passion
Ambitious Novel at 13 ✨
Parents Insist on Reading Everything
️ Printing & Marking Up Pages with Red Pens
❌ Crossing Out Paragraphs & Reworking Characters
Mom’s Tears & Lectures on “God Given Talent”
️♀️ Parents Snooping Through Notebooks
Hating the Invasion of Privacy
Dad Reads Diary, Thinking It’s a Story
✍️ Desire to Write Officially Killed at 16
Sparing Parents’ Feelings with Excuses
Parents Lose It, Screaming & Yelling ️
♀️ OP Leaves, Gets Texts from Relatives
Thank You for the Support!
Traumatizing Diary Incident
️ Parents Take Turns Screaming for an Hour
Passion Dead for Good, Feeling Humiliated & Violated
Parents’ Pushy “Editing” Kills Young Writer’s Passion
Well, well, well… looks like we’ve got a classic case of parents taking their “support” way too far! Our young writer poured their heart into their stories, only to have Mom and Dad tear them apart with red pens and boundary-stomping snooping. It’s no wonder the poor thing’s passion for writing was snuffed out like a candle in a hurricane! ️✍️ Let’s see what the internet has to say about this parental overreach fiasco…
Empathetic support for a victim of controlling parents
Heartbreaking story of overbearing parents crushing their child’s dreams
Aspiring writer gets crushed by overbearing parents’ harsh editing.
A heartbreaking story of parental criticism and its lasting impact
Your parents don’t deserve your talents. NTA
Parents killed her talent, NTA for speaking truth.
Parents forced commenter into choir, kicked them out for quitting.
Supportive commenter empathizes with OP’s struggle with invasive parents.
Respect privacy and give space for artistic growth
Writer validates OP’s NTA status and advises to emotionally distance.
Writer shares personal experience, offers support and encouragement.
Encouraging comment suggests cutting out toxic family and pursuing writing
Overbearing parents ruin child’s dreams, reminiscent of crazy dance moms.
Encouraging comment, empathizing with OP’s situation and complimenting their guinea pig story.
Editing is about helping the story, not controlling the writer
Supportive comment offers advice and shares personal experience.
Encouraging comment supporting OP’s decision to control their own work.
Supportive comment from parent, empathizing with OP’s struggles.
Standing up for boundaries and refusing to be taken advantage of!
Overbearing mom ruins daughter’s passion for photography
Impressive writing skills, but overbearing parents ruined the dream
Sibling’s laughter killed my confidence, can’t imagine parent’s harsh editing.
Don’t let others steal your joy in creating art
Parents’ controlling notion that ‘everything you create is theirs’ is bizarre
Invasive parents forced editing & sharing. So many questions
Overbearing parents crush child’s passion for writing. NTA for speaking up.
Heartfelt encouragement to pursue passion despite parental discouragement. ❤️
Overbearing parents ruin child’s passion for music. Heartbreaking.
Parents ruin child’s hobby by forcing it into a business
Heartbreaking story of overbearing parents and their obliviousness to damage caused.
Honesty isn’t always easy, but it’s better than invasive editing
NTA – Overbearing parents crushed girl’s dreams for their own bragging rights
Long walks can help recapture creativity. NTA.
Don’t let overbearing parents crush your dreams! Cut them out.
Invading a child’s privacy is a major AH move
Encouraging comment suggests alternative route for writing career.
Overbearing parents crushed girl’s dreams by editing her writing. NTA.
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Encouraging comment to get back to writing with a positive outlook
Overbearing parents crush daughter’s dreams of writing. Friend relates.
Parents’ overbearing editing killed poster’s passion for writing
Supportive comment against abusive parents’ invasive editing.
NTA. Share the post on Facebook to show the truth.
Supportive comment and relatable experience with empathetic tone. ❤️
Supportive comment suggests low contact with possibly mentally ill parents.
Parents overstep boundaries, commenter suggests alternative career for mother.
Constructive criticism is important, but this is invasive and terrible. NTA
Encouragement matters. Lack of it can kill creativity.
Overbearing parents crushed girl’s creativity and deserve accountability.
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Overbearing parents destroy child’s passion, NTA empathizes.
Helicopter parents can scar their kids for life. NTA.
Parental censorship of creative work is a violation of privacy
Overbearing parents killed her spirit, NTA for blocking relatives
Invasive parents crushed their child’s love for writing. NTA.
Parents ruin girl’s writing dreams. Commenter supports her.
Regain your passion and share it with the world! You’re NTA
Overbearing parents crushed girl’s dreams of writing. NTA.
Don’t force your help onto others, offer advice instead!
Supportive comment with angry tone. Empathy for OP’s situation.
Empathetic reply sympathizes with oppressive parents’ behavior.
Writing a book to spite abusive parents? NTA, just brilliant!
Heartbreaking stories of overbearing parents crushing their child’s dreams
Respectful boundaries are crucial, NTA for standing up.
Don’t let nitpicky corrections crush the creativity in you!
Sharing personal writing with overbearing parents: NTA, they took it too far
Don’t give up on writing! NTA. Your parents invaded your privacy
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“Raised by narcissists” sub can help identify toxic behaviors
Writing is a personal outlet, not a battleground for criticism
Supportive comment offers hope to writer, asks about parents’ motives.
Parents editing a child’s hobby writing, NTA comment sympathizes.
Overbearing parents crushed girl’s writing dreams. Sympathetic commenters offer support.
Encouraging comment hopes OP rediscovers passion for writing
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Supportive comment validates OP’s experience with narcissistic parents.
Heartfelt support for victim of invasive parents.
Supportive comment encourages OP to continue programming despite overbearing parents
Parental editing crosses a line. NTA gets negative points
Encouraging comment, reminding to create freely. NTA.
Overbearing parents crushed dreams, NTA for keeping love secret
Parents crush child’s creativity for personal gain. NTA.
A helpful recommendation for support and resources.
Last Updated on March 20, 2024 by Diply Social Team
