Is this a special case?

Question

I was allowed to do and watch/listen to whatever i wanted since i was born. i got a job and moved out when i was 15 never finishing jr high. never went to a day of high school. never went back home. i was self sufficient. i never had an education or college. but i got my GED one day for $75 and joined the Navy, ive been in almost six years im about to be AM1--E6. im 23 now, i have a nice car, nice place, awesome gf. and never grew up with any rules on anything. and i grew up without parents or school and i turned out fine. Is that abnormal because i dont know anyone else in the same situation,

Answer 1

you were lucky, period

Answer 2

"i grew up without parents or school and i turned out fine"...



What your definition of "fine" is, might not be fine to other people.



The fact that you managed to get your GED and be accepted into the Navy without ever even attending H.S. shows that you are an exceptionally intelligent person. You probably have a very high IQ. My husband was like this. He was always ditching school and causing problems so his parents pulled him out and did independent studies with him. He wouldn't do any studying all week and his home work would pile up. Over the weekend, his dad would insist he do all his work (a weeks worth) and he would finish it within an hour and get 100% correct. His parent couldn't believe it and thought he was cheating, but he wasn't. They would sit right there with him and watch him get all his work completed and correct. He passed his High school exit exam at 16 and never went to college yet he ran his own business successfully for 11 years.



Are you an my husband the norm? Absolutely not! In fact, my hubby has a very hard time helping his sons with their home worked, because he doesn't understand why they "can't just get it like he did". My Brother in law is also like this. When he was in college, he would never study, yet he aced all his exams.



Back to your question...you admit that you got involved in some "not so good things" as a teen, and that's why teens shouldn't be on their own. In CA, it's against the law for a child to work full time under the age of 16 and even after 16, you can only work full time during the summer. By law, you MUST be in school. So in actuality, you were breaking the law by not being in school and if you were working full time, your boss was breaking the law. If you weren't working, how were you supporting yourself? You also aren't allowed to live on your own unless you are legally emancipated. My friends parents were actually charged with neglect when they let their 15 y/o son move out (technically he was kicked out). So is this good? No. The law is there for a reason, and in more than one way, you or someone else has broken the law.



Did you come out succesful in the end? Yes. But that is not the case for most people.

Answer 3

Yes, moving out and being self sufficient at 15 is abnormal. And I'm glad to hear you are doing so well. However, I don't agree with the other answers. I was allowed to watch/listen to whatever I wanted, I had no curfew or rules in general over the age of 14. I did graduate high school a year early, (I was 17) & moved away and I also turned out fine. I was a manager at a grocery store, making decent money, until I decided to become a SAHM. It is a harder road to take than those who rely on their parents for help getting started in life, but that doesn't mean everyone will turn out badly.

Answer 4

My Dad's story is similar to yours. He was born here in the U.S. of Italian immigrant parents. When he was eight years old his mother died. His father remarried and moved the family back to Italy. He ran away from home when he was ten years old because his father was an abusive parent. From that time on he never went to school again. He lived on his own, working on farms in northern Italy. When he was 17 years old he returned to the United States and joined the Navy (like you!). From that point on he was always employed, made enough money to support his family during the Depression, and lived a good life until he passed away at 98 years old. He was an honest, hardworking person like you. Perhaps we should thank the Navy for this? :-)

Answer 5

You are very lucky and that is not normal. Children need rules and boundaries and often rebel with out them. Parents have to walk a fine line between rules and allowing self reliance. Most 15 year olds would not be able to take care of themsleves finacially and jobs for someone that age with no education don't pay that much

Answer 6

Yes, you are as unique as say, Oprah Winfrey, who was molested, abandoned by her parents (something along those lines..don't quote me), yet look at her now!



Normally someone who went through what she did, would be dead by the time they're 25 of a heroin overdose or something.



No one knows why, some people rise above the experiences they have had to make a better life for themselves, when stereotypically, they should have fallen flat. You are lucky to be born with such resilience! Try not to be too hard on the ones who just couldn't make it.

Answer 7

Yes it is abnormal. Most children or young adults who have had no direction or boundaried in their lives will not make the right decisions and live a responsible life as you have.

Answer 8

Yeah, it is abnormal, most kids in your situation end up molested, then abusers and then die of an overdose, or something like that. Good for you for making the best out of what you were given, I'm sorry you were so neglected. God Bless.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

ok, that's nice. it sounds like you may be bragging or looking for confirmation that you turned out ok. obviously that isn't the norm, but you managed to make it into adulthood. either write a book or move on with your life.

Answer 11

very unusual you are to be commended