Hey all, I just want to start of by saying that I don't hate or resent my parents because of it, and I am not saying I am completely blameless.
Ever since I was a child, since about age 14 I have struggled with my weight. Recently through this whole covid mess I have been able to lose 25 kg going down from 138.5 kg to 113.5 and through this whole process I have come to realise what lead to me getting fat in the first place. Obviously I know that must have eaten a lot of junk, and I did. But here are my reasons for why I think it happend...
My parents didn't encourage me to develop new interests or engage in sports
Basically I was at home playing video games all the time as a child, as it was the only thing I was good at. The only sport available to me was football (soccer for you american homies). I had no talent for it, and I really hated it, but my parents were to cheap to put me on anything else and never suggested anything for me to try out. Instead they forced me to be outside and do nothing, and kept my gaming systems as leverage and punished me sometimes for no reason (I rarely to never did anything wrong as a child). Once I was given two weeks of house arrest for not finishing my breakfast. I always wanted to learn piano and guitar as a young child, but my parents never cared to put me on lessons or buy me an instrument. I felt like the only thing I was good at was video games, and sucked at everything else. I also played some tennis when I was 14-15. It was the first sport in my life that I loved, and wanted to do it. Of course my parents were to cheap to put me on lessons and invest in my health as my weight became a growing issue.
Later in life, I found out I actually do have talent for some sports, and I love doing them. I play badminton and table tennis now, and I was able to learn it very well. I also learned to play pool in a matter of months to a decent level, and can beat anyone at the table in my student city. I also payed for my own piano teacher 3 years ago and today I play piano at a pretty good level. I also went through some pretty dramatic stuff when my parents divorced and I think that is a huge factor as well, but I won't go into detail on that.
Sorry if this post is too long, but felt like I needed to vent.
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