Did anyone else do through neglect growing up from their main caregivers? At first I didn't really think it was that big of a deal, but as I get older I realize that I'm missing a lot of stuff that capable adults have.

Like for example I was severely sexually abused because I was neglected and I think I was specifically chosen to be abused because it was noticed that I was neglected.

My mom was a single mom with three kids and it was really clear that she was bitter she had to take care of us.

There's a lot of stuff I had to learn by watching or are just learning now. Like I was never told "good touch, bad touch". I was never told about shaving. I was never told about how to clean myself. I was never taught how to cook or clean or organize or do basic hygiene or even how to socialize correctly. Some stuff I heard from like my friends parents, they were aware of what situation I was in, so they would stand up and give me purity talks, etc. And I apprectiated those, because otherwise I would have gone in blind. Some stuff I just watched other people, but I am gradually learning that I do a lot of stuff wrong. And my mom currently is trying to teach me stuff. Which I try to take with stride because I'm 25 now and I kind of want to ask "why now?" She's not so bitter now, because we're living on our own and not raining on her parade. Two years ago I had the socialization skills of an eight year old, so I've gotten much better. But it's a constant battle to learn new skills that I never learned from my parents.