Do your parents still attempt to control you?

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Part of becoming an adult is learning how to put boundaries into your relationships to protect your sanity and self respect. I also ran away at 16 because of an overbearing parent and never went back.

Parents can very easily default to the treating you like a kid mode if you let them. Even now someone in my family still acts surprised that I know how to hold a baby or can manage my own life. Even though I run my own business and advise governments for goodness sake! We are far more capable than people think if you just let us get on with it quietly and don't distract us or expect us to 'fit in'.

It sounds like you are doing a wonderful job of bringing up your child whatamess, and have a close loving family. Good on you. Keep up the great work and tell your mother that unless she shows you some respect then you simply won't see her and that will be her loss.

Bullies continue to bully because we let them. Break the cycle by opting out of their head-games. I even fire clients these days if they try to dominate me. Life is too short to spend it with people who abuse you, when there are other people around who love you. Your little boy is very lucky. Respect to the home school crew.

My aspie dad, somewhat yes. Still, but I still fight for being more independent

Wow...I'm 39...so believe me, this thing doesn't seem to be changing. She honestly scares me...why? Because she has even "hinted" that CPS could take our child away...I honestly don't trust her at this point...

She doesn't bother my brother or sister because honestly, the few times she has, they have stopped talking to her and not allowed her to see their children for months...I think when I move back to her area (not by choice, I really have to...), I might end up doing the same. I have never done that because I don't believe it is fair to my son, if they are good to him...and he does ask about them...however, they take this as a sign to step all over me since they know I don't put my son in the middle like the others do.

Anyway, just wondering if it was just my mother...for the person who talked about me being an analytical vs. my mom, yes, you are correct. I had never thought about that...

Well, at the end, I know what we do is ok. My son is very sweet and polite...I just don't let him socialize with every nut out there...and also, as I stated, I don't have the money to be paying to go out all the time either...We did take him to a small amusement park today...and when we left, he said "mom, dad...thanks for Wonderpark"...He is a very sweet and polite child...

its great that your child is a sweet one. U should be proud of yourself for not putting your son in the middle.