ネイティブの英文で英語表現を覚えよう！　039 閉ざされた環境で育った

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単語リスト

キーワード	発音記号	意味
a sheltered well-off community	/ə ˈʃeltəd wel ɒf kəˈmjuːnəti/	恵まれた閉鎖的な地域社会
social interaction	/ˈsəʊʃəl ˌɪntərˈækʃən/	社会的な交流
etiquette	/ˈetɪket/	作法、礼儀
complimenting	/ˈkɒmplɪmentɪŋ/	褒めること
homeschooled	/ˈhəʊmskuːld/	家庭で教育を受けた
I can count on my hands how many times	/aɪ kæn kaʊnt ɒn maɪ hændz haʊ ˈmeni taɪmz/	～した回数は片手で数えられるほどだ
very kind and nurturing	/ˈveri kaɪnd ænd ˈnɜːtʃərɪŋ/	とても親切で愛情深い
until years after	/ənˈtɪl jɪəz ˈɑːftə/	何年も経ってから
don’t equate to	/dəʊnt ɪˈkweɪt tuː/	～とイコールではない
insomnia	/ɪnˈsɒmniə/	不眠症
enochlophobia	/ˌiːnɒkləˈfəʊbiə/	群衆恐怖症
set healthy boundaries	/set ˈhelθi ˈbaʊndəriz/	健全な境界線を引く

Raised in a sheltered community

I, 26f, was raised for most of my childhood in a sheltered well-off community in England (Not saying what city) before moving to the U.S. Even after moving here I had very little social interaction outside of formal events and holidays.

As a child I had to be the perfect daughter. Perfect grades, perfect appearance, perfect etiquette, etc. I was never allowed to complain, never allowed to show negative emotions, never allowed to want anything that wasn’t chosen for me. I was expected to marry a man chosen by my family and the elders, expected to go into a career complimenting his, and otherwise be a quiet and perfect doll.

After moving to the states, while those expectations changed I was still not allowed much contact with the outside world and until year eleven in secondary school I was homeschooled and private schooled. I didn’t have friends outside of my community back home, and the friends I made in the states were mostly long distance or from the secondary school (highschool) I attended, and I can count on my hands how many times I saw them outside of school.

Yes I realize that my community sounds like a cult essentially. I’ve heard it countless times. And perhaps it was, the idea that we as a community had to maintain our image and purity was ingrained into me from a very young age. And though my mother was very kind and nurturing, until years after we moved to the states my father had far more presence and authority in our household, only really second to my grandfather and the elders. There’s a lot of trauma involving my father there, however, I don’t think I have enough space to talk about that nor am I ready to.

I never really adjusted to being outside of the community like my siblings did, and often times found myself being taken advantage of for being so naive to the world. Perfect grades and perfect etiquette don’t equate to being socially prepared for the outside world. And I still struggle with the idea that I don’t have to be a perfect little doll or do as I’m told even if I am uncomfortable with it.

I am in therapy now, diagnosed with PTSD, social and general anxiety, ADHD, insomnia, depression, and enochlophobia. But I am learning to set healthy boundaries and choose things I want rather than what I’m told to want.

出典元

https://www.reddit.com/r/lifeinapost/comments/1ghi6bk/raised_in_a_sheltered_community/