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My family always makes decisions for me, what can I do about that?

Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Nov 2, 2015
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You are your own person and your family is important to you. Choose which events are particularly important to your family like birthdays, deaths, gatherings. Those should be attended. All others consider the suggestions from family members as that, suggestions. Ultimately the decision is yours. Your family may not always agree with your choices, but it is you who must be happy with what happens once the decision is made.
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Profile: TinyTurtle393
TinyTurtle393 on Jan 28, 2019
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Try to tell them how you feel. I know that's going to seem so hard at first, but once you do it you will feel so much better. It's probably best to tell them in person but if you're scared to do that or worried that you'll react wrong, you can always tell them through text or email while you out of the house or you can write them a letter and leave it somewhere (maybe their pillow?) where they will eventually see it. It's really hard to feel like you don't have a say in your own life and this is a good first step to being able to make those choices on your own. Hope this helped! xx
Profile: caitlinrose24
caitlinrose24 on Nov 4, 2014
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Talk with your family about other possible ideas, and include why you feel a certain decision feels best for you.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Nov 12, 2014
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Sometimes they have to realize that this is your life, and i is up to you to make your own decisions personally.
Profile: wondercat
wondercat on Nov 12, 2014
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Understand that they are trying to help you within your best interest. However, since you are your own person with your own opinions and feelings, let them know how it's making you feel and ask for them to consider your opinion as well as you would consider theirs for an all round mutual understanding.
Profile: HopefulJasmin
HopefulJasmin on Mar 7, 2016
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Try telling them that you'd like to make decisions on your own.. And that if they always make decisions for you you cant really learn anything by yourself
Profile: Nixyishereforyou
Nixyishereforyou on Nov 9, 2021
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The best thing you can do about it is tell your family how its making you feel. Tell them how its effecting you. Tell them that you would rather like to get an opinion than them making the decision for you. Give them ultimatums tell them that you want to be responsible for your own decisions, and if you ate seeking help with making a decision that you will go to your family and ask them for help when its needed. Tell them how you feel and that it is making you unhappy, and talk about it together work on it together
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Mar 7, 2022
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Family making decisions for you is a thing of life. Family just controls your life like that. The best thing to do in that situation is to talk to them about how they are doing this and ask them politely to stop. If they don't, then maybe don't let them make decisions for you, or go against what they say and say the opposite. Families always want to meddle in your life, and there isn't much you can really do about it except for be patient and understanding with them. They might just want to be a part of your life, and just accept that.
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