Hi anons. My epilepsy has been really bad this year and my doctor told me not to drive for the foreseeable future. I still have to go to college and work but good thing is I can just walk to work from my campus but the bad thing is there is absolutely no public transportation system in the poophole I live in and taking lyfts is just too expensive so my mom is currently doing all my drop off and pick ups and my psyche has taken a pretty huge hit because of it. I feel like I'm back in middle school and I swear my mom literally coddles me in public on purpose despite me being a grown adult. I feel like I've recessed anons. Oh and what's worse is that my mom obviously can't pick up on days where I don't have work or when I only have morning classes so I just have to wait on campus until she's done with work and sometimes even if that's not the case there's days where she has to stay a bit longer at work and I literally feel like I'm just waiting at daycare to get picked up by her. Like, my campus knows of this so they let me stay after the gates have been closed even. I really don't want to be like this. I just wish I could just hop in my jalopy and commute myself but I know that's probably going to kill me. What should I do?
You're going to have to swallow your pride. You have a serious medical condition that prevents you from driving, no reasonable person should think it's embarrassing that you get picked up by your mom then. My sister is nearly 30 and she gets driven around by my mom, just because my sister 'doesn't want to drive'. That's embarrassing. Your situation is not.
Consider this. One day your mom won't be here anymore and you'll wish that she was still around to give you car rides and nag you. Cherish these moments. I hope your life circumstances improve, anon.
i would either kill myself or have another seizure. my guess is you’re going to go with door #2
>>33272919 (OP)Surely it's not that unusual for people to get picked up by their parents. I drive but my dad often picks me up from work or i do him because we live and work close to each other
Where i am epilepsy would qualify you for a free state subsidized taxi to full time education i think, double check wherever you are
>>33272919 (OP)DESU nobody at college will care about this. College isn't like high school.
Use the extra time you have to spend at college to study or talk to people.
I graduated from my miserable stem degree about a month-&-half ago. I "had" to be driven by my Mom until midway through my third semester (in quotes because I was able to but didnt for a very retarded reason which is actually embarrassing unlike your situation).
I get what you feel when you say like you're back in middle school, but please realize that needing to be driven since you can't due to a medical condition is not something you should be ashamed of. As another anon said, people just wouldn't care if they learned that you are getting driven because you have epilepsy.
Now regarding how you say your mom coddles you, you don't elaborate so idk what exactly she's doing but just honestly tell her that its embarrassing to be treated that way in public. My Mom has always and is still very affectionate towards me, but even when I was in elementary school I just asked her not to hug/kiss me in public. She understood that I liked being hugged/giving her a hug at home but didn't want to be babyed in front of peers.
Last thing about what to do, like the other anon said, just do homework/study or, and honestly more importantly, try to socialize with people. I didn't make any friends (friendly acquaintances, yes, but not friends) in all 4 years of college, but honestly I wasn't even trying until 4th semester in. It makes things more bearable and can be fun to do (for a long time I justified not trying because I assumed being the sperg I am, I'd just not enjoy it. It could have been better and I never felt true reciprocation, but it was still much more preferable to before where I didn't speak to anyone). Also, in the event you have profs that deal out bullshit assignments that are not reasonable in content/duedate/both, you can work together with people you are at least a friendly acquaintences with.
My grandparents used to bring me to college and I sat in the back seat. I didnt have any friends anyway and it took like 5 seconds? for them to drop off and drive away so what did I really care. The random person I would never identify again saw me I guess. I dont see the issue
>>33272919 (OP)Make her do it a block or two away so you won't be seen, and firmly ask her to be considerate and respectful to you (i.e. no baby talk or condescending attitude) when you're in public.
And consider getting a Tesla with FSD (inb4 elon hate)
