AITA for saying I grew up sheltered?

I 21f was homeschooled until I turned 18, before the age of 10 it was great and I had lots of friends but when I turned 10 we moved to a new city and I spent years not being around anyone except my parents and aunt / uncle, from the ages of 10 to 14 I'd just sit in our basement all day watching TV or go to the grocery store with my mom, I was so lonely I'd talk to myself and daydream about having friends and being around people my own age.

I am now 21 and in University with lots of friends. I came home for the summer with my boyfriend and at dinner my dad started talking about how I acted as a kid saying that when I was 9 I was so wild and crazy and lost my head because I wanted to play outside with my friends, so I said I probably acted that way because I was sheltered and homeschooled. My dad got upset and said it was my choice to sit in a basement and isolate myself at 10 and I was freaky and weird and he wanted to end his life because of me and how i acted at 10 yrs old, my mom changed the conversation but now I'm sitting with my boyfriend and wondering if Maybe I shouldn't have said sheltered but my boyfriend is on my side. AITA?

Posted Aug 7, 2025, 1:00 AM UTC

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