Tied down by tradition and social norms

Have you ever felt caged or bound by rules or norms imposed by the circumstances you were born into? That  when new knowledge or experiences update your perception of certain things and you invite conversations about it, you are immediately...sinful? Going way too much against the grain? And when you ask for the specific potential bad outcome of this new way of thinking, you are given a vague answer? 

My frustration lies on being controlled about what I should think and how to behave or what I should expose myself into. As if I were the child and not the partner.  I feel the opposite of liberation. It’s like a ball and chain for the mind—it’s ridiculous isn’t it? 

I feel like imploding into my own mind and never divulging what I think to those whom I know will demean my non-traditional ideas—those who tend to be non-strangers, unfortunately.

Let this be a rant. Thank you for being the respite of my consciousness, bloggerverse. And I am sorry that I am not sorry that I feel territorial about my thoughts. It’s my brain in my skull and I am unhappy that one would dictate to me what I should think about.

Well, we know the simple solution—keep certain things to one’s self. For harmony’s sake.