Not an expert, but my advice to you is to stop blaming your parents. The reason is when you blame others and make yourself a victim, you train yourself to believe that things are out of your hands. Going forward you have a choice. Use it. So your parents stunted your growth; what will you do about your future growth now?
Maybe actually read what he wrote.
The lead was buried but it was there. While I - somewhat - agree with their notion/premise, it only works in governments with a modicum of socialism implemented.
I had the inverse experience from the original commenter: I was promised a test to earn the equivalent credit in school (and advance) but, after waiting and gentling prodding for over half a year, nothing came to fruition. I gave up. If no one else cared, why should I?
Depending on a mostly apathetic system can be as bad as apathetic parents - from first-hand experience.
I don't presume to have a solution, to be sure, but bad parents and/or bad systems aren't easily overcome.
[1] - https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/bury-the-lede-versu...
https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2019/lead-vs-lede-...
Remember that received an invitation to participate IQ test when I was in 3rd grade, gave the letter to my garbage parent and then never heard anything back. Class teacher may have noticed that there is a weird kid in the class and wanted to do something. But sorry miss you can't help me. Babies should be public property and let gov handle them when parents do not meet the intelligence criteria.
Just to say that maybe elsagate videos worth more than some human adults.