I am telling you the truth. I never thought of myself as brainwashed, I just thought I was getting a better education. My dad didn't want me around people who might distract me from my studies, that's why my social circle was limited to his business partners, their kids, and my classmates.

He really wasn't all that controlling, though- I was pretty much allowed to go wherever I wanted, as long as I took my cell phone with me and showed him what I bought while I was out, and as long as it didn't interfere with my studies. Before I could drive I'd take a taxi out and it wouldn't be a problem. We went on vacation relatively often, too- it's not like I was locked in the basement all the time.