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I could have benefitted from the same tbh. Mum was also a very paranoid helicopter, so hitting adulthood was very hard - all the chores I never got taught, those little grandma/ma tricks and tips for cleaning, nada.
It's hard in adulthood having to re-parent yourself and find these resources, but I believe in you! It can be done. And honestly I reckon you'll find it easier to learn when you're not living with mum. Some mum's like the control over the household (for a variety of personal and patriarchal reasons), so sometimes it takes leaving to give yourself space to learn. You got this girl!