27 Things Siblings Raised By Strict Parents Will Totally Understand
- You were always the first to leave a party because of curfew
- You had to prepare a 5-slide Power Point and negotiate a contract about not drinking to spend the night at a friend’s house, which took 2 business days to approve
- You can’t hang out at the last minute, because of said contract above
- Like an interview, you’d prepare answers to the questions your parents would ask, so you’d have the perfect answer
- Is dad in a bad mood? Forget about asking for those shinny jeans
- You’ve mastered the sad puppy dog eyes to get what you want
- Asking for something twice never worked. No means no
- You were only allowed to go out one night, not both
- You lied about where you were, who you were with and if the parents were home
- You only cursed in the car, never in front of them
- You had “The Talk” with your parents, and they gave you a book to read about puberty
- It wasn’t acceptable to have anything less than a “B”
- You sometimes still find yourself using your arm length to measure if your skirt or shorts are the proper length
- Tattoos, funky hair color, and multiple piercings would have resulted in a month-long grounding
- You were a master at changing the channel from MTV to Animal Planet when your parents walked into the room
- Your parents were always chaperones at school dances (yeaaaay)
- You received constant lectures about manners, etiquette, and not being “raised in a barn”
- A spontaneous trip had to wait until college – out of sight, out of mind
- Persons of the opposite sex were never allowed in your room
- You sneak your friend over that’s been dubbed the “bad influence”
- You’ve discovered which door or window doesn’t have an alarm so you can sneak out
- Your parents had your career path plotted out since you were seven
- Your friends don’t want to come over because your parents are so strict
- Your parents call your friends’ parents to make sure you’re where you’re supposed to be
- You never were allowed to call your parents by their first names
- If you didn’t respond to a call/text/voicemail within 2 minutes, the National Guard would be called
- There are rules for EVERYTHING
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