Strict ParentsI always thought my parents were quite strict, but I can't think of anything they actually banned me from doing, whereas a good friend was under no circumstances allowed to watch ITV because of the adverts.
This week's Time Out mentions some poor sod who was banned from sitting in the aisle seats at cinemas because, according to their mother, "drug dealers patrol the aisles, injecting people in the arm."
What were you banned from doing as a kid by loopy parents?
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chthonic, Thu 8 Mar 2007, 12:37)
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it's good for youand on another educational note, my mother vetted all books I brought home from the library before I could read them. Not for bad things or swearing, oh no...
... she wanted to make sure they were "literary" enough. If she thought it too low brow, straight back it went. Actually, this led to a fairly entertaining argument at middle school between me mum and the English teacher. After writing my review of "the last book what i read" my folks were called in to discuss whether novels featuring rape, pregnancy (and subsequent entire fucking chapter on the lonely solitary birth in a cave), graphic descriptions of abuse, killing and murder were really suitable fare for an 11 year old. Cue much pointing and shouting. Jean M Auel has a lot to answer for. I was abused by proxy as a child, it's a miracle Im as well put together as I am!
(, Thu 8 Mar 2007, 12:59, Reply)
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