1. There was no such thing as getting a B.
2. And you definitely couldn’t pull the “but everyone else failed the test” card.
#GrowingUpWithStrictParents "mom everyone failed that test" "I don't care about everyone I care about you"
3. School report day was the day you feared most.
when your mum is reading your report card
Even if you knew you'd worked ridiculously hard all year round. God forbid a "satisfactory" mark in anything.
4. You and your older siblings were constantly in competition.
When ur parents start to compare you to your brother/sister and u start to catch some feelings #GrowingUpWithSiblings
"Well Becky got an A in that when she was your age."
5. You couldn’t do anything fun 'til you’d done your homework.
Mom: how much homework do you have? Me: not a lot
And then there were chores before you could go play.
6. Your school science projects were pretty much professional standard.
7. You spent every evening doing a ridiculous number of extracurricular activities.
8. And your weekends were spent doing the same.
Time to set my alarm to get up for early morning orchestra tomorrow...
Getting up at 7am on a Saturday for orchestra practice SUCKED.
9. Getting a bad part in a school play was basically shaming your family.
Me waiting for the cast list :')
10. Your house was covered in certificates and prizes which you had won.
11. Your parents complained to the school that you didn’t get enough homework.
12. So sometimes your parents set you homework themselves.
13. Or got you a tutor if they felt the school wasn't pushing you enough.
14. Sometimes you got made to do work BEFORE SCHOOL.
15. Car journeys were spent doing times tables and spellings.
16. And school holidays were no excuse to stop learning.
17. So all of your family holidays had to be educational.
18. And all of your birthday presents.
19. But even though you complained sometimes, you know now that your parents just wanted the best for you.
