We recently asked our BuzzFeed Community parents to tell us about the strange rules that their parents had for them when they were kids. Here are some of their answers:
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"We weren't allowed to leave the refrigerator open for more than ten seconds. There was a timer on the fridge and it would beep when it went past ten seconds."
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"We could have a lie in on Sunday (until about 10am-ish) but on Saturday we all had to wake up early. I don't know why because it wasn't like we did anything different on that day."
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"I wasn't allowed to put on anything scented before bed. Not even lotion on a cold night. I should go to bed scentless or else my mom would get mad."
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"My parents wouldn’t let my siblings and me watch Aussie soaps like Neighbours and Home & Away which were all the rage in the UK during the late 80s and early 90s and all our friends ever spoke about. Even worse, they wouldn’t let us watch a programme called Grange Hill cause it was 'inappropriate' and 'unsuitable for children'. Grange Hill was a literal show FOR KIDS set in a SCHOOL!"
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"I wasn't allowed to shower after 9pm, while my bedtime was 10:30pm. The only exception was when I was working in a store and I had to work until 9pm."
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"No boys upstairs. Not even allowed to put one foot on the bottom step. Meh – turned out I'm a lesbian so it wouldn't have even been an issue!"
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Some submissions have been edited for length or clarity.