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16 Bizarre Rules People's Parents Had Growing Up

BuzzFeed·Benjamin Dzialdowski·6 months ago
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Recently, Least_Boysenberry583 asked r/AskReddit , "What rule did your parents enforce that you thought was normal until you visited a friend’s house?" Here are some of the top responses.

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"Children aren’t allowed to decorate the Christmas tree."

"We couldn’t even touch it. I remember when I was in elementary school and I was at a friend’s house. The mum asked if I wanted to help decorate their tree. I remember being so confused. I was very hesitant but they assured me that it was okay. It was so much fun! When I told my mother, she sternly told me that I better not get any ideas about touching HER Christmas tree. It was always ‘themed’ and precisely decorated. Everything on it had to be perfect."

– boringlesbian

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" Girls weren’t allowed to play video games as those were for boys."

"We also couldn’t have anything blue as that’s a boy colour as well.Imagine my shock when I see a girl friend playing Super Mario on her brother’s system and she had blue walls.…

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