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14 memories that are too real for anyone who grew up with strict parents
1. Some kids said “I’m going to…”. You said “Can I go to…”
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2. And you rehearsed this question several times before saying it out loud
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“There’s this party… No. There’s this get-together… Party? Get-together? WHICH ONE WILL THEY GO FOR?”
3. This was a pretty typical reaction to you asking to go out
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4. And there was also a string of questions that you needed to answer correctly were you to get anywhere
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These included:
One hesitation and you were donezo.
5. Trying to drum up sympathy any way you can
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Although this didn’t always work.
6. Having to tell your friends that it’s not happening for you
And they’re all…
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…Then get over it extremely quickly because eh, they get to have fun anyway.
7. And if it does, praying that no one decides to change plans
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You’ll have to convince them all over again. It’s not worth it.
8. Being told to ‘ask again’ and thinking NO YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND
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Why would I ask again? Do you want me to die???
9. Pretending you didn’t have any dealings with the opposite sex
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You’d never hear the end of it if they found out.
10. And getting loads of questions about who you ‘could be on the phone to for all those hours’
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It was ten minutes. And a friend. Jeez mam!
11. Going over to your friends houses and being let watch 18s movies
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And their parents didn’t mind at all. This free and easy life!
12. Your curfew was rigorously enforced
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A minute past your curfew and they practically have a search party combing the neighbourhood for you.
13. Talking back once, then paying for it forever
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It’s just not worth it.
14. And becoming a master of lies and deceit instead
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All you need is one friend they trust enough to let you go for a sleepover. *winks*
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