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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Not MumNot really banned, quite the opposite. I was encouraged to do many things i dont want to do. My mother however, wasnt a big part of this.
My dad had played football (soccer) all his life and was really good. however, after him forcing me to play for a few teams i decided it was not my thing. so then i was forced to choose another sport. picking rugby i found out i was really quite good. played for school, town and county at full back. still i didnt like it, but i perservered as not to disapoint my dad.
when my mum and dad split up (i was 14), i played for a few more years and then retired. aged 16. probably the earliest retirement from sport ever.
my dad used to say that sport kept you healthy and stopped me getting fat. im now 18 and really quite skinny, and the time i used not running around like a loon i spend getting grades n musical instuments (3 grade 5s to date) which helped me no end gettin into uni.
Just goes to show, do things you want to do, and unis let you in because of it. (turns out i need 20 UCAS points at A level)
(, Fri 9 Mar 2007, 10:56, Reply)
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