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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Gay GeneMy Mum & Dad completely ruined my self-esteem when I was younger. I was unfortunate to have quite bad acne and spots which they would insist on squeezing every night from being about 11 until I was about 16 (my nose never properly recovered and can still bend if I press my finger on it due to the pressure it was never meant to tolerate whilst still growing). Add on to this that I wasn't allowed off the cul-de-sac where we lived to go and see friends and was belittled in conversations, I ended up thinking I was pretty ugly and worthless.
Felt like this until my early 20's when the spots finally started to clear up after seeing a dermatologist and had a close group of friends.
So where does the gay gene fit in I hear you ask? My Mum's brother is gay as is my Dad's uncle. Due to my self-confidence being so low, I never had a proper girlfriend until I was in my early 20's. Mum got very worried about this and actually went to the Doctor's about me to see if gayness was hereditary and if there was anything I could take for it.
100% fact
(, Wed 14 Mar 2007, 12:23, Reply)
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