Did you have strange rules growing up?

I can sympathise with several of these stories. Getting dressed for breakfast. Strict bedtime. Asking permission to leave the table. No trousers or tights.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10486677/Parents-share-rules-given-childhood-bizarre.html

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SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

Most of the time I was in boarding school where the rules were even weirder.

At home we always had to remove shoes before coming into the house. Not because my parents were hygiene fanatics, but because dad got mad at us four girls 'rampaging' noisily about the place. And I wasn't allowed to use the telephone after 8.00pm 🥺 Bedtimes strictly enforced. Younger girls not allowed into older girls bedrooms unless expressly invited.

MrsRachelEvans · 26-30, F

@SunshineGirl my parents had very strict bedtime and coming home times.

chrisCA · M

@SunshineGirl "expressly invited"?

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@chrisCA I used to irritate my big sisters by coming into their rooms and rearranging their possessions, so me and my next youngest sister always had to ask permission before coming in.

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@MrsRachelEvans So were mine, but I didn't mind because I usually needed lots of sleep 😴

MrsRachelEvans · 26-30, F

@SunshineGirl yes not unreasonable really but it was still pretty strict even on the weekend but overall that is good.

MrsRachelEvans · 26-30, F

@SunshineGirl taking off shoes is pretty common I think.

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@MrsRachelEvans Yes, and I now I think it is reasonable. We had to take them off in our boarding house too. Twenty pairs of outdoor shoes would quickly turn the place into a mess.