Did you have strict parents?If so,what were the rules and do you pass these rules on to your kids

[Anonymous]

9:00 bedtime until high school, when it was increased to 9:15. Lights had to be out.

No dating until 16 (which included school dances)

No going to friends' houses in high school unless my parents had prior interactions with their parents.

Phone calls had to be made in the living room where adults could listen.

AIM logs were recorded and read on occasion. We always knew that was a possibility.

I graduated with straight As and got into good colleges, never did drugs or drank, but I was a depressed, nervous wreck. I am much more lenient with my own son, who I see as a mini-me personality wise. I don't want him to feel like I'm terrified he's going to make bad choices.

[Anonymous]

My folks were gripless hippies.
They loved us, and did the best the could with what coping mechanisms they had, but DAMN. I mean, for example, we were encouraged not to have boundaries with people. Guess how that shook out when I blossomed into adulthood.

So uh, yeah. My house is a tad stricter in some ways.

[Anonymous]

My parents were strict with dinner. You had to eat what was served and got nothing else. It made me very averse to Certain foods and made me hate dinner with my family. I make my son try foods, but do not for e him to eat anything. If he tries it and does not like it, he can eat just sides or fix himself a healthy alternative.

My parents were also strict about curfew. And it created some unsafe situations (I woukd sneak out of the house and almost jumped out of a window once). I am not sure how I will be, but I am certainly doing a room check after my son comes home!

[Anonymous]

Only had rules about very specific things, but generally were expected to do the best we could in school, be kind, participate in sports and other activities and let them know where we would be and when we would be home. We all did things we should not have, but nothing too crazy.

- No TV during the week and never any 90210/Simpsons
- Thank you letters had to be written
- Polite to their friends
- Good manners always
- Go to church on Sundays as a family