Growing up is hard, but growing up is even harder when you have strict parents!
At the time, we hate them for it, but we grown to learn they had only good intentions and wanted to protect us from the big bad world.
Nevertheless, it was frustrating when you weren't allowed do what your friends did and you went to serious extremes to guarantee you got some freedom.
1. *Shaking* *Gulp*
#growingupwithstrictparents Standing outside ur moms room trying to find the courage to ask her something
— Funny Tweets™ (@Lmao) January 18, 2017
2.
#growingUpWithStrictParents always hiding your phone when you hear them coming to your bedroom cuz you know you'll get it taken away
— Annet Stephanie (@annet_stephanie) January 8, 2017
3.
"not until you're 16"
*turns 16*
"not until you're 18"
*turns 18*
"not while you're under our roof" #GrowingUpWithStrictParents— julian martinez (@julianposted) January 16, 2017
4. Or just decide not to go at all so you don't have to ask
#Growingupwithstrictparents whenever u wanna go somewhere but u know u gotta ask and that gives u anxiety so u ask last minute
— jackie (@ajackieherrera) January 16, 2017
5. Handy tip by the way
#GrowingUpWithStrictParents Asking your friends to ask our parents to hang out because there's a more chance they will say yes
— Mrs. Officer (@Z_h_a_v_e_y) January 16, 2017
6. The sacrifices you make
#growingupwithstrictparents asking to go out like 3 weeks in advanced and cleaning the whole house only to go out for 2 hours
— Funny Tweets™ (@Lmao) January 16, 2017
7. For real? Like, really?
#GrowingUpWithStrictParents *after asking for permission and I actually get allowed* pic.twitter.com/IklqYv273o
— Speak Comedy (@SpeakComedy) January 15, 2017
8. Truth. Then there's the F.O.M.O
#GrowingUpWithStrictParents telling your friends your mom said you can't hang out when really you're just too scared to ask
— Jenni Eastman (@jennista_6) January 14, 2017
9.
#growingupwithstrictparents your cousins do 1 good thing and they get praise. You do 7, you get lectured to try harder.
— Chris (@ChrisSeng3) January 11, 2017
10.
"why are you always late" #growingupwithstrictparents pic.twitter.com/0qYfFs44kf
— Mulan (@mulantberry) January 10, 2017
11. "Are you CRAZY?!"
Me: They said no😕
Friend: Just ask again!
Me: ...#GrowingUpWithStrictParents pic.twitter.com/dPdrQUm5bG— Mercedes Heminokeky (@thename_isbenz) January 7, 2017
12. Or, "If you're staying at Bobby's house I want his Mother's number so I can call her and check it's okay". Ugh.
#growingupwithstrictparents cancelling plans last minute & never seeing your friends because your mom has to meet their entire family first
— natalie (@sundrownshouse) January 5, 2017
13. Strategic, but probably successful.
Figuring out the best way to phrase a question so the answer is more likely to be yes #growingupwithstrictparents
— jessッ (@jessie_reyes319) January 4, 2017
Aw. It's tough. More on The Takeover with Emma tonight!
