‘Growing up what was the first big ‘not allowed’ thing that you did anyway?’ – 22 rebellious rule breakers born to be mild

12.

‘Get a tattoo. I got Megadeth tattoos on my shoulder at 17. Shoulda listened to mum and not done it.’
–EmuComprehensive8200

13.

‘I wasn’t good at listening to ‘no’, curiosity always got the better of me. I remember being about five years old, and going into the bathroom and seeing my dad’s razor and aftershave. My parents told me to leave it alone, as I could cut my throat, and the aftershave was poisonous, and I’d die.

I remember wondering what death was, so I tried to shave my throat, and took a big swig of the aftershave. Sure enough, I ended up in A and E. For some reason it was enough for me to learn a lesson.’
–unbelievablydull82

14.

‘I rode my bike on the road to Mr Bent’s shop up our street when Mum sent me to get her some bread and cigarettes. I got dobbed on by the nosey neighbour across the street who shouted at me as I went past, then told Mum before I got back.

Mum asked me had I gone on the road, and I said ‘… no?’, and got a thick ear for lying. I was 4.’
–Soggy_Detective_4737

15.

‘Wasn’t allowed any pets. Parents hated all living things. Got to teenage years. Got sick of it. Bought hamster. Threw away receipt. Parents found out: furious. Parents 15 minutes later: watched hamster in her ball with lovey-dovey expressions.’
–GrapefruitChance224

16.

‘Asking my mum was the word c**t meant, at age 4. Needless to say I didn’t use that word for quite some time after, based on the reaction I got.’
–PsychologicalCar2180

17.

‘I was always told if I grew a beard and moustache it would be forcibly shaved off. Thankfully that part was never actually followed through. It also stops me from looking like a bloody 14 year old boy.’
–Award2110

18.

‘Listening to the Marshall Mathers LP.

I was 9 when it came out, listened to the singles and was desperate to hear the entire album. My mum listened to it and told me no, I’d have to wait until I was a little older. I was gutted. Went round to my friends who nicked the CD from her dad and we listened to it all. My mum was right, I had nightmares about ‘Kim’ for months.’
–bshackleford

19.

‘Got absolutely shitfaced on pear cider. Went around a mate’s house and his dad brought three crates of them in, said for us boys to ‘have one’. We took that as a crate each and got smashed. He meant one bottle.’
–Hollow_Knight91

20.

‘Getting Saving Private Ryan on DVD. Was allowed to watch Band of Brothers when I was 9 but no SPR until I was 15 for some reason.’
–CoolJetReuben

21.

‘Bit of a weird one, but its the most vivid early memory I have of doing something ‘wrong’. I combed the butter.

I stuck my finger in the butter, marvelled at the texture, and got the urge to drag a comb over it. So I got one out the drawer and did just that. There were no rules about combing the butter (why would there be, it’s a weird thing to do) but I knew it must be wrong. Sneakily put the comb back, next day my dad was wondering why there was butter in his hair.’
–captainlishang

22.

‘Got on a train to Wigan. I got my first ever proper grounding for that.’
–microwave900

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