‘What is something your parents were not strict about but you wish they were?’ – 23 people who were crying out to be grounded

13.

‘Perseverance. My mum never pushed me hard enough and I was allowed to quit things when it got hard or if I failed first try. I turned into someone who has an incredibly hard time dealing with stress, work related pressure, and failure.’
–ImThatBitchNoodles

14.

‘My parents were very, very strict but for some strange reason allowed me and my brother to watch horror movies early teens onwards. Nightmare on Elm Street when you’re like 12 or 13… I was so scared all the time at night. As an adult I have never watched horror movies, I hate them.’
–Advanced_Monitor6568

15.

‘Honestly, everything. My mum wanted to be my friend when I was a teen, and let me do pretty much whatever I wanted. It was great at the time, but yeah, looking back I’m not sure it was what was best for a 14 year old.’
–Strong-Librarian-OOK

16.

‘Having a TV in my room when I was 10. Why would I not spend as much time watching Eurotrash with the sound down?’
–Agitated_Ad_361

17.

‘Money. I was never taught how to budget or save, and managing money wasn’t a priority. My parents weren’t particularly good with money. Got myself into a metric fuckton of debt in my early 20s and learned the hard way. Pleased to say in my 40s now debt-free.’
–Flapparachi

18.

‘Studying, homework and generally having any interest in education. ‘Ooh, you don’t need to worry about that, college is for boys’. I took this completely on board which is a shame because I was reasonably bright and could have had a free university education in the UK in the 80’s.’
–CrowApprehensive204

19.

‘Drinking enough water. My family still don’t do it. Since I’ve started drinking more water I feel so much better in myself.’
–Typical_Arm_8008

20.

‘I really wish my parents had been strict on me with my football. Got trials at a local club when I was about 16 but I wasn’t brave enough to do it. I really wish my parents had just told me to get a grip and have a go. Not saying I was gonna go anywhere with it but I should have been braver.’
–Sluggybeef

21.

‘Actually teaching me how to do all the little things that adults need to do. Like understand a payslip, how to read a bus timetable, how to put petrol in a car.’
–SparklePenguin24

22.

‘Getting me some early work experience. They valued education a lot, but always encouraged me to study over finding work. While I finished my masters and am happy with what I do now, I still think I would have gotten important life experiences with holiday or part time jobs.’
–Tenebrumm

23.

‘We had a piano and Mum played. We could have learned , but didn’t and they never tried to make us. We all wish they had.’
–Foundation_Wrong

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