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But, Mom!! What's the big deal?!

Another poll inspired by Sports_schmorts.

Her poll about the foods we were deprived of made me think of this: what little pet peeve did you parents have that made them enforce a silly rule or make you do something that you now are free to disobey? Of course- if you still live at home, what are you dying to get away with doing when you get to freedom?

| Closed on 09/07/08 at 05:00PM
FanIQ Pts? No | Locker Room, Personal | Multiple Choice Opinion Poll

59 Fans
17%	a. this dumb thing
31%	b. that stupid rule
22%	c. does not apply
31%	d. I do whatever i want.

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#4 \| 97 days ago sports_schmorts (+)	+18 whooo-kay.. here we go.. My mom wouldn't let us swim in the river, cause there was a shell in the bottom that would suck us in. She wouldn't let us sit on the floor naked after a shower, bugs would get in out butts. She wouldn't let us flicker the light switch, it would burn the house down. Couldn't talk on the phone or take a shower when it was raining out. We were not allowed to lick the bowl or spoon after cake, cookies or brownies.. we would get worms in our stomach. White seeds from the watermelon are ok, black ones will kill you. and never ever, ever eat the shells from peanuts, the shells will cut your butt on the way out.. my sister, who disobeyed our mother calls it prickly poop. this dumb thing
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#1 \| 97 days ago ddd727272 (+)	+15 My parents had this rule about brushing my teeth 3X a day. Sure glad I don't have to do that anymore. this dumb thing
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#2 \| 97 days ago derms33 (+)	+6 back to these again! this dumb thing
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#3 \| 97 days ago TerikaHarifa (+)	+13 My Mom always freaked out when we used more than one drinking glass in the course of one day. She'd get home from work and go on "cup patrol". If she found 3 glasses on the kitchen counter and one in the family room, but there had been only 3 kids home all day she'd sigh her "the world is ending" sigh and want to know "WHO USED TWO GLASSES?!" like as if we had broken a window or burned down the house. This is actually one rule I am still following to an extent. I will rinse and re-use the same glass now for a couple days in a row even rather than get a new one out. We were never allowed to wear our shoes in the house because of the hardwood floors. We had a giant throw rug at the bottom of the stairs where all the shoes were kept and God forbid if you put your shoes on and suddenly remembered something you needed that required you leave the throw rug. My bedroom was on the first floor, maybe 15 paces from the front door and I swear that woman would hear me make a break for it the second i set a shoe on the wood. This rule is still ingrained in me. The minute I get home- the shoes come off. that stupid rule
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#4 \| 97 days ago sports_schmorts (+)	+18 whooo-kay.. here we go.. My mom wouldn't let us swim in the river, cause there was a shell in the bottom that would suck us in. She wouldn't let us sit on the floor naked after a shower, bugs would get in out butts. She wouldn't let us flicker the light switch, it would burn the house down. Couldn't talk on the phone or take a shower when it was raining out. We were not allowed to lick the bowl or spoon after cake, cookies or brownies.. we would get worms in our stomach. White seeds from the watermelon are ok, black ones will kill you. and never ever, ever eat the shells from peanuts, the shells will cut your butt on the way out.. my sister, who disobeyed our mother calls it prickly poop. this dumb thing
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#5 \| 97 days ago derms33 (+)	+5 Your Face will Stay like that! this dumb thing
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#6 \| 97 days ago derms33 (+)	sports_schmorts wrote: whooo-kay.. here we go.. My mom wouldn't let us swim in the river, cause there was a shell in the bottom that would suck us in. She wouldn't let us sit on the floor naked after a shower, bugs would get in out butts. She wouldn't let us flicker the light switch, it would burn the house down. Couldn't talk on the phone or take a shower when it was raining out. We were not allowed to lick the bowl or spoon after cake, cookies or brownies.. we would get worms in our stomach. White seeds from the watermelon are ok, black ones will kill you. and never ever, ever eat the shells from peanuts, the shells will cut your butt on the way out.. my sister, who disobeyed our mother calls it prickly poop. +6 What did you do for fun? Play with Matches? this dumb thing
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#7 \| 97 days ago sports_schmorts (+)	derms33 wrote: What did you do for fun? Play with Matches? +5 um, only if we wanted to burn the house down and have to live in a "home" with the other kids who weren't old enough to go to jail! this dumb thing
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#8 \| 97 days ago Michael (+)	+3 ALL leftovers must be eaten, even if they had to be "conjoined" into some strange conglomeration of a stew or casserole. I'm not 59 and I'm the HEAD COOK and always have been since the age of 16 and I cook NOT to have left-overs AND if there are left-overs I very often don't eat them. YUCK!!! I know wasteful but it is a "thang" hung over from the crap my mother made...when her paralysis got so bad that I became the cook---NO leftovers! this dumb thing
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#9 \| 97 days ago Ali (+)	TerikaHarifa wrote: My Mom always freaked out when we used more than one drinking glass in the course of one day. She'd get home from work and go on "cup patrol". If she found 3 glasses on the kitchen counter and one in the family room, but there had been only 3 kids home all day she'd sigh her "the world is ending" sigh and want to know "WHO USED TWO GLASSES?!" like as if we had broken a window or burned down the house. This is actually one rule I am still following to an extent. I will rinse and re-use the same glass now for a couple days in a row even rather than get a new one out. We were never allowed to wear our shoes in the house because of the hardwood floors. We had a giant throw rug at the bottom of the stairs where all the shoes were kept and God forbid if you put your shoes on and suddenly remembered something you needed that required you leave the throw rug. My bedroom was on the first floor, maybe 15 paces from the front door and I swear that woman would hear me make a break for it the second i set a shoe on the wood. This rule is still ingrained in me. The minute I get home- the shoes come off. +3 Your brother does it too (the glass thing) ...he used to get so mad at me when I would use two glasses in the same day... that stupid rule
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#10 \| 97 days ago hskrdave (+)	yeah ok, i might not do whatever i want, but as long as i wasn't doing something to get thrown in jail, i was good. i was able to be a kid and have fun, try new things. I do whatever i want.
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#11 \| 97 days ago TerikaHarifa (+)	+5 Oh. and we weren't allowed to swear or even say "shut up" or "you suck". My Mom would get so mad if we did so we would actually say "please refrain from speaking". And I used to love using the vacuum because I would go on and on about how well it was sucking up the dirt. "Wow, Mom!! This vacuum really sucks!!" that stupid rule
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#12 \| 97 days ago TerikaHarifa (+)	Ali wrote: Your brother does it too (the glass thing) ...he used to get so mad at me when I would use two glasses in the same day... +2 well, we were made to think excessive glass usage was the next worst thing to stealing or something. that stupid rule
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#13 \| 97 days ago derms33 (+)	sports_schmorts wrote: um, only if we wanted to burn the house down and have to live in a "home" with the other kids who weren't old enough to go to jail! +1 lol...I just meant you seemed to have a lot of "rules"...did she tell you not to play in the Hose water? this dumb thing
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#14 \| 97 days ago sports_schmorts (+)	TerikaHarifa wrote: Oh. and we weren't allowed to swear or even say "shut up" or "you suck". My Mom would get so mad if we did so we would actually say "please refrain from speaking". And I used to love using the vacuum because I would go on and on about how well it was sucking up the dirt. "Wow, Mom!! This vacuum really sucks!!" +8 LOL we were never allowed to swear at all.. I mean jeez, was a bad word.. and one day my mom made the mistake while yelling at us kids.. calling what we had done asinine.. awww yeah it was ON... EVERYTHING was asinine from then on.. I STILL tell my mom the things she is doing is asinine..Mom, that is just asinine.. stop it Nellie.. No seriously mom that is just ASININE! this dumb thing
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#15 \| 97 days ago sports_schmorts (+)	derms33 wrote: lol...I just meant you seemed to have a lot of "rules"...did she tell you not to play in the Hose water? +2 hose water was ok..lol we couldn't drink it though.. it was dirty. this dumb thing
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#16 \| 97 days ago RunningDawg (+)	TerikaHarifa wrote: well, we were made to think excessive glass usage was the next worst thing to stealing or something. My boys have a habit of using a glass, then setting it on the counter. Hour later they are getting another glass from teh cabinet. I call them on it, not as anal as your Mother, but I see where she is coming from. I have to wash all those damn glasses (well I have to load the dishwasher), just use the one you used earlier! Of course now they get a bottle of water and fill it up 8 times a day. does not apply
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#17 \| 97 days ago derms33 (+)	sports_schmorts wrote: hose water was ok..lol we couldn't drink it though.. it was dirty. +3