😳 People Are Sharing the Strangest Rules Their Parents Had Growing Up

Did your parents ever have bizarre rules growing up that still make you shake your head today? 🤔 Like… you couldn’t go outside barefoot until Easter? Or maybe you had to open the curtains first thing in the morning so the neighbors wouldn’t think you slept in 🌞?

Here are some of the wildest rules people shared online:

1. ⚡ “No turning on the lights during thunderstorms.”
2. 👕 “No clothing with ‘faces’ on them—so no Mickey Mouse, kitty cats, or anything alive. Only pumpkins, soccer balls, or plain stuff.”
3. 🥛 “We had to drink a huge glass of milk every morning to grow tall… even if you were lactose intolerant.”
4. 🥤 “One family cup by the sink. Use it, return it, dishwasher every two days.”
5. 🛁 “No stepping on the bathmat with wet feet.”
6. 🌞 “Curtains had to be opened first thing in the morning so neighbors wouldn’t think we slept in.”
7. 🚿 “You couldn’t walk from the bathroom to your room in just a towel—even if alone with family.”
8. 💨 “Had to leave the room to fart. Fart = curse word.”
9. 📺 “No watching shows about dysfunctional families—maybe in case you realized that was us.”
10. 🥪 “Had to bring home plastic sandwich bags from school to reuse the next day.”
11. 🏡 “Couldn’t invite a friend over for a second time until THEY invited me over to THEIR house first.”