Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family.
My father was a minister and so rock music was banned in our house.
Despite strict instructions from my mother not to step out of the house, I cycled all the way to Vellore to watch 'Thevar Magan.' In fact, I grew up watching classic films such as 'Naayakan,' 'Thaalapathi' and 'En Bommukutty Ammavukku.'
I'm not allowed to date. My dad said so. Not until I'm, like, 90.
My mum didn't really let me watch TV until I was about 5 years old.
For four years, my mum allowed only church music in the house.
We weren't allowed to watch TV as kids.
My parents always kept us in the house. We weren't allowed to spend the night at other people's houses. We were sheltered kids.
For my senior prom, my father finally said I could go - as long as I was home by 9 P.M.! That was around the time that most people were heading out. When I was little I was so mad at them all the time. 'Why can't I do this?' 'Why are there so many rules?' But looking back now, my parents gave me the foundation to have so many choices in life.
I will not say anything negative about the president of the United States. I don't do that. And I don't allow my children to do that.
We never talk about gambling around my house.
Yes, I come from a protective family. I wasn't even allowed to sleep over at a friend's place as a child.
Mexican music runs through my veins. I loved it. Growing up, my father didn't allow us to listen to English music at home. That's all I heard. I had no choice.
I don't think my dad really knew what to do with me, as a daughter. He treated me like a boy; my brother and I were treated the same. He didn't do kid stuff. There were no kid's menus; you weren't allowed to order off the kid's menu at dinner - we had to try something from the adult menu.
I have a friend called James who is in his 40s and he's still not allowed to swear in front of his mum. I find it strange that you can't be yourself and be open with the one person who brought you into this world.
We're not allowed to play Monopoly at home. It gets too vicious.
Humility was considered a great virtue in my family household. No show of complacency or self-satisfaction was ever tolerated. Patting yourself on the back was definitely not encouraged, and pleasure or pride would be punishable by death.
I'm going to discipline my kids, and can't no one tell me how to discipline my kids.
My mother wouldn't even let me read DC Comics. I came from a very strict background.
I had very strict parents, I could never go outside or go to parties.
... if they [your children] write their names in the dust on the furniture, don't let them put the year.
My mum will never let me be anything but grounded.
As a child, as a teenager, I was kind of not allowed to wear fashionable clothes.
My mother had aspirations to become a concert singer. Her Methodist Minister father didn't approve of young girls leaving home until they married, so she had to pass it up.
I usually have to be home by 10 o'clock and my mom takes my computer away at 10.30pm every night.
