How strict or not strict was your upbringing?

[RDKirk]

Well, children are children, soldiers are soldiers would reckon.

The rule applies in a great many households as well.

 

[Robban]

The rule applies in a great many households as well.

All the more reason to be thankful for my parents.

For many years my wish was have one ounze of my parents patience.

 

[Skye1300]

I was raised in a Catholic home, parents very devout especially my mom. Wasn’t strict at all. Got put on punishment if we disobeyed. Went to mass every Sunday. Had a good fun childhood. Kind of sheltered, everyone I knew growing up was Christian. I was shocked when I encountered the first person who didn’t belive in God. LOL I was like how do you live like that? LOL Grew up in the same home from birth to college.

 

[Larniavc]

As someone who grew up in a very Christian (conservative leaning) home I had a somewhat strict upbringing, albeit a little unusual.

My father was mainly concerned about violence and things perceived as witchcraft. Anything with powers was forbidden in the house. I remember my father discovering what Pokémon was and made me stop watching the show (although he felt bad and let me keep the cards I previously purchased). Most video games were off limits. My father had the philosophy that a Christian had no business taking delight in the suffering of others, real or fictional.

Although my father differed with many other Christian conservative fathers in that he did not believe in sheltering. He wanted me to go to a secular school and have atheist friends. Technically I'm not really sure I can call my upbringing as "sheltered". I was allowed to have TV and internet in my room too.

It was strange, because it was different hanging out with my other conservative Christian friends in hour households. My upbringing wasn't very sex negative, and crude television comedy shows were allowed. Sex positivity was never promoted, but I was shielded from a lot of sex-based shame I watched my other Christian friends go through. Which was the opposite with other conservative families I know.

Sometimes it was hard to understand what my father didn't like. He thought certain Pizza chains were evil because you go too much pizza for a cheap price. I remember begging for satellite TV because it had more channels than our cable package for a cheaper price, but he just said that was decadent and it was better to pay more for less.. lol. > _ >

Anyways it's your turn. Kind of interested too, given the generational differences from the posters here.

My dad was a straightforward optimist who’s passion horses was his main priority and did not really think about more abstract issues. My mum was a very liberal Christian and much more a thinker who tried to involve my sister and I in Christianity but we were never interested in it so she stopped trying.

Mum and Dad were sort of strict in the way of keeping up with chores but basically let my sister and I find our own way. We were a very open family about things like feelings and were very affectionate.

We always knew we could go to them for support of advice but they did not try to impose their values on us.

 

[Bob Crowley]

I had a strict upbringing, although my father was cruel and emotionally abusive. We weren't a religious family, but like most Australian families back in those days, there was a fair bit of respect for moral behaviour. A lot of the menfolk were WWII vets. Back in the 1950's and 1960's you could leave your house unlocked and go out all day, and the chances were when you got home it would be exactly the way you left it.

Good luck if you try that now.

I suppose most of the near neighbouring families had a similar outlook. Only one family were practising Catholics that I know about, and I don't know how much of the Catholic faith rubbed off on their kids as we lost touch years ago.

I can't think of any other neighbouring family that had a religious bent, although there were two elderly ladies (sisters I think) about five or six houses away who were practising Christians. As it turned out when I did become Christian, one of them was attending the same Presbyterian Church I was.

 

[Kath single]

As someone who grew up in a very Christian (conservative leaning) home I had a somewhat strict upbringing, albeit a little unusual.

My father was mainly concerned about violence and things perceived as witchcraft. Anything with powers was forbidden in the house. I remember my father discovering what Pokémon was and made me stop watching the show (although he felt bad and let me keep the cards I previously purchased). Most video games were off limits. My father had the philosophy that a Christian had no business taking delight in the suffering of others, real or fictional.

Although my father differed with many other Christian conservative fathers in that he did not believe in sheltering. He wanted me to go to a secular school and have atheist friends. Technically I'm not really sure I can call my upbringing as "sheltered". I was allowed to have TV and internet in my room too.

It was strange, because it was different hanging out with my other conservative Christian friends in hour households. My upbringing wasn't very sex negative, and crude television comedy shows were allowed. Sex positivity was never promoted, but I was shielded from a lot of sex-based shame I watched my other Christian friends go through. Which was the opposite with other conservative families I know.

Sometimes it was hard to understand what my father didn't like. He thought certain Pizza chains were evil because you go too much pizza for a cheap price. I remember begging for satellite TV because it had more channels than our cable package for a cheaper price, but he just said that was decadent and it was better to pay more for less.. lol. > _ >

Anyways it's your turn. Kind of interested too, given the generational differences from the posters here.

I was raised in a household where sex was a taboo subject that my parents were clearly uncomfortable with. I got a bout a 5 minute talk on the basics one time, and other than that, sex was not a subject that was on the table at all. So I've had to find my own way through some stuff as a result.

 

[sunshineforJesus]

My family isnt strict at all and never has been.

 

[mama2one]

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[Chesterton]

My parents weren't very strict at all. Except for like manners. One time at a restaurant the waitress put my plate of food in front of me and I didn't say "thank you" or acknowledge her in any way. Dad got on me about that. I'm a very polite person to this day.

The only other time I can recall getting in trouble was when dad found out I was shaving all the neighborhood cats. I said what's the big deal, I'm not hurting them. He said regardless, such behavior is "highly disturbing".

 

[MehGuy]

My parents weren't very strict at all. Except for like manners. One time at a restaurant the waitress put my plate of food in front of me and I didn't say "thank you" or acknowledge her in any way. Dad got on me about that. I'm a very polite person to this day.

The only other time I can recall getting in trouble was when dad found out I was shaving all the neighborhood cats. I said what's the big deal, I'm not hurting them. He said regardless, such behavior is "highly disturbing".

My father used to get on me for not staying excuse me when I burped. Always annoyed me and we'd often get into long arguments over it. On the contrary, I find the idea offensive that someone has to apologize for a normal human reaction.

A lot of manners is just pointless classist garbage, lol.

 

[Chesterton]

My father used to get on me for not staying excuse me when I burped. Always annoyed me and we'd often get into long arguments over it. On the contrary, I find the idea offensive that someone has to apologize for a normal human reaction.

A lot of manners is just pointless classist garbage, lol.

I think some manners are nonsense, but some are a way of showing respect to others, and humility about yourself.

 

[jacks]

My upbringing wasn't strict at all. (I only had one (light) spanking in my life and that was for starting a fire, that nearly burned down a housing development.) When I was about 10 my parents told me that I knew what they expected of me and now it was my decision as to how to act. My sister was raised a little stricter...she had two rules: don't get pregnant and stay out of jail. I guess not surprisingly, I got in a fair amount of trouble and probably would have been better off it they had been stricter.

 

[MehGuy]

I think some manners are nonsense, but some are a way of showing respect to others, and humility about yourself.

Oh I agree. Being polite is a good thing, but within reason.

I have no problem saying "excuse me" if I accidently burp in someone's face, but I'm against saying it if I just do the mere act of it. It's a natural reaction. Might be animal like.. but I am an animal, and I don't want to pretend otherwise. Human beings are the smartest animals on the planet, but we should still be humble about our origins.

 

[Chesterton]

Oh I agree. Being polite is a good thing, but within reason.

I have no problem saying "excuse me" if I accidently burp in someone's face, but I'm against saying it if I just do the mere act of it. It's a natural reaction. Might be animal like.. but I am an animal, and I don't want to pretend otherwise. Human beings are the smartest animals on the planet, but we should still be humble about our origins.

How close to someone's face do you need to be before you say it?

 

[MehGuy]

How close to someone's face do you need to be before you say it?

I don't know, like right up to their face where they might get some saliva? Lol. Even then.. I respect someone who doesn't want to say it then. Just as that point, I personally have no issue saying excuse me.

 

[Chesterton]

Even then.. I respect someone who doesn't want to say it then.

My takeaway from this comment is that atheists are animals who think it's okay to burp in people's faces. Confirms everything I suspected. smh

 

[MehGuy]

My takeaway from this comment is that atheists are animals who think it's okay to burp in people's faces. Confirms everything I suspected. smh

Hey.. there are plenty of "polite" freaks in the atheist race as well, lol.

 

[Skye1300]

I don't know, like right up to their face where they might get some saliva? Lol. Even then.. I respect someone who doesn't want to say it then. Just as that point, I personally have no issue saying excuse me.

LOL What about coughing and sneezing?