Things Every Child Who Grew Up With Overprotective Parents Understand

Overprotective parents generally want to protect their children from everything.

And in the process, they can actually be the most annoying people most times. If you grew up with one or two of your parents being 0verprotective, we’re sure you can relate.

1. Where are you going to is a regular question

And at this point, you’re obviously tired of it

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2. And you obviously know your parents have all your friend’s numbers and addresses

Because they’re always worried

3. And if you’re meeting someone new, you have to drop all the details 

Phone number, address and long hours of explaining why you’re meeting him or her

4. And half of your friends are never good enough to them

That boy looks like he doesn’t have a future

5. And you know how you get missed calls and texts whenever you’re out

50 missed calls, 2 texts from them and texts from friends telling you that your folks are looking for you

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6. Spontaneous activities never ever happen to you

You live a regimented life basically.

7. And your dressing was always monitored

You can’t leave my house looking like your parents are dead

8. You’d be lucky if your internet activity wasn’t monitored

And then eventually, talks about your internet history happened.

9. Somehow, you’re always reminded of your previous offences all the time

Remember how that time you broke the mug, I left you

1o. And you’re reminded of the times they let you visit all the time

We let you go to the park with your friends two months ago

11. All you know about drinking and smoking is that it’s wrong before the eyes of God and it’ll kill you

And that’s about it

12. And you likely know that sex = pregnancy

And that’s all the sex-ed you got

13. Somehow, your parents have eyes everywhere

They were at work but they know you were with a boy today

14. And you know all the horror stories that happen to kids everywhere

Because your mother or father keeps telling you all about it.

15. You dream regularly of a life far far away from your parents

Heaven on earth

16. And you’re jealous of your friends with the liberal parents.

Whether their parents have two heads.

17. And you may have contemplated running away at one point or the other

Don’t lie. We won’t snitch