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These 23 Kids Have The Most Overbearing Parents Imaginable

13.

My best friend in first grade was not allowed to come to school on halloween. We all dressed up and had a little parade. Her mother claimed it was the devils birthday. It was a private religious school.

14.

They joined a cult before I was born, which prohibited watching TV or any sort of interaction with the outside world. My childhood was not too fun. The cult was a very, very obscure offshoot of Christianity. Probably mostly akin to Southern Baptist in practice but much more strict. There was the speaking in tongues and all of that. A man named Sam Fife started this organization, which goes my the name of “The Move” or “The Move of God.” He believed that the end times were imminent and encouraged his followers to go off into the wilderness and build communes to wait for Jesus’ return in five years. 40+ years later, they’re still going.

15.

My sister in law wasn’t allowed to watch Harry Potter until she was 18 because her parents said it was witchcraft.

16.

I had a friend who didn’t learn how to use a toaster or microwave until she was 14. Her parents literally did everything for her and to this day (she’s 17 now) she still doesn’t know how to do her own laundry.

Written by Alex Cogen

Alex is a New Yorker currently living in Austin. She loves cats, grass, and latex but unfortunately is allergic to all 3. She makes mom and dad jokes more than she cares to admit (jk she'll admit it loud and proud). She isn't as funny as she thinks she is. She is the founder of thelazygurl.com.