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Re: strict parents

Except you cannot earn dollars in Shariah-oriented countries. ;)

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I thought You were in school Out of pakistan :konfused:

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I never thought my parents were strict, when I was a teenager. But now I think they were.

I never went out with friends to malls, movies, to eat out etc. It never attracted me, or I knew that I wouldn't be allowed to. I was a keener, goody two-shoes. So, I guess they trusted me and there wasn't a need to keep an eye on me (though, I am pretty sure my mom still did.)

Then, I lost religion, held onto morality and made my way into the world. They know my views but I don't see them getting worried (except for my feminist views :p). I still feel the lack of a lot of experiences in my life.

There is still stuff that I can't do, or at least I don't think they will be ok with me doing. But then, they have also surprised me with how comfortable they are with some stuff.

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I guess my parents weren't as strict as I thought they were. They didn't care about my non-Muslim friends, I think they like them more. Couldn't talk to boys. I keep very few close male friends and the ones that are close (usually like 1 or 2) are like my brothers and I hang out with them in college with my other female friends. When I started college and got a cell, I had to interact and work with guys more, so my mom didn't mind as much if I told her I was talking or texting a guy related to something important.

It helped that my parents trusted me and knew that my friends weren't the type to get wasted or do anything crazy. And I have always stayed in my limits and been honest. I didn't really have a curfew, but my mom would check up on me to see where I was all the time. My parents sometimes didn't care if I was at a friend's house late at night, as long as I wasn't outside somewhere. But rarely, did I ever go past midnight. They were strict about movies, they had to end by midnight. And I couldn't spend the night at a friend's place or travel with friends.

I think there should be a balance. Parents shouldn't be too strict because that can go the other direction and cause the kid to rebel and experiment.

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my parents were the exact same as this, still are quite strict but get away with everything by saying goin to uni lolz :)

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Same here,apart from the non-muslim friends.I went to an all girls school anyways,where apart from me there were maybe a handful of foreign girls.Even our neigbourhood only had one Turkish girl…that’s it.

It’s funny,but I used to enjoy listening to my friend’s exploits at the disco of a weekend in trying to nab a boy (sounded too much like hard work).She said to me once ‘my mum always asks if I met anyone nice’…I was like ‘bugeyed’…trying to imagine Ammi asking me that.

My dad was ok if I met a boy from my Primary school and said ‘hello’…but Ammi was like :bailan:…lol.I think she’s still :bailan: if she thinks I’m talking to a stranger (and I’m married with two kids!!)

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Dad was not strict at all. mom was strict during early teens (13-17ish) but now she is much more laid back.

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Same here...now im done with my studies...n they r still the same :P