Every family has its own set of household rules. Of course, some are stricter than others. According to TikToker Briana Farnsworth (@brianafarnsworth), the guidelines she grew up with were normal in her family, but definitely raised eyebrows online.
Here are three rules that were part of her regular everyday life.
First of all, she was not allowed to wear her hair down while dining. Every night, her family had formal sit-down dinners in the dining room.
Her hair had to be pulled back or worn half up and half down. Her parents made this a rule so that their hair wouldn’t be in their faces during conversation. Also, it just made sense not to have your hair anywhere near the food.
Secondly, they were prohibited from listening to rap music until they got older because most rap songs are not appropriate for young children.
They always had speakers playing sports or music like smooth jazz throughout all the rooms in the house. As a result, a very specific atmosphere was set inside the Farnsworth household.
The third rule was related to body modifications. They were only allowed one piercing in each ear and no tattoos. Briana broke this rule one time.
Her friend tried to pierce her cartilage at home, but it hurt so badly that she never wore it anyway. As for tattoos, the majority of parents don’t let their kids get them before the age of 18 anyway, so the rule wasn’t unreasonable.
After Briana shared her list, the comments section exploded with other TikToker users swapping their own stories about the rules enforced in their households.
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“Not my family, but as a parent, I didn’t allow my kids to play any video games. They had to play outside or play with their toys. Also, no one raises their voice inside the house. No yelling or screaming,” wrote one user.
“I definitely wasn’t allowed to listen to rap music and certain radio stations growing up,” commented another.
“I wasn’t allowed to watch cartoons. My dad would give me math problems to solve in my free time or books to read. Then, he would come back and check the problems or to ask me about the book. No tattoos were allowed and no bad words,” added someone else.
By Emily Chan
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