What they don't mention about growing up with strict parents

• the resentment that begins to build up and damage your relationship with your parents because you are missing out on being a kid
• extreme behaviour that can be dangerous because you feel as if you have to catch up on all the life you have been missing
• a constant sadness that you never going to live life enough
• developing anxiety over doing things as simple as riding the bus
• massive issues with authority
• fear of commitment because you feel as though it is going to tie you down and take away from your freedom again
• you learn how to lie way too easily
• you don't trust people or public spaces because anyone could be a predator
• you can't talk to your parents about anything because they take honest topics and turn it into a discussion about what you shouldn't be doing with your life
• you can't do basic tasks or take initiative because you're so used to someone telling you how and where to do everything that any and everything fills you with anxiety and stress

I think it’s funny how parents don’t allow us to do certain things. They were teenagers once. They should know if we want it bad enough, we’ll just do it behind their backs whether they like it or not. So isn’t it better to allow certain things that can’t be stopped, and they’ll at least know what we’re up to? Being too strict on us isn’t a good thing either. We’ll just start to feel suffocated and become a rebel. They don’t have to let us do whatever we want, but they should at least give us a little space so we can breathe.