Hey Pandas, What Are Your Tips On How To Counterattack A Strict Parent?

I’m guessing there are at least a few pandas on BP that just cannot catch a break with their parents. Some parents are strict but here’s some tips to avoid punishment or to make sure your parents aren’t crossing the lines.

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Here’s mine: If your parents tell you to put your phone downstairs at night, make sure to shut it off. This preserves battery life and not only that, if you wake up and check you phone only to find that it’s on without going through the procedure to turn it back on (for apple users the apple symbol and the password check), then most likely someone has been on your phone while your asleep. Check text messages and social media to make sure that they haven’t tampered with anything and also check your screen time just to make sure when they were on.

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Wren Hard 1 year ago

Checking my phone in the morning to no notifications only to later find that they were there but already been read, random apps left open and it LITERALLY BEING IN A DIFFERENT PLACE to where I left it at night is scary.

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freakingbee (they/them) 1 year ago

omg that is absolutely terrifying and i almost had an anxiety attack last time that happened. long story short i got my phone taken away for 7 months :)

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freakingbee 1 year ago

i do this too

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Skylar (they/them) 1 year ago

Yeah. I hide it while it's downstairs bc out of sight, out of mind.

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Oliver (Submission author) 1 year ago

Hey we signed the terms and conditions yall never said WHERE downstairs

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Cypress 1 year ago

It sucks knowing this happens to other people, but at the same time it makes me feel better that I’m not the only one.

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Oliver (Submission author) 1 year ago

Ya ain’t alone. I have a shitload of friends with strict parents

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show em who's boss and leave the stove on overnight

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️‍️‍️TRAINS RIGHTS️‍️️‍️

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Oliver 1 year ago

The silent rebellion

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I have tonsss. Like not showing emotion to not upset them. Or always having a perfectly tidy room. Or having a fake wall of books farther out on a shelf to hide things behind it. Or having at least one person on your phone to have fake convos with to seem like your friends are really innocent and chill.

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maddie

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Mysteria 1 year ago

I know that this addition seems kinda snarky, but unfortunately it’s the truth. I deal with this too and it really sucks! Seriously it does! I feel for ya :(

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drink lots of water and eat your vitamins.

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goldyy

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️‍️‍️TRAINS RIGHTS️‍️️‍️ 1 year ago

INTERACT WITH ME

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My best piece of advice is: Take charge of you.
There is nothing that impresses parents like doing the mature thing before they remind you. Make your bed, hit your deadlines, be ready on time for school, arrange a way to get home by 10PM if your curfew is 10:30PM.
Bring your boyfriend home BEFORE your Dad demands to meet him.
Apologize when you mess up.

Be one step ahead. Cover all the bases first. Show them you've got it.
It'll take a some patience, but pretty soon they'll just grunt at you on your way out the door.

Maybe not for everyone, but my parents were strict because they thought I would hurt myself/ruin my life. Once I proved I wouldn't, they were very supportive.

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Lil Miss Hobbit

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Oliver 1 year ago

I’ll try this more often. Always be one step ahead!

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Always have excuses for EVERYTHING. Use little things to your advantage, etc. Always have little white lies you can use to get out of trouble if you get into it. If it's something big though, tell the truth and be honest.

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tessy fazbear

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Oliver 1 year ago

Apparently I’m “always checking my grades”

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NEVER bookmark something you dont want them to see, example: this website. since i go on here a lot. all i do is type "Bo" in search and it finishes, I only bookmark school stuff and my school email, not my real one with my preferred name.

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Robby (Ze/Zir)

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Oliver 1 year ago

That’s what I do. Haven’t been caught,

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I have a loophole I use for screen time restrictions…

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DP(the first)

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Oliver 1 year ago

Don’t be shy….HOW DID YOU GET IT?!

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Try and start a dialog and discuss what's bothering you both in a mature manner. Understanding that they most likely are parenting out of fear and are worried you will get hurt. Maybe discuss that in order for you to grow you need to be able to make decisions and mistakes but you still want them there to catch you if you fall

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