Memes You’ll Relate to If You Have Strict Parents

Plans to hit that party this weekend? Forget it.

Being raised by strict parents means early curfew, constant contact via text or phone and the need for their approval of nearly all your decisions. Yeah, it can seem like they're trying to ruin your social life, but they definitely just have your best interests in mind (Someone has to!).

(Mean Girls via Paramount Pictures)

At some point, you'll totally appreciate how much they care about your safety and well-being—but for now, we'll help you laugh through that all-too-real struggle with these amazing memes:

Going incognito becomes second nature to you:

Never seen something so relatable????:#GrowingUpWithStrictParents pic.twitter.com/i8BPWud4af

— ✨Jenny ✨ (@Just_Jenny_) May 13, 2018

 

When you start acting like there's nothing to see here:

#growingupwithstrictparents
mom: *asks for phone*
me: pic.twitter.com/j9pHRHJYzA

— thestrictparents (@omgstrictparent) January 11, 2018

 

Oops, maybe you shouldn't have spilled that tea to mom and dad:

When you're telling a funny story but it turns into a lecture….#GrowingUpWithStrictParents pic.twitter.com/GkYjG4stsA

— macKenzie (@HashtagMaKenzie) July 17, 2015

 

When you realize you just can't win:

#GrowingUpWithStrictParents they complain about you being home all the time, but say no when you ask to go out. pic.twitter.com/bTxNiDAiu2

— Melaninist (@melaninist) July 17, 2015

 

When you just want to grab a bite to eat, but can't even do that:

#GrowingUpWithStrictParents
Me: can I get lunch with my friends
Mom: no there's food here
Me: pic.twitter.com/4fFCcT7cx7

— B (@shawnsnialI) July 17, 2015

 

When everyone is apparently living their best life except you:

I'll just let these pictures do the talking. #GrowingUpWithStrictParents pic.twitter.com/0dOj34hkyN

— mean plastic (@meanpIastic) July 17, 2015

 

Coming to terms with the fact that your friends just don't get it:

 

When you realize age is really just a number to your parents:

Why ain't you following @yippiiiieee yet?! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .#funny #growingupwithstrictparents #growingupwhite #growingupblack #explorepage #explore #meme #funnymemes

A post shared by Yippiiiieee (@yippiiiieee) on Apr 29, 2018 at 5:27am PDT

Pretending to be asleep is a true skill of yours:

???????? follow @genieflames #growingupblack #growingupwithstrictparents

A post shared by @ growingup_memes on Feb 8, 2018 at 4:45pm PST

 

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