“I Say It Every Time They Come Visit”: 55 Times Parents Set A Rule For Their Kids And Wished They Hadn’t

If you've never heard the phrase, "Not under my roof!" come flying out of your parents' mouths, consider yourself lucky. Besides the normal growing pains that accompany our childhood or teenage years, we're often also slapped with a whole set of painful rules and regulations. Some more ridiculous than others.

Bless our parents, though. Many were just doing the best they could with the limited knowledge they had available. And we'd like to believe that for the most part, our folks had good intentions. "Don't jump on the furniture," "Be in bed by 8," and, "Clean up after yourself" are among the common rules that many (if not most) of us had to abide by. Then there are those moms and dads who not only decided to think outside the box, but burnt it altogether, with their wild and bizarre parenting policies. And a few of them lived to regret it later.

Someone asked, "What's the dumbest rule that your parents made and it ended up backfiring on them instead?" and the responses read like a family drama series. Bored Panda has put together a list of the best for you to laugh, cry and cringe at while you reminisce on your own carefree childhood.