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...that seem laughable now? I'm sure there were loads of daft little things that possibly made sense at the time, although the only one I can think of right now was that I wasn't allowed to watch 'Grange Hill' for some time. I think it was thought that by watching Grange Hill it might have turned me into a truancy playing juvenile delinquent with aspirations of petty crime and casual drug taking. So that was forbidden lol. Any one got any others?

it is probably better to ask what they did not outlaw lol

lol em i still have to watch that now

We had two ice cream vans that toured the area. 'Tonibell' was one and the other a 'Walls' van. Small children, as they do, want icecreams so it was ''Mum.....can we have an ice-cream'' Reply ''When the Walls van comes...'' And we got one when he came, so it wasn't a cost thing - maybe she thought 'Tonibell' were less wholesome or something! Jess

I wasn't allowed to go out with wet hair - think it was thought I'd catch a cold, flu or worse!

I was not allowed on the pin ball machines in the penny arcades - the sins of gambling.

Not much when I was small, apart from always letting them know where I was going, who with, and when will I be back. But the big rule when I got older was dont go out with squaddies. Dad being sargent major ect, ect, ect. Lol. What the eye dosnt see......hehehehe.

We were not allowed to eat chewing gum! not quite sure why i will have to ask my mum!! Bev

i wasnt allowed to watch not the 9 oclock news, or the young ones. and for some strange reason i wasnt allowed to go out and play until 10 minutes after tea, 'to let my food settle!' whats that all about?! lol!

Hi All, I was allowed to go to the Wimpy Bar!!! My parents thought that the clintele were a bad influence!! Gillian

Oh Paul that last comment - what's that all about - so Peter Kay!

Wasn't allowed to have chewing gum, to dunk my biscuits or to grow my hair - short back and sides every two weeks. Made up for it all since. :o) Derek

Derek, my dad is from the 'short back and sides' school of thought. My brother (25 this year) now wears his hair at about shoulder length and sometimes has it tied back....but our old man still can't get comfortable with the idea about it being that length and keeps asking when he's going to get it cut properly, lol. Mine's taking on a bit of a Worzel Gummidge look, these days. :-)

I was a convent girl in the early 60's - we were not allowed to eat in the street, take off our school hats in the street, skirts had to be to the knee, no chewing gum or bubble gum, and no comics. The best one of all was our 'sex education' - we were told not to go out with boys! Jackie

My Mum and Dad were very over-protective, Bless Them. No roller skates, bikes, scooters. Dr. Who, Peyton Place (who remembers that). All I did was borrowed them from all my friends and went to their houses to watch. tele. My Mum knows now and said 'you little monkey' See she still thinks I'm 5 lol and I'm nearly 60 (don't tell anyone) Linda

I wasn't allowed to eat in the street because it looks common. Now that I'm older I can see what mum meant; it isn't pretty watching people in chav tracksuits scoff Big Macs and dribbling ketchup down themselves.

No boys No chewing gum No answering back No Dumb insolence No slumping in chairs No interupting adults; Ach whats the use..............I'll be here all day. He was a Regular Soldier..........what else do I have to say? Deanna

My parents outlawed just about everything Andy so needless to say I went behind their backs and did it all! lol. A few years ago my Mum said that I was their most 'difficult' child to bring up. I explained to her that if they hadn't been so strict with me I probably wouldn't have had to rebel. She said that as I was the oldest they expected me to set an example for the other 2. Well I did - an example of what not to do! lol Jeanette x

i cant really remember anything being outlawed as such, i just knew what i could and couldnt do and am such a Daddy's girl that i wouldnt have done anything to upset him or my mum - well untill i hit my teens lol and in came the Goth look! and my dad nearly had a fit when i showed hm my tattoo! i was 20 by then! lol we always had to have sensible shoes - am so glad DM's were in fashion at the time so i could get sensible AND trendy shoes! lol

Saturday morning pictures. My cousin who went to a grammar school was not allowed to eat in the street as that's not what young ladies did. Nor ollowed to eat peas using her fork as a spoon