Throwback Thursday #50 – Are Rules Made to be Broken?

04 Aug 2022 24 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: , , , ,

Having another go at Maggie and Laurens, Throwback Thursday challenge! This week it is Maggie who has set the questions.

This weeks prompt is: Are Rules Made to be Broken?

  1. Who in your family was the person who made and enforced rules? I feel like rules as such were unspoken ones that everyone in our community were meant to follow. Cultural and religious expectations, as well as those that expected respect for our elders. As for the simple ones like setting bedtimes and who did what around the house, it was mainly Mum.
  2. Did you grow up with many rules, or was your life a little more flexible? As I mentioned above, cultural expectations were like lifestyle rules that we were all meant to follow. But in our home, we had a little more flexibility as my parents wanted to be more flexible with us to some extent.
  3. Were you a rule follower or a rule breaker? I was always a rule follower growing up. It might not have been the same as I got older, though!
  4. How were discipline and – in contrast – rewards managed in your household? It was very rare, but if we needed telling off, there may have been raised voices. Rewards were there but not in obvious forms, like you see more of now. No sticker charts or treats like that, but knowing we weren’t disappointing our parents was a huge reward in our eyes.
  5. Were you given the opportunity to plead your case in matters of disagreement? To an extent, but I have to be honest, as a youngster, I was a real goody two shoes!
  6. What tools did your parents use –  ‘I’m going to count to three‘, or ‘don’t make me get up‘ or a time-out chair? None that I remember.
  7. Did fear of discipline curb your desire to break or bend the rules? It was fear of disappointing them that curbed the desire to do wrong things.
  8. Did your upbringing influence the way you (as an adult) managed rules in your own home? Yes, and I can see the difference in my thinking compared to my Hubby Dearest’s ideas, too, as his upbringing was a different kettle of fish!
  9. Were you ever ‘grounded’? Do you want to share the story? Nope, never grounded!
  10. Did you break rules your parents never knew about? Want to confess and leave with a clear conscious? No? Oh, goodness, when you go and visit the Uni Ritu, there were plenty I broke! But I don’t think I am brave enough to confess more!

I did it! I made a throwback Thursday on a Thursday, twice in a row!

Throwback Thursday #50 – Are Rules Made to be Broken?

24 Comments (+add yours?)

  1. CarolCooks2
    Aug 06, 2022 @ 03:48:37

    Ummm yes rules but I was none worse for them…:)

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  2. Erika
    Aug 05, 2022 @ 15:02:36

    It is interesting how different rules are handled in families.

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  3. beth
    Aug 05, 2022 @ 03:10:17

    so interesting –

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  4. Marsha
    Aug 04, 2022 @ 22:57:20

    No wonder you have been so successful. I think obeying our parents’ rules is part of the discipline it takes to be successful. Not that I didn’t break their rules as well. No one is perfect, but it gives life stability. A teacher or principal could not live with a set of rules. Great post, Ritu.

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  5. Astrid
    Aug 04, 2022 @ 21:53:49

    It’s so interesting that your wider community’s enforcement of cultural expectations allowed for your family to be a little more flexible with you. Oh and yay for making it on Thursday!

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  6. Maggie
    Aug 04, 2022 @ 20:48:43

    Ritu, congratulations on making it on Thursday! You do better than I do myself! It is interesting that a community sharing common cultural norms perhaps have less need for so many rules. I had not considered that. Uni Ritu probably needed to challenge a few boundaries to transition into adulthood! Thank you for joining in again this week.

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  7. OIKOS™- Art, Books & more
    Aug 04, 2022 @ 20:02:44

    Wow, also as a youngster you were a role model for others, Sis! So you only could become a teacher! 🙂 xx Michael

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  8. OIKOS™- Art, Books & more
    Aug 04, 2022 @ 20:01:43

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  9. pensitivity101
    Aug 04, 2022 @ 19:59:37

    Yay!!

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