Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love my parents. They raised me to be the woman I am today. They taught me my manners, always to say please and thank you, to say ma'am and sir. I was taught to love everyone and treat everyone with respect. They did an amazing job raising me. Even though I grew up in a strict household, I would grow up all over again. Here are my #GrowingUpWithStrictParents.

1. When you wanted to stay with a friend but your parents ask to talk to their parents.

2. Asking to go somewhere and your parents say no and your friends ask "why" or "ask them again".

3. Who? What? Where? When? Why? How Long?

4. When you can't go out and your friends tell you to sneak out.

5. When your friends get to have sleepovers on school nights.

6. Automatically telling your friends no, without asking because you know that's the answer.

7. Calling/texting your parents as soon as you arrive somewhere.

8. When your friends tell you to make up a story in order to get out of the house.

9. Having all A's and one B. No TV, no phone, no computer, or no friends until that B becomes and A.

10. Still having a curfew at 21

11. Building up the courage to ask your parents for something and they actually say yes.

12. Rehearsing how you're going to ask to go out.

13. Not being able to go out two days in a row. One day was enough.

14. Waiting for your parents to be in a good mood to ask permission.

15. Not being allowed to curse until college.

For all the struggles my parents gave me, I praise them for the effective parenting they have put on me. I look up to my parents and have learned a lot with their ways of thinking. The way my parents raised me are my parenting goals for my children in the near future. Thank you mom and dad for always telling me no, it was for the best.

You may think your parents are always wrong but they're honestly not. I mean my family turned out perfect. Look at us.