Yes, me, too! Enemy Dad was very overprotective! So much I wasn't allowed to do - especially wear makeup and non-clear nail polish until I was 17. Thru high school, Dad even had to "approve" of the clothes he purchased for me (even after a day's shopping for my new wardrobe with my conservative step mom!) and he wouldn't let me cut, color or perm my hair the way I wanted... it was always a straight cut on super long hair. Nothing at all sexy. I couldn't even tweeze my hairy eyebrows or wax my upper lip hair! Now granted, he was like a radical authoritarian nazi dad... but now that I have my daughter... I see wisdom in some of his ways. 90% of it, though, was based on his insecurity - that he didn't raise me to be a smart girl! Well, his strict upbringing backfired when I went out of state to a huge party university and went crazy! I did live my life to the fullest in my 20's and I'm glad I had my "fill" of single life when I found my future hubby and was ready to settle down!
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