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Sep 2022
12m 4s

Mom Doesn’t Allow Me To Have Friends

Story Time Animated
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“Nora don’t worry, she won’t find out!”

“You don’t know my mom!”

“Stop worrying. Have some fun! This carnival is only set up here once every five years!”

“Yeah! Look, have some of my cotton candy!” 

“Oh look! It’s a mini roller coaster! Let’s go on that one!”

“Then I want to go to the haunted house!”

“Fine!”

I had an exhilarating night. I was only fourteen years old and it was the first time I’d ever snuck out with my friends. You’re probably wondering why I needed to sneak out because what I was doing with my friends was totally harmless. Well, my mom was a total tiger mom. I wasn’t allowed to do anything! I was only allowed to go to and from school and she completely controlled all of my extracurricular activities. I had gymnastics on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Piano on Wednesdays and swimming on Fridays. Apart from those days, I had to be either at home or school. If I went anywhere it had to be with her, my dad and my younger sister Lily.

I wasn’t allowed to have sleepovers with my friends or to go to any of theirs. I had to top every single class or I was punished. And just like the original tiger mom, my mom didn’t allow me to participate in anything fun at school – no school plays, no fun days, nothing. In fact, if my mom found out that we were having a fun activity at school on a particular day, she’d force me to stay home to study.



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