The odd things parents banned their kids from doing that actually made no sense

Parents say “no” a lot – it’s almost like a reflex response.

Sure they are right most of the time, but in certain cases, there is no logic to their decision-making process.

Reddit user suuhhduudeee asked people who use the site to share the odd things that weren’t allowed in the house as a child.

From not being able to eat chocolate ice cream to a complete ban on reading Harry Potter, here are some of the strangest things people were told not to do as a child.

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