I have always grown up in a strict household. Honestly, when people ask me what my first word was, I respond with “grounded.” Therefore, being grounded for me is quite the norm.
If you were to calculate all the months I’ve been grounded this past year, it is safe 9 out of the 12 months of the year. Now if you’re still reading this blogpost, you can gather that:
- I have to be a terrible child aka the spawn of Satan or
- My parents are assholes and worship Hitler’s satanic ways.
Well guess what? It’s a little of both. I never wanted to write this blogpost and the only reason I did was because I was threatened to do so with.... you guessed it! Being grounded! So here I am writing it. Mom if you're reading this, I poured salt in your Turkish coffee this morning.
Anyways, enjoy this depressing list I made of things to do when being grounded :) ! And if you’re wondering what I actually do to get grounded, it ranges from wearing my hair in a bun, to stealing a car (my mom's) to hiding boys in my laundry room.
Twelve Things About Being Grounded:
- When people doubt your grounded-ness, hit them with the, “ Yes, I once did get grounded for a month because my hair was in a bun.”
- Laundry actually becomes fun
- Whenever someone asks to do something— “Sorry I can’t... I'm grounded.”
- Cry some more
- Hit that Juul
- Strict parents? I can write a whole book on that.
- Cry a bit, because your life actually sucks.
- HGTV becomes your life.
- Somehow learn how to bake despite burning every batch of brownies ever attempted before
- Start thinking about new hobbies to do
- Laugh, or as I like to say, “Geek” about it.
- Accept the fate of that L