30 Bizarre House Rules People Had To Follow At A Friend's Or Relative's House
"They had toilet paper outside the bathroom. If you had to pee you could take 1 piece. If you had to poop you got 5. Nothing more." This was one of the 4.2k responses to a r/AskReddit question.
The curious user wanted to know what strange rules people had to follow at a friend's or relative's house. While some responses had me itching to dial the authorities, most were simply bizarre.
As kids, it was typical for some of us to visit each other's houses. Those visits to our friend's or cousin's homes were our introduction to people's different ways of running their households.
It was where I learned that some people only drank room-temperature water, while our family favored chilled beverages. We were taught to be polite and respect the homeowner's rules as long as we were under their roof.
However, if a rule seemed unfair or ridiculous, we were warned not to return to the house again. The answers to, "What was the strangest rule you had to follow when at a friend’s house?" fell solidly into the ridiculous rule category.
Some of these rules were so far from the norm that even kids questioned their validity. Warning: some of these answers are stomach-turning due to their abusive themes and outright grossness.
1. The dad who forced his family and his children's friends to be night owls because he worked nights.
Select_Locksmith58942. He who controls dinner time wields power, or something more patriarchal.
4-stars3. Does the obsession extend to their lawn mower?
castironskilletmilk4. That's how you attract bears.
SketchAinsworth5. If only they helped Mom clean, they could have been upstairs people, too.
Navyblazers20006. "I'm whispering, 'coz I'm a singer." -Sabrina Carpenter, probably.
Soft_Whisperxo7. Math? Before I've had my coffee? Rude!
LawfulAwfulOffal
8. At no cost should this dad and that other dad meet. Their evil would create a rift in the universe.
Royalchariot
9. Another contender for the patriarch of the dinner table. Does this title come with a crown or something?
meyou2478998
10. Finally, a wholesome rule to break all the bleak sexist energy!
Apprehensive_Crow329
11. What happened for them to make that a rule?
WoolaTheCalot
12. Why did "kerplunk" have to be too onomatopoeic?
ChippyVonMaker
13. A former fire squid turned Good Place architect designed the house.
GrandeCappuccino
14. She did say nice, not kind.
emmascarlett899
15. They were reserved for a religious leader or a monarch, weren't they?
ChrisTRD289
16. Maybe your mom was also scared of her.
Boonie_Fluff
17. Pretty sure this was a TV show. Only it was set in a random high school.
SuperBaby_Emma
18. People have strong feelings about their beverages.
boo99boo
19. I'll take a thin blanket anytime over this.
Empty401K
20. What a way to end this anecdote.
pmmeweirdal
21. What was the reason? Did they ever have soup?
One_Dog_Two_Tricks
22. That's one way to get a break from your kids.
caffinated-anxious
23. Was the girlfriend as frugal as her father?
LT_Dan78
24. They were workshopping their cult.
Heauregard
25. "MIL, def not a friend." LMAO
FinanciallySecure9
26. Family traditions do make holidays special.
spatulacitymanager
27. Ah, the rule was racism.
Slight_Literature_67
28. They were THE hangout spot.
ocean_flan
29. Too many feelings over a remote. Sorry. "Thingamajig."
NikkoE82
30. You can never be too vigilant, they say.
Effective_Spite_117, Never_a_crumb
Not all homes are built equally as some are more... quirky than others. The abuela who made her grandkids' friends food and talked to them as they ate before they played was the story I chose to remember.
Some of the other answers were too horrifying to even think about. If you had to stay overnight in any of those homes, apart from the abuela's house, the Glee alternate universe, or the magical snack closet, which house would you choose?
