"These are the rules!" But you didn't understand....

[agzg]

I didn't have too many "rules" - if my behavior was a problem my parents would correct it then and there. Sometimes it meant being grounded for stuff that I did that was a mistake of carelessness (like leaving a red lipstick in my pockets and running it through the wash, ruining all the clothes). But my brother broke most of the rules before I got a chance, anyway. They had the usual "don't drink and drive" and "tell us when you'll be home" type rules. They also made sure my first car was a manual transmission so none of my friends would want to borrow it.