# Did your parents set you up for a harmless rebellion?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 17, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-parents-set-you-up-for-a-harmless-rebellion/669072 "2013-09-17T17:47:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-parents-set-you-up-for-a-harmless-rebellion/669072/21 "2013-09-20T12:21:48Z")

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Thinking back to my teen years, I don’t recall feeling compelled to rebel against my parents simply for the sake of rebellion. I broke some rules here and there because the activities themselves were fun (some crazy driving, a couple of drunk episodes, skipping homework, etc.), but I don’t ever recall doing something overtly rebellious (earrings, odd hair cuts, etc.) and thinking “this will show those overcontrolling assholes who’s in charge.”

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