6 things you weren't allowed to watch or read in your childhood

By Prakrit Dhondiyal | Updated Nov 14 2014
6 things you weren't allowed to watch or read in your childhood

We always lurked around our houses, trying to catch a glimpse of late night TV shows or sneak away books with adult content but our parents made sure we couldn't. Here are six of them, you never got to watch or read in your childhood, or did you?

6 things you weren't allowed to watch or read in your childhood

Baywatch had to be one of the first things your parents told you not to watch. And the first thing you snuck out to watch, anyway. Why do you think Joey and Chandler are so relatable? http://dgit.in/baywtch

6 things you weren't allowed to watch or read in your childhood

You never understood why you weren’t old enough to watch this show. When you were, you couldn’t understand why your mother and grandmother loved it. The old enigma. http://dgit.in/btatbcl

6 things you weren't allowed to watch or read in your childhood

If the covers weren’t suggestive enough, Chase’s books were one of those kept on a high shelf, away from short teenage kids’ reach. Making them yet another goal to reach. http://dgit.in/jhchase

6 things you weren't allowed to watch or read in your childhood

Reluctantly yet admittedly every child’s sex education guide. Can’t say the same about their view on love, though. Mills & Boons – making love a complicated mess since 1928. http://dgit.in/mnb1928

6 things you weren't allowed to watch or read in your childhood

Every TV generational child’s entry into the realm of science-fiction. Despite being on the late night slot on TV, we all saw it when we really wanted to see if the truth was out there. http://dgit.in/txfcmcsd13

6 things you weren't allowed to watch or read in your childhood

Since the time parents told you to go to sleep on time, we’ve been trying to make it out of school to be up all night. And they wonder why we’re all a generation of night owls! http://dgit.in/mtvbotn