My parents and DH's have pretty different parenting styles, I think I'd like to just take on board what I think I like from everyone, and see what works for us.

Dad was the authorative, disciplinarian when it came to school work, 'behaving' ourselves etc, but would help us clean our rooms by hiding all the mess under the bed and in the cupboard, and get up at 4am 4 times a week to drive us to swimming training.

Mum was more open, easier to talk to, but very highly strung (I get that from her).

We weren't allowed to have part time jobs because it would adversely affect our grades. A lot of emphasis was placed on doing well in school and going to uni, I think because mum finished only form 5, and dad failed by 1% (above 90 in all subjects, but failed English by 1% cos he didnt like reading)

As a result I would get really stressed bout getting a bad mark on a test (anything below a B being a bad mark at our place), even in primary school. I remember crying in grade 3 cos I got a maths problem wrong.

They can't have been that bad though. I didn't move out until I was 23, my brother when he was 24, and we go over there at least 2-3 times a week.

I think if we were a TV family, it'd be the wonder years.