Quote by Jimmy Fallon

My parents were kind of over protective people. Me and my sister had to play in the backyard all the time. They bought us bikes for Christmas but wouldn't let us ride in the street, we had to ride in the backyard. Another Christmas, my dad got me a basketball hoop and put it in the middle of the lawn! You can't dribble on grass.


My parents were kind of over protective people. Me and my si

Summary

This quote highlights the experience of growing up with overprotective parents. The speaker expresses how their parents' excessive caution constrained their freedom and limited their ability to explore beyond the confines of their backyard. The examples of receiving bikes and a basketball hoop illustrate the disparity between the well-intentioned gifts and the restrictions that accompanied them. The incongruity of having a basketball hoop on grass highlights the impracticality of the parents' decisions, further emphasizing the constrained nature of their upbringing.

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Dad
By Jimmy Fallon
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