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50 Posts From Toxic Parents Who Simply Shouldn’t Have Had Kids, Shared On This Online Community
Let’s face it, parenting is one of the biggest challenges that we’ll ever have to face in our lives. It’s right up there alongside fighting off an alien invasion, surviving a zombie apocalypse, rocket science, and plugging in a USB cable on the first try. So it’s no wonder that most parents are less than perfect. In fact, it’s pretty much the norm.
However, they’re nowhere near the level that some of the parents featured on the ‘Parents Are Effing Dumb’ subreddit are. There, you’ll find some of the biggest fails that will make you gasp, shout “think of the children!”, and think about taking these people’s parenting license away. Remember to buckle up and upvote the pics that made your jaw drop as you scroll down the rollercoaster that is this descent into parenting weirdness.
When it comes to parenting, both extremes—absolute perfectionism/trying to be a ‘perfect’ parent and not trying hard enough—can be harmful to the family. And while it’s very clear what bad parenting is, perfectionism is more insidious and sneaky and can actually end up being just as harmful as actual neglect or ignorance, though in a very different way. We spoke about the pitfalls of this with an expert in the field of psychology.
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I'm Sorry, What??
He’s Not Wrong
My Family Does This To Me All The Time, And Each Time I Tell Them It Discourages Me But They Still Do It
Emma Morton, a researcher at the University of British Columbia, explained to Bored Panda the pitfalls of perfectionist thinking and how it spreads to many areas of a person’s life, contributing to poor mental health and even depression.
Believing that you should (or even that you can) be a so-called ‘perfect’ parent is actually detrimental to your health. What’s more, the belief that you can control every single outcome can spread to other areas of your life, not just parenting.
How Could She Not Know How Antlers Work?
And I Know That From Home
Me Getting My Vaccinations After My Mother Refused For Me To Have Them
I love when teenagers actually start to think for themselves, and not just repeating what they parents think
“When we set excessive and inflexible high standards for ourselves and become self-critical about not meeting those, perfectionism can become a problem for our mental health and potentially contribute to depression or suicidal thoughts,” researcher Morton said.
Actually What The F**k
She Is Insane
That’s just the same as smashing down a Lego set, or destroying paintings, or any other project. It’s destroying property! And hours and hours of care and passion.
Very Not Cool
“Perfectionism is a very insidious problem—even if someone achieves great success in their personal or professional life, negative thinking patterns lead them to be highly self-critical, focus on perceived mistakes, or mentally discount their achievements,” Morton detailed that a perfectionist mindset dims even the biggest victories when we tend to laser-in on the various real and imagined flaws.
Oh Dear Mom
Tweet Says It All
What If The Neighbors Had Dogs
The anxiety surrounding perfectionism is just as much about personal pride as it is about the desire to be respected and liked by others. “People who struggle with perfectionism may worry that they will be judged for their perceived failures, feel that they are inadequate for needing help, or assume they will be a burden on their family and friends,” she said, adding that this can make perfectionists especially vulnerable mentally and emotionally.
Please Show Support To The Op On His Post Since His Parents Surely Won't
Can’t Imagine What That Kid Has To Deal With
Wow Just Wow
As such, it’s very important that parents who make mistakes with their kids don’t overcorrect and land in the ‘perfectionist’ zone. Similarly, any parents who realize that they’re being inflexible with their standards and are overly critical of their and their kids’ (real or perceived) faults need to learn to hold back and allow room for (at least some) failure. After all, learning to deal with failure and drawing wisdom from our mistakes is what being human is all about. One thing's for sure, though: nobody wants to be that parent who ends up on 'Parents Are Effing Dumb.'
Drip Or Drown
Imagine... Uggh
Oh god, there should be laws against this sort of "family youtube" thing. Using your kids for views and cash is revolting.
Parents Theory
"Those Japanese cartoons are too violent. Here, watch this documentary about the genocide in Vendée on the French-German channel."
Bad Parenting
Florida Teen Dies From Covid-19 After Mom Takes Her To Church “Covid Party”
Atleast One Person In The Comments Had The Sense To Tell Her To Call A Doctor! This Is Too Much
Taking A Picture Instead Of Saving Your Child
Mum Is Angry At Her Child For Growing
Another Great Example Of Dumb Parents
Only took this picture for my lawyer. Oh, and the internet and the world.
Wtf
Old people think they are gods, they always think they are always right about everything. Edit : not all of them, obviously, but it is more like a general tendency.
Big Brain Logic
I can see the composite in my head now from all I've seen that I couldn't stop: "how many times must I tell you *name*?! We *smack* don't *smack* hit *smack* people *wrenches kid away by the arm*
Mint Drugs
Family Had Symptoms Of Covid But Sent Child To School Regardless
My Parents Think This Is A Cute Decoration
My MIL collects golli-dolls. I asked her mother (my wife's grandmother) about it a few years back. She told me that after the war, they were left with nothing, rationing was the only thing keeping them fed. She was out begging one day with her infant child (my MIL) and someone gave her a golli doll and she has kept it ever since. The doll, to my MIL, was the first and only gift she would receive as a child and holds huge sentimentality, if her house caught fire, she would try to save them, before her husband. She knows and understands why they are racist, but for her, they represent something else, kindness, charity, safety and childhood.
My grandmother and her friends toiled for weeks to knit me a golli when i was a newborn, none of them could get the hair right so it got passed pretty much every elderly or knitting enthusiast for miles around until a lovely old lady managed to master it. That doll is still sitting proudly in my display case not only as a symbol of love from grand parent to grand child but also a community rallying around to do a nice thing (for context I’m very dark skinned mixed race)
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Ok, so I read, like, every single comment here in search of a reason as to why this is racist, and I haven't found any actual reasons here - I can Lily Mae Kitty hating on everybody who doesn't know and calling them idiots, saying that black children with watermelons is racist, but WHY is it racist??? I went to the Wikipedia link that Ienka sent, but it didn't really explain much other than the stereotype that African American people love watermelons. Is that it? Is that the only reason?? Can someone please RESPECTFULLY (hint hint, don't react like Lily Mae Kitty did) explain to me how this is racist?
It was steretypically believed that watermelon and fried chicken were "black people" food, particularly after slavery and during the 20th-century re-hash of slavery known as sharecropping. For African-Americans, that image reminds them of slavery, KKK, lynchings, etc. So.... kinda like if you showed all Jews like Hitler did would be offensive to Jews. it's a stereotype created not by them, but by the oppressor. Did that help?
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It’s amazing how Americans assume the whole world knows everything about their problems with racism. It’s kind of cultural colonialism - you don’t know why we think watermelon eaten by a black kid is racist? You’re an uneducated idiot! Oh, you are from Czech, Modlavia, Ukraine, Korea or any other country with no black slaves history? It doesn’t justify you! The whole world should be aware of our cultural problems!
Oh just wrote a similar thing, it is frustrating, we don't need to feel guilty for other nations racisms. literally first time a see this stereotype. Most of our countries existed centuries before US was even discovered :)
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OMG, whyyy, why are you so triggered, that there are people who don"t know, that every second thing in USA is considered racist? Isn't this the sign that some people are just not rasist exactly because they don't see anything wrong with that??!! In my deepest mind I wouldn't guess, that black doll with meloon is som stereotype. I didn't even know what to google! It was like: "mayby the problem is the tabasco? Or the shape of those dolls." Please note, that not only USA people are here. Some (I would guess actually many) states/cultures have aboslutely different situation and we just don't get those things. So please STOP INSULTING agressively those people!
I am sorry to be this disrespectfull to your problems. I know, it was rude. I was upset from agressive comments I see here. But please be more open minded.
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Aren't those dolls some sort of craftsmanship, though? Not everything is based on racism. Some people just buy stuff when traveling.
That's right! Like Confederate flags flying at your trailer home or off your truck in MICHIGAN is just celebrating your heritage....your Michigan heritage!
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They are? Are we not allowed to have black dolls anymore? Should we segregate and have white people only play with white people dolls, have white people art and white people statues? That doesn't sound like a good idea.
What colour are human figurines in the houses of people of colour?
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I'm not sure the average person would be familiar with the mocking stereotype of African Americans having a great appetite for watermelons; I hadn't heard of this until clicking the link to the wikipedia article in lenka's comment. Maybe these parents didn't mean anything racist by it, they just thought the decorations were generic kids eating fruit.
Since we're on a bad parenting thread this comment section reminds me of one of the mistakes parents (and others) can make. That's punishing them for not knowing things. It's not bad to educate others but the results will always be better if you approach it respectfully with children and with our peers. That's just what I always have found to be most effective.
see nothing wrong with it - wouldn't bother me if i had a statue of me eating a cracker.
I honestly don't see this as anything other than ornaments of kids eating fruit, people who see racism in everything need to calm down. I bet this person would scream racist if the makers only depicted white children.
Yeah, so what? I do not see anything wrong with the black dolls. Or is this another idiotic assumption that everything is racism?
AND that the whole world should know U.S history, as well. These people just keep getting dumber!
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I'm black I know the history of these and other dolls like it. These are racist and belittling. No matter how sentimental your family has found them, they are still are insulting to black people. Has anyone black actually chimed in on this?
I'm white and I know too. My mom purposely buys these and has them displayed. I was fine when it was just watermelon themed because her family grew up on a farm and we always had fresh watermelon growing up. I still serve it like a basket any Pot luck. But when she started adding the these dolls and "mammys" I stopped buying her anything watermelon related.
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It is a cute decoration. They are normal looking kids eating watermelon. Your mind may see all sorts of red flags but honey, these ain’t that hill.
I didn't know about the watermelon stereotype but after having clicked on the Wikipedia link another member provided, I have to say: Take them off the shelf!
I don't understand. Why everything that is black ha to be racist. Aunt Jemima pancake flour was Discovered by a beautiful black women and yet now whites are racist for using it? Why is everyone so F****d up? Red and yellow black or white they are precious in his sight. Jesus loves us all.
To be fair, there is nothing offensive in that particular design of the Gollidoll. I understand why the original was deemed bad but that looks relatively normal. What's wrong with two black skinned kid dolls sitting up guarding your hot sauce and other spices? Some people I think look for reasons to be upset these days.
This comment section is cancer. I forgive the non-Americans but the rest of you guys have no excuse.
Some African American people collect items like these to remember, to respect their heritage, and to claim a negative thing in a positive manner.
It is a cute vintage decorations, if a little kitsch. It's just as racist as you want it to be.
We have black dolls on the shelves, my granddaughter has a doll depicting down syndrome. Are we now racist or bigoted in some way by owning these dolls? Every one wants to be included as they should be, but I wonder if white people buying a black doll is seen as racist or inclusive, the same for the down syndrome doll. Seem to be damned either way
These aren’t the worst. At least there’s an attempt to resemble a human being. And yes it is a racist caricature, from the stereotypical ‘watermelon eating picaninny’ trope to be exact. Many Americans who claim to not know what this is or means don’t know their own history or are being deliberately obtuse.
This is just Boris Johnson's "picaninnies with watermelon smiles" quote.
so if they were white they would be acceptable? aren't we supposed to embracing all skin colours? they are dolls!
Looky here Jan and see why this is not acceptable. There is a context that you and many commenters here are choosing to ignore: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watermelon_stereotype
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Paint the watermelon to look like half a pizza and problem is solved. Eating pizza is not racist unless if you have pineapple on it. Then it is offensive towards Italians.
I work in a thrift shop and have found some great artifacts that depict black children or similar paintings. They are highly collectable. Blacks like them because they can relate to some of the paintings. I like them because they are unique.
I don't think the figurines are necessarily racist. I did what someone suggested and googled about it, Turns out they are collectable and belong to a genre called "Black Americana".
I have a big golli doll from when I was very young, I got it for Christmas. It's one of only a few things I have from my childhood and I cherish it.
I have one that someone was going to trash. Somehow it just seems wrong to do that.
My grandma had an ashtray (she smoked like a chimney) that had a black woman dressed like GWTW and with one tit caught in a wringer washer. WTF grandma?
Perhaps display them somewhere less prominent? Just because the younger folks don't understand the meaning of these dolls doesn't make them any less harmful to those who do.
My dad who is black collects these and we are not offended by it. They are priceless, especially the original. We love them and they come with great history. I don't think to put them away is to hide the history behind it and the last thing we need as a people is to shun our history because this is part of our history, no matter how painful and humiliating. Forgetting makes us week, remembering makes us stronger.
Literally just kids eating watermelon. I don't understand the fuss.
Uh.. it looks like a cute decoration to me. A couple of adorable little kids enjoying some watermelon. Not sure what could possibly be wrong with that.
It depends on what kind of people they are and who they are. When my wife was small she had a black doll, took it every where, even to school in England, bigger kid said she shouldn't have it her being white so he stomped the s**t out of it and she ,4 years old got so mad she stomped the s**t out of the kid!
It is a cute decoration. Two adorable children eating watermelon.The models look like art you will find in Jamaica or Haiti. Most of the people from that region are descendants of persons from Senegal or Cote d'Ivoire, having a beautiful chocolate colored skin due to thousands of years of Sun exposure. I wonder when they visited the Caribbean and picked these models up. My second question is are they salt and pepper shakers? Lots of people like salt on watermelon.
So, if they were white that would be ok? If I were black, I can't have these? Huh?
Why are golli's racist. Why? I had one when I was about 4/5 my parents certainly were not racist, nothing was racist in Lancashire, England at that time, so why was I a racist?
The contrast red lips kinda remind me of blackface. Not stating any opinion on these btw just saying thats what they remind me of.
There is no mention of the ethnicity of the owner. History will always be a part of everyone's lives. It's how we choose to display items such as these that would make negative. Personally, I would keep these above my restaurant doors. Service industry and tips in the US kinda go hand in hand.
If you posted this question, you are on the internet. If you are on the internet, try using Google for your questions.
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I think they are cute. Stereotypes aren't racist, necessarily. All I see is two kids eating melon, and I think they are adorable.
I've read the history through the comments. I don't see anything wrong with them other than they are cute. Possibly, anything racist related to them, is only known to those who experienced this and that would be an older generation of people. Holding onto that for so long, after its being forgotten is a little too much. Let it go.
We can't. The racism is still killing people today. See: long list of names but most known recently George Floyd.
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Found This On Facebook
Woke Up And Saw My Door Removed By My Parents. I Asked Them "Why?" And They Replied With "Privacy Isn't Necessary"
My parents didn't take my door, but they had the same attitude to privacy. They still do.
Tell Me Why
Sorry If Repost
Let Me Just Punish My Kid For Being Depressed Instead Of Trying To Deal With It
It's A Repost
Everyone Is Fine Today And No Bad Habits Were Formed
Well, He Tried
My Dad Needs To Stay Off The Internet
We Know Everything About You
That Kid Is Like 1
Cement burns and irritates skin- the kid needs to be washed off immediately. Whoever took the photo and/or stood watching this is a nunt
I Did It
Modern Names From Modern Parents... Parent Stupidity
7yo Gets Bullied At School For Sitting In A Car Seat, So Mom Waits Until He's Asleep, Takes A Photo Of Him, And Posts It On The Official Parents Magazine Instagram Page (855k Followers)
I think this person is actually evil. Maybe she will learn her lesson when she is not invited to his wedding, never meets her grandchildren, and is cremated in the cheapest casket and thrown away in the nearest lake with just a small prayer and two flowers.
We’re In A Crowded Terminal And This Toddler Wouldn’t Stop Crying And Screaming, So Her Mom Gave Her A Whistle To Play With
Yes, The Problem Is Definitely Not That You Gave A Phone To A 2 Year Old!
Ou Mama!
Sad We Have To Create Something So We Don’t Forget Children
If you 'never understand' why people make mistakes, you're another reason why people think they could never make a mistake, don't use any kind of failsafe, make a mistake, and have dire consequences.
My Son Likes To Do Something He Likes And He Deserves It, But Doesn't Need It. What Should I Do?
You could teach him the valuable lesson that, no matter how hard he works and how good he follows rules, people with power (you in that case) will never let him see a reward for it, let alone have some time to relax and recharge. That will teach him a lot about life. Or push him to burnout/suicide and stuff.
Nice Name
This Mom Be Like "I Wonder Why My Kids Don't Confide In Me For Anything?"
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A lot of these left me speechless with horror. Some people really should not have children. Or be near children. Or be near anyone at all.
I will say one sentence, ten words about that I think of this: all children deserve parents, but not all parents deserve children.
I just got into an argument with my mom. It goes: Me: *minding my own business on break and testing out my old raspberry pi 2* (Hag): WTFH ARE YOU DOING YOU B*TCH? YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING HOMEWORKING AND STUDYING FOR ALL OF YOUR FINALS!!!! Me: Mom, I'm just finishing up some extra homework for digital electronics, and plus, the only final I have left is my math, and it's easy and open notes. (HAG): I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY EXCUSES YOU BASTARD! YOUR GRADES ARE TRASH AND YOU'RE STILL HERE PLAYING VIDEO GAMES ON THAT COMPUTER?* *BTW, My grades are average 96, and the Raspberry Pi2 has 1 GB Ram and can barely access the internet. Me: WTH? I'm just minding my own business and you just came out of nowhere and started yelling at me? I'm supposed to eating lunch right now anyway? Why all the fuss? (HAG): WHY? BECAUSE I SAID SO! SO DO IT YOU MOTHERF*CKER!! And basically, that's my everyday life. It's sh*t. Usually I don't swear a lot on the internet, but I just have to vent my anger!
It just kills me that I couldn't have children, but look at all the idiots who can. I've got to go back and read the grandparents one again so I quit crying.
Me too. I wish I could run a home where everyone can come and escape from those environments, finish school or college and get ready for uni or work in a safe space. I wanted to foster, but I’m chronically ill now so can just about look after myself! 😬
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My ex-g/f was genuinely a great person, who worked fulltime to support herself as she worked towards her degree in a related field, went to church and was never a burden on her parents. However, she was the 'bad daughter' because she spent time with me and her friends instead of with them 100% of the time. Meanwhile, her sister barely worked, got pregnant out of wed lock, then married the guy because "they were in love", had two more kids, got divorced, and lives at home with her three kids is the "good daughter" because she has nothing going on with her life, kids aside, so spends all her time with them. I never understood it and while we argued once or twice over years about it, it didnt really affect us but i just dont get it.
My childhood was pretty monstrous. I won't bother you with details, but whatever bad thing you can imagine happening to a child, I had some of that. The reason I say this is that I know what it feels like to think that being totally alone in the world is better than being with the people you are forced to be around, but feeling alone leaves you totally lost and empty. I am now well into adulthood, and I have made a good life for myself. I have dealt with my horrible past and have moved beyond it. I am a happy person. If there is someone out there feeling like they are living a nightmare, and nothing can ever change, if there is someone out there thinking they can't go on anymore, I just want you to know that life DOES change, and it DOES get better, and the second you are an adult (or like me, can get legally emancipated and live independently from the age of 16), the world is a very, very different place. Do not despair. Do not give up. There is hope. You are not alone.
This post has made me want to be the best parent I can be for my kids. At the same time, it's open my eyes to people who should be sterilized
My dad is a racist and when I try to talk to him about it, he says that it's public school's fault. Then, he blames my friends for the way I think about politics. My mom constantly yells at me for no reason and then my parents get mad at me for not smiling, showing, my emotions, or talking to them. I know its not as bad as other stuff on here, but I still can't wait to move out. My 22 yo sister is a better mom. I'm 14 btw
Need y'alls opinion on something, k? POV: You're a fourteen-year-old girl. Your dad just picked you up from an activity and it's around 10:30 PM. You're in the bad, sketchy part of town where it's not safe for most people to walk around at night. Your dad pulls into a gas station in his bright red BMW with you inside. He inserts the gas pump, tells you to take it out if it finishes before he gets back, and goes inside the gas station, leaving the car doors unlocked. The area is far from empty. There is a man smoking weed thirty feet from the entrance and another one filling his car up across from you. Would it be wrong for me to say I feared for my safety because anyone could have stolen the car(again, red BMW) and/or kidnapped me easily? Am I overreacting? Please let me know(this was about seven months ago).
You were probably safe... actually if it is busy you are safer. BUT NEVER sit in an unlocked car! Lock those doors and he can get the gas pump himself.
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These parents sucked and I feel so terrible for their children. I wish I could help them all get out of this situation even though I'm probably not older than some of them.
These poor children need help and those parents need to not be parents 🥺🥺🥺🥺
A few of these were funny but most of them made me feel like "Mother of the Year."
As someone who had an abusive mother these make me sad because i can relate.
I would watch YouTube during school at the beginning of the year but still got all my work done and maintained straight As. I'm currently baned from YouTube and have been for about six months cause my parents found out. I know this isn't that bad and I've had worse "parenting" moments but yeah.
These parents are just a Who's Who of Human Crap. One of the many reasons I chose to not have kids is because of the s**t I experienced as a child, a teen, and an adult. I hope each of these "kids" (young or adult), knows how valuable they are and how worthwhile they are to their pets, friends, other family members who DON'T abuse them. Hugs to everyone who has been hurt and who still hurts. I understand.
when i was 13 yo i had a drawing of a landscape or something destroyed by my little cousin. he was 5. i told my mom about it because it took a long time to make, and my mom just said "it's OK, he's only 5 years old and he doesnt understand yet." i was about to shoot back with "says the person who confuses 'chemistry' with 'chemical' " (my mom doesn't speak English that well) but i know that there's no point in talking back cuz apparently i'm the least favourite child anyway
Yes, there are some classic examples of Grade A stupidity here, but not all of them. A lot of what you're calling "toxic parenting" was just normal when I was a kid, and you know what? Most of us turned out just fine. As Bob Dylan said, don't criticize what you can't understand.
Two vaccine posts barely into the article. No thanks. I've heard all I want to about that
A lot of these left me speechless with horror. Some people really should not have children. Or be near children. Or be near anyone at all.
I will say one sentence, ten words about that I think of this: all children deserve parents, but not all parents deserve children.
I just got into an argument with my mom. It goes: Me: *minding my own business on break and testing out my old raspberry pi 2* (Hag): WTFH ARE YOU DOING YOU B*TCH? YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING HOMEWORKING AND STUDYING FOR ALL OF YOUR FINALS!!!! Me: Mom, I'm just finishing up some extra homework for digital electronics, and plus, the only final I have left is my math, and it's easy and open notes. (HAG): I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY EXCUSES YOU BASTARD! YOUR GRADES ARE TRASH AND YOU'RE STILL HERE PLAYING VIDEO GAMES ON THAT COMPUTER?* *BTW, My grades are average 96, and the Raspberry Pi2 has 1 GB Ram and can barely access the internet. Me: WTH? I'm just minding my own business and you just came out of nowhere and started yelling at me? I'm supposed to eating lunch right now anyway? Why all the fuss? (HAG): WHY? BECAUSE I SAID SO! SO DO IT YOU MOTHERF*CKER!! And basically, that's my everyday life. It's sh*t. Usually I don't swear a lot on the internet, but I just have to vent my anger!
It just kills me that I couldn't have children, but look at all the idiots who can. I've got to go back and read the grandparents one again so I quit crying.
Me too. I wish I could run a home where everyone can come and escape from those environments, finish school or college and get ready for uni or work in a safe space. I wanted to foster, but I’m chronically ill now so can just about look after myself! 😬
Load More Replies... My ex-g/f was genuinely a great person, who worked fulltime to support herself as she worked towards her degree in a related field, went to church and was never a burden on her parents. However, she was the 'bad daughter' because she spent time with me and her friends instead of with them 100% of the time. Meanwhile, her sister barely worked, got pregnant out of wed lock, then married the guy because "they were in love", had two more kids, got divorced, and lives at home with her three kids is the "good daughter" because she has nothing going on with her life, kids aside, so spends all her time with them. I never understood it and while we argued once or twice over years about it, it didnt really affect us but i just dont get it.
My childhood was pretty monstrous. I won't bother you with details, but whatever bad thing you can imagine happening to a child, I had some of that. The reason I say this is that I know what it feels like to think that being totally alone in the world is better than being with the people you are forced to be around, but feeling alone leaves you totally lost and empty. I am now well into adulthood, and I have made a good life for myself. I have dealt with my horrible past and have moved beyond it. I am a happy person. If there is someone out there feeling like they are living a nightmare, and nothing can ever change, if there is someone out there thinking they can't go on anymore, I just want you to know that life DOES change, and it DOES get better, and the second you are an adult (or like me, can get legally emancipated and live independently from the age of 16), the world is a very, very different place. Do not despair. Do not give up. There is hope. You are not alone.
This post has made me want to be the best parent I can be for my kids. At the same time, it's open my eyes to people who should be sterilized
My dad is a racist and when I try to talk to him about it, he says that it's public school's fault. Then, he blames my friends for the way I think about politics. My mom constantly yells at me for no reason and then my parents get mad at me for not smiling, showing, my emotions, or talking to them. I know its not as bad as other stuff on here, but I still can't wait to move out. My 22 yo sister is a better mom. I'm 14 btw
Need y'alls opinion on something, k? POV: You're a fourteen-year-old girl. Your dad just picked you up from an activity and it's around 10:30 PM. You're in the bad, sketchy part of town where it's not safe for most people to walk around at night. Your dad pulls into a gas station in his bright red BMW with you inside. He inserts the gas pump, tells you to take it out if it finishes before he gets back, and goes inside the gas station, leaving the car doors unlocked. The area is far from empty. There is a man smoking weed thirty feet from the entrance and another one filling his car up across from you. Would it be wrong for me to say I feared for my safety because anyone could have stolen the car(again, red BMW) and/or kidnapped me easily? Am I overreacting? Please let me know(this was about seven months ago).
You were probably safe... actually if it is busy you are safer. BUT NEVER sit in an unlocked car! Lock those doors and he can get the gas pump himself.
Load More Replies... These parents sucked and I feel so terrible for their children. I wish I could help them all get out of this situation even though I'm probably not older than some of them.
These poor children need help and those parents need to not be parents 🥺🥺🥺🥺
A few of these were funny but most of them made me feel like "Mother of the Year."
As someone who had an abusive mother these make me sad because i can relate.
I would watch YouTube during school at the beginning of the year but still got all my work done and maintained straight As. I'm currently baned from YouTube and have been for about six months cause my parents found out. I know this isn't that bad and I've had worse "parenting" moments but yeah.
These parents are just a Who's Who of Human Crap. One of the many reasons I chose to not have kids is because of the s**t I experienced as a child, a teen, and an adult. I hope each of these "kids" (young or adult), knows how valuable they are and how worthwhile they are to their pets, friends, other family members who DON'T abuse them. Hugs to everyone who has been hurt and who still hurts. I understand.
when i was 13 yo i had a drawing of a landscape or something destroyed by my little cousin. he was 5. i told my mom about it because it took a long time to make, and my mom just said "it's OK, he's only 5 years old and he doesnt understand yet." i was about to shoot back with "says the person who confuses 'chemistry' with 'chemical' " (my mom doesn't speak English that well) but i know that there's no point in talking back cuz apparently i'm the least favourite child anyway
Yes, there are some classic examples of Grade A stupidity here, but not all of them. A lot of what you're calling "toxic parenting" was just normal when I was a kid, and you know what? Most of us turned out just fine. As Bob Dylan said, don't criticize what you can't understand.
Two vaccine posts barely into the article. No thanks. I've heard all I want to about that
