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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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#1
I'm Sorry, What??
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#2
He’s Not Wrong
#3
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.
#4
How Could She Not Know How Antlers Work?
#5
And I Know That From Home
#6
Me Getting My Vaccinations After My Mother Refused For Me To Have Them
If I could I would live under water 4 years ago
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.
#7
Actually What The F**k
#8
She Is Insane
achilles get down from there 4 years ago
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.
Lila Wells 4 years ago
When I was little I would love to use this app to make music and I was gaining popularity (had around 25k followers or so I was proud lol) and when I repeatedly didnt clean my room, my mom smashed my tablet that the app was on. I had spent almost a year on that app, and didnt back it up since I didnt know how. Still pissed today
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Rus Kus 4 years ago
Exactly thi borthered me! Not what can I do or what went wrong which would be a sign of person trying to understand, just giving a chance that they were wrong but immediately and so surely stating that son behaves badly!
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F. H. 4 years ago
In a family, it's absolutely ok to have "your cookies". But you should also know that you have to eat everything you really want to eat on the spot or hide it away. If you leave it anywhere, it's your own fault if it's gone. That's one of my earliest life lessons^^
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Raena Celis 4 years ago
That's a year's worth of work, of time and dedication and sweat and tears most likely. I wouldn't talk to you neither!
Dizzy Falcon 4 years ago
I'm so fat and selfish I deleted my son's Minecraft world that means a lot to him because he ate my cookies! That's a better title
TmKhr 4 years ago
The kid dedicated his free time to create something amazing, and this douche destroys it for pretty much no reason what so ever.
Honu 4 years ago
I'm guessing this is not a parent that took the time to find out about this thing her kid loves. To her, it's probably just some stupid game that her kid "wastes" time on.
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Megumi Saikou 4 years ago
Eating the cookies?! I would have stolen her credit card and sold it on the internet for all to see!
Katy McMouse 4 years ago
As a parent, anytime I read something like this, I get a bit nauseous. I've tried to imagine being able to do this to someone and I can't. It deeply disturbs me to know this actually happens and I can't shake that feeling for hours afterwards. To anyone who has this or any other humiliation happen to them, I'm truly sorry for you. Babies of all ages should be protected and adored.
Debbie Diskey 3 years ago
He deserved it for taking what wasn't his to eat
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Vicky Z 4 years ago
Some people have children even though they are still children themselves!! That was such a childish behaviour
Kocsis Anna 4 years ago
I think many children would behave with more empathy than this psycho parent.
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rabbitsrabbit 4 years ago
Equating a year's effort to some cookies that won't take more than a day to get from the store...on behalf of her kid, screw her.
iblowsheep 4 years ago
Damn! that is some grade school level, vindictive sibling bullshit right there
mcborge1 4 years ago
She wasn't punishing her son, she was getting her own back on him. This was about making herself feel better not about teaching her son anything. It was pure selfish vengeance.
Debbie Diskey 3 years ago
He deserved it for taking what wasn't his to eat
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Covid Pan Demic 4 years ago
This is actually true, I would probably not speak to my parents for like a month, except for the fact that my parents don't even know how minecraft works at all or anything so they probably couldn't do it without watching a tutorial.
CatWoman312 4 years ago (edited)
Forbid him from playing for a week or 2 instead. That is extreme
Mohammad Ammar 4 years ago
Kids take their valuables very very seriously. Never under any circumstance do something like this as a punishment. You can take stuff away for a while but not permanently.
Devin Quinn 4 years ago
what a loser. who would do that over COOKIES??? IS THIS PERSONG THE COOKIE MONSTER OR SOMETHING?!
Blackheart 4 years ago (edited)
Punishment did not fit the crime. Parent screwed up and needs to apologize.
Carol Emory 4 years ago
I'm sorry...walk your lazy a** down to the store and buy some more cookies or make the kid go buy replacements. Why was it necessary to do something that horrible? I mean really...how underhanded and evil. I wouldn't speak to you ever again either.
Lyn Moffett 4 years ago (edited)
Do you realise how long your child will have spent building that up and I don’t just mean the 12 months,, you are a despicable piece of crap. , you need a lesson in parenting BIG time. He ate your cookies!!!! do you realise how selfish this makes you sound, or maybe you just see your child as someone to do your bidding. You disgust me.
Baali Venomax 4 years ago
GEez what happened to grounded for a week and sent to your room with no supper?
Elaine Mattingly 4 years ago
After school one day my son asked,"What's it mean when kids say they were grounded.?''I laughed. After I explained he was amazed that people would waste that much time. His punishments were quiet time reading, drawing or exercize. for five to ten minutes depending on the so called crime. Taking a moment to think about what would have been a better choice on his part.
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Fred Burrows 4 years ago
I don't get the whole "these are mine " from a parent over foodstuff . Maybe they could ask first , sure . But it's a damn cookie for crying out loud.
Jane Alexander 4 years ago
Her cookies? She has her own private cookies? What a pitiful, selfish brat that young man has for a 'mother'. -and such extreme vengeance. She's pathetic.
Tracy Sellars 4 years ago
Screw that so do adults. It's how my partner and me caught up during the big lockdown last year. We couldn't meet up in the real world so we built a little life there. It would kill me to think the little pets we made and villagers were killed off. This woman is horrible she has killed his pets and friends. She has destroyed his creativity. May karma get this b&$ch.
Anonymousplease 4 years ago
Minecraft takes time to built stuff, if someone did that to me, I would be so mad
VeninTheNonBinaryRogue 4 years ago
THE MINECRAFT WORLD KAREN?!?!? Because he ate your COOKIES?!?!? We DO take our Minecraft worlds seriously. Good luck if he ever even looks at you again
Jared West 4 years ago
Same happened to me: my parents deleted a Minecraft world I built a lot on. After I took a break from building a factory, my parents deleted it since I said "No problem" to when my brother thanked me for letting him have some of my dessert from dinner instead of "Your welcome". Luckily, you can copy worlds and I learned when one of my brothers accidentally deleted one of my worlds, so before I went to get out of my room, I made a copy and made it have a different name. It was so lmao when my parents saw me playing on the copy the next day.
Jigsaw's Puzzle 4 years ago
He worked on it for a year bruh. Also im surprised this parent figured out how to turn on the computer.
bxttery_bxby 4 years ago
My parents decided that our punishments from now on would be deleting gaming worlds. And not just one profile or one minecraft world, all of them..
Wendy Warner 4 years ago
Sorry but ... HER cookies? What message is this greedy mum sends to her child? in our house, cookies are for everyone to share!
Judit Hajdu 4 years ago
nothing is wrong with the son, but the mom is probably a 600 pound monster if she would do it for her cookies
Shirley Heyn 4 years ago
I wouldn't talk to you either. . . Why did you think cookies in the house only belonged to you?
Christel Nellemann 4 years ago
And mind you, this mum is AWARE, that the child worked on this world for a whole yaer, and destroyed it all knowing it.
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
Your cookies is this not a family, you don't have ours in your house. For a cookie you have probably lost the respect of your kid! Another one who should not be allowed to breed.
Jaques Vellnix 6 months ago
Basically the same thing as destroying a 5-year-old's favorite toy
Zach Heimann 1 year ago (edited)
In elementary school, me, along with some friends built a huge Lego set, but it was just a bunch stuff we made up, for the whole school year. The teachers knew we were proud of it, so they took it saying they’ll keep it safe. Next day a bunch of toddlers were destroying it on the floor. The teachers just said “make another one”. They knew damn well it was my last year at that school, and there were only a couple weeks left.
Sophie Watson 2 years ago
I’m sorry, but this is the worst parenting ever. Not only is this a massive overreaction, but the punishment does not fit the crime. This lady shouldn’t have had kids.
Jonathan MacFarlane 2 years ago
I'm going to eat your cookies and see if I'm still alive when I wake up. She probably has 700 different accounts subbed to MrBeast. She probably sees half a Chips Ahoy on the ground and immediately rushes home in tears of joy.
graysquare212 4 years ago
Wow , the "Whats worng with him " part just made me wanna beat him up
Pikachu Lulu P.L. 4 years ago
EATING YOUR COOKIES? YOUR COOKIES? YOUR FREAKING COOKIES YOU CAN REMAKE OR REBUY? YOUR COOKIES? DESTROYING A BIG WORLD A KID WORKED ON FOR A YEAR? HOW DARE YOU
Christel Nellemann 4 years ago
Wooow. Well, maybe someone could come and destroy something, thst this toxic mum worked on for a whole year, and see how she feels. Wait, she never did any project that long or big.
Lynn Morello 4 years ago
If cookies are anywhere in the house, They are EVERYONE'S COOKIES. NOT yours, NOT mine, NOT his, NOT hers, OURS. '
Evelyn Haskins 4 years ago
You are all lucky ducks. I rarely managed to keep things I'd worked on for much more than a day. Virtuous mother 'I cleaned it up for you!" Then, when I was older and sewed my own clothes, I was forbidden to take the iron into my room. So I'd set up the iron, and leave it to warm up, but when I came out to use it , virtuous mother "I put the iron away for you!"'
Walkus-Andrew Andrea 4 years ago
I wouldn't want to be you when you get old. Kids never forget.
Valentin Baldez 4 years ago
You destroyed him - are you happy now? Over some damn cookies, you didn't need!
Karen Anderson 4 years ago
That's just abusive behavior - nothing wrong with the kid who is apparently valued less than freaking cookies. There really should be a test to pass before you have kids.
Cathy Carey 4 years ago
He worked on it for over a year!?! You just created your arch nemesis you heartless, ignorant, pig. You are obviously one of those parents who are not active in your PRECIOUS child's life at all. Not interested in what they love or what makes them enjoy their life - PLEASE DON'T HAVE ANYMORE CHILDREN.
June Dominguez 4 years ago
Stupid woman! I play games and know just how hard it is to get to a place where you have accomplished something good!
Chris Carter 4 years ago
that was his creative world, that person is a monster, but like legit.
Alix BLAIR 4 years ago
delete that person's bank account and all forms of id, this should be the BEST outcome of deleting any Minecraft world that is not yours
Kim Lorton 4 years ago
I would never speak to you again, as soon as I turned 18,I would leave home, and your sorry parent ass, and never have another thing to do with you ever again.
John Baker 4 years ago
This likely never happened. It looks like exactly the type of troll question you see all the time on Quora.
Ileana Sky Aviles 4 years ago
Mortal sin! This relationship is over! Also you hope he invites you to his wedding!
Michele Ferretto 4 years ago
Honestly this sound pretty fake. The reason "eating cookies" is very weak and an entlitled parent DO NOT know nor how much time, neither the exact name of the game.
Jessica Aubé 4 years ago
The only reason I know this is a big deal is from the comments ... I’m not saying this was a good decision at all but I don’t game and I barely know what minecraft is.. my kids don’t play enough video games to have spent a year on anything. It’s very possible this parent just had no idea what she was doing . Much like taking a toy away or something ..
Bill Honnen 4 years ago
Brings back an old memory for me as a kid I wish had stayed buried. :-(
Calypso poet 4 years ago
This sounds like something my mom would have done. That kid is gonna have issues. I barely spoke to my mom for a few years after I moved in with my dad when I was 16. He wasn't abusive, just not a parent. I purposely didn't have kids because I did not want my mom to babysit.
sam puckett 4 years ago
If the kid was me i woulda said "your petty, unluckily for you so am i.." And i woulda deleted candy crush when they reach level 4,000 cuz i know how hard my parents work on candy crush so winner says "ha" HA
will.u.b.mine 4 years ago
ahhh you can't do that to a kid or anyone. you mess with the world and I kill u
Smelli Mel 4 years ago
Better punishment would have been to leave cookies and tonnes of pigs all around in his Minecraft world.
deanna woods 4 years ago
That is probably the worst things that a parent can do to a child over something so minor.
Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
Personally, I would have killed you in your sleep. Do you have any idea how long he worked to build that world?! You destroyed a work of art that your son created. Shame on you.
Arctic Fox Lover 4 years ago
This seems fake. Would a person actually delete a Minecraft world that their son's been working on for a year because the son ate their cookies, and then ask why their son isn't talking to them? I mean, I feel like the writer would at least avoid specifying that their son worked on it for a year and just say "I deleted my son's Minecraft world" xd I just don't understand how a fully grown human being can be so, incredibly idiotic...
Broken Angel 4 years ago
That's like deleting the person! If you spend that much time working on something, it means you've poured your soul into it. Once it's gone, it will never come back.
Katherine Boag 4 years ago
How long did it take you to make those cookies vs how many hours had he spent in his minecraft world?
Debbie Diskey 3 years ago
He'll learn not to mess with his moms stuff now won't. I approve of her punishment
#9
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.
#11
Tweet Says It All
#12
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.
#13
Please Show Support To The Op On His Post Since His Parents Surely Won't
#14
Can’t Imagine What That Kid Has To Deal With
#15
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.'
#16
Drip Or Drown
#17
Imagine... Uggh
Little Wonder 4 years ago
Oh god, there should be laws against this sort of "family youtube" thing. Using your kids for views and cash is revolting.
#18
Parents Theory
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
"Those Japanese cartoons are too violent. Here, watch this documentary about the genocide in Vendée on the French-German channel."
#19
Bad Parenting
#20
Florida Teen Dies From Covid-19 After Mom Takes Her To Church “Covid Party”
#21
Atleast One Person In The Comments Had The Sense To Tell Her To Call A Doctor! This Is Too Much
#22
Taking A Picture Instead Of Saving Your Child
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
You can make other babies, but opportunities to feel like you are relevant on a social media are important.
#23
Mum Is Angry At Her Child For Growing
#24
Another Great Example Of Dumb Parents
Christopher Walkies 4 years ago
Only took this picture for my lawyer. Oh, and the internet and the world.
#25
Wtf
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago (edited)
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.
#26
Big Brain Logic
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
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*
#27
Mint Drugs
#28
Family Had Symptoms Of Covid But Sent Child To School Regardless
#29
My Parents Think This Is A Cute Decoration
Donkey boi 4 years ago
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.
#30
Found This On Facebook
#31
Woke Up And Saw My Door Removed By My Parents. I Asked Them "Why?" And They Replied With "Privacy Isn't Necessary"
Little Wonder 4 years ago
My parents didn't take my door, but they had the same attitude to privacy. They still do.
#32
Tell Me Why
#33
Sorry If Repost
John Smith 4 years ago
I have good news for you. You can stop worrying about your son getting a girl pregnant.
#34
Let Me Just Punish My Kid For Being Depressed Instead Of Trying To Deal With It
#35
It's A Repost
#36
Everyone Is Fine Today And No Bad Habits Were Formed
CatWoman312 4 years ago
Imagine if he had of died from alcohol poisoning instead. Stupid grandpa
#37
Well, He Tried
#38
My Dad Needs To Stay Off The Internet
#39
We Know Everything About You
#40
That Kid Is Like 1
Andrew Gibb 4 years ago
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
#41
I Did It
#42
Modern Names From Modern Parents... Parent Stupidity
#43
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)
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
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.
#44
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
#45
Yes, The Problem Is Definitely Not That You Gave A Phone To A 2 Year Old!
#46
Ou Mama!
Naima Ivansdóttir 4 years ago
omg i was about to comment "what do you know, maybe she's having a bbq with guests and she's in charge for the booze" THEN I SAW IT
#47
Sad We Have To Create Something So We Don’t Forget Children
Katherine Boag 4 years ago
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.
#48
My Son Likes To Do Something He Likes And He Deserves It, But Doesn't Need It. What Should I Do?
Blakkur Sverrir 4 years ago (edited)
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.
#49
Nice Name
#50
This Mom Be Like "I Wonder Why My Kids Don't Confide In Me For Anything?"
#51
On A Post About Someone Losing Their Dog During Spay Operation
#52
They'd Better Not Sue When That Child Is Yeeted Off A Ride Like A Drunken Flea
#53
Poor Thing Just Didn't Have A Choice
#54
A Parent Who Wont Love Their Son Because He’s Gay
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
Won't love their son because he is gay... Thinks hypnosis can change him... And wants to pay extra if he does humiliating things... Thrice sad.
#55
Do I Need To Explain This? No
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
My father murdered my two goldfish, which were basically my only friends. It still hurts.
#56
People Don't Believe In God Because It's True, But Because They Were The Victims Of Early Childhood Indoctrination
Bored Doggy 4 years ago
Ok so please dont think all Christians are like this. I am Christian. I wear a mask whenever I go outside, I am not anti-vax, I do not like essential oils, and I DO NOT SUPPOURT TRUMP. Yes, this just me, I know there are very crazy Christians, like the ones above, and I do not agree with them. I just wanted to let you guys know that we aren't all like this. I'd like to think that I am not crazy by your defenition, but just remember that there are steryotypes that don't represent some on the population. Thanks for listening to my rant.
#57
Ah Yes Looking For Something To Be Mad About
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago (edited)
Parents would rather die than admit they are wrong. One day, I demanded that my grandmother apologizes... She laughed. It was like a real life glitch.
#58
Hopefully Her Daughter Learns More Than Her
#59
Why Would You Turn The Light On?!
LeighAnne Brown-Pedersen 4 years ago
As a night shift worker, this hurts in my soul. My mom asked me to drive her to the airport between a run of night shifts. After all, it’s noon, middle of the day. But that’s my midnight
#60
Nobody Is Allowed To Have Back Pain But Me
#61
Issa Routine Nowadays
#62
Parents Encouraging Kids To Burn Masks On Idaho Capitol Steps Indoctrination Worse Than Taking Your Kid To Church
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
People buying new masks to burn them... masks that are made out of plastics... Masks that would be more useful for other people... And these parents can vote?!
#63
Yes, That's A Birthing Pool, And Yes, The Toddler Is Having A Slurp
#64
Punishing Your Kids By Destroying Their Stuff For Not Giving Up Their Privacy
JennyLaRue 4 years ago
Yes, I'm sure teaching children to destroy things when they don't get their own way won't have any repercussions further down the line at all.
#65
How Hard Is It To Tell Someone To Get Off The Forbidden Area
#66
Not Only Teaching The Kid Racism, But Also Documenting It For The Internet
#67
Parents In China Drag Their Child On Edge Of Hill Just To Take Photos
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
At his funeral : "which urn matches the curtains better for Instagram, honey?"
#68
20f. Mother And Stepfather Told Me: Take This Or You'll Have Nothing To Sleep On. Gave A Normal Mattress To My Stepfather's Son And Didnt Even Tell Me He'll Be Coming. F**k Them All
Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
I know what it is like. When you are not the stepfather's child, you are not really a member of the family. In the hierarchy, you are between the goldfish and the cactus.
#69
I Want To Show My 4 Year Old An R Rated Movie. Should I Do It?
#70
Parenting Quora Is... A Trip
#71
Me: Mom Do You Go Through My Phone? My Mom: No. Also My Mom:
#72
Stupid Parent In So Many Ways
#73
They Had Their 12-15yo Boys In The Bed Of The Truck, Sitting On Dining Room Chairs, Holding Their New Glass Dining Room Table Facing The Wind For Maximum Drag On A 6 Lane Blvd
Call Me Mars 4 years ago
Only in Texas... (I lived there for 5 years... I have seen things...)
#74
Parents Changed Their Kid And Left The Diaper And Empty Wet Wipes Pack In The Middle Of H&ms Kids Section
Little Wonder 4 years ago
I used to find nappies (diapers) crammed in behind the picture books when I worked in a library. We HAD a change table available, I guess it was too far away.
#75
Not Forcing Your Toddler To Drink Beer Totally Makes You A Sissy
StrawberryParfait 4 years ago
Oh ffs--this was not a big deal. I took sips of my parent's drinks as a child. SIPS. I wanted to know how it tasted, and no harm was done. I did not get drunk, and I did not grow up to be an alcoholic. I rarely drink as an adult--a few glasses of wine a year and that's about it. Also, people need to stop thinking that North American culture is some kind of moral compass. In Italy and France, children will drink wine mixed with water with dinner. Jesus H. Christ, this scolding "woke" generation is a peevish pain in the ass.
#77
Why Just... Have This In The Open?
#78
"L-Like This, Mommy?"
#79
Gee I Wonder Why People Were Being Rude?
#81
I Hate Parents That Don't Care About Their Children's Health
#82
Yes Please
#83
Leaving A Burning Candle In Front Of A Toddler
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
And that's how children learn to be careful with fire. This kind of parenting was normal when I was young and I never felt the urge to participate in stupid social media challenges like the Tide Pod Challenge or the Bird Box challenge because I learned you've got to think about all the possible consequences of your actions.
#84
Coder Mom Gets Mad At Her Son For Using His Resources
#85
Why Ride A Bike Inside Church?
#86
I Watched The Sonic Movie And There Was No "D**n S**t Bast**d" In It Parents Need To Stop Lying
#87
Not Only That, But Those Quotations Too!!
#88
Got This Beauty From A Parenting Sub!
SilverSkyCloud 4 years ago
if the child has special needs then i can understand the parent wanting to stay with her but if not its either creepy or helicopter parenting
#89
Do Idiots In Truck Beds Count?
Little Wonder 4 years ago
Eh, I dunno about this one. I used to ride in the back of the ute, but on the other hand it wasn't in traffic.
#90
Ghost Baby
#91
Man Straps Baby To Lawnmower
#92
Lmao
#93
I'll Take "Things Kids Didn't Say For 2000, Alex"
#94
Leaving A 2 Year Old Unattended To Play Office With Your Old Computer That Still Works
Dawn Marie 4 years ago
Yes, they can. Had the same issue with my son. He is now 22 and still loves buttons!!
#95
Buying Brand New White Furniture When You Have A Toddler
Demi Zwaan 4 years ago
Not teaching your 6 year old not to draw on furniture. Come on, that is the parenting fail, not the fact that he has white furniture.
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Little Wonder 4 years ago
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.
Ambar 4 years ago
I will say one sentence, ten words about that I think of this: all children deserve parents, but not all parents deserve children.
Megumi Saikou 4 years ago
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!
Easily Excitable Panda 4 years ago
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.
Anyone-for-tea? 4 years ago
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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JayWantsACat 4 years ago
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.
Jo Choto 4 years ago
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.
Raena Celis 4 years ago
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
PKMN Trainer Link 4 years ago
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
Cami 4 years ago
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).
J. Normal 4 years 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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BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 4 years ago
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.
Fatty Toogans 3 years ago
These poor children need help and those parents need to not be parents 🥺🥺🥺🥺
Monica Pryts 3 years ago
A few of these were funny but most of them made me feel like "Mother of the Year."
MIA J RODRIGUEZ 4 years ago
As someone who had an abusive mother these make me sad because i can relate.
aromantic avocado 4 years ago
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.
Paddling Panda 4 years ago
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.
Fxnglhl 4 years ago
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
John Baker 4 years ago
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.
Little Wonder 4 years ago
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.
Ambar 4 years ago
I will say one sentence, ten words about that I think of this: all children deserve parents, but not all parents deserve children.
Megumi Saikou 4 years ago
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!
Easily Excitable Panda 4 years ago
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.
Anyone-for-tea? 4 years ago
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... JayWantsACat 4 years ago
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.
Jo Choto 4 years ago
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.
Raena Celis 4 years ago
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
PKMN Trainer Link 4 years ago
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
Cami 4 years ago
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).
J. Normal 4 years 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... BlackPearltheSeaWing/NightWing 4 years ago
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.
Fatty Toogans 3 years ago
These poor children need help and those parents need to not be parents 🥺🥺🥺🥺
Monica Pryts 3 years ago
A few of these were funny but most of them made me feel like "Mother of the Year."
MIA J RODRIGUEZ 4 years ago
As someone who had an abusive mother these make me sad because i can relate.
aromantic avocado 4 years ago
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.
Paddling Panda 4 years ago
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.
Fxnglhl 4 years ago
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
John Baker 4 years ago
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.
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