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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.
Found This On Facebook
Teaching a kid to hide when they’re sick or injured?? So dangerous...
My thoughts exactly!!! He want tell anything next time
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I still don’t understand why so many people think that free healthcare is bad. I live in England and I’ve never had to worry about paying for ER visits or being ill
They are told they will have to pay higher taxes and socialism, people have run the numbers and the population will be better off financially with universal health care. What really gets me is that cover is linked to employment, no job, no insurance. FYI I live in England as well
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Wait...he had an UNAVOIDABLE hospital visit? I mean the fact you'd make a 7 year old pay off their hospital bill no matter what is ridiculous but you're telling me he went to the ER for something completely out of his hands yet you're acting like it's his fault? My brain hurts trying to puzzle this out.
It's not acceptable in either case, but I feel like she meant "avoidable", and made a typo. It still is not okay and teaches kids "don't go to mom and dad in case of pain/emergency" which is INCREDIBLY wrong.
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Ask the media and they'll do a """heartwarming""" story about it.
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Ok maybe he drew this out of his own free will and his parents don't actually expect him to pay. I really hope that's the case :/
handwriting looks like the parents. the little “game board” is too clean for a 7 year olds drawing.
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They are probably the kind of people who hit their children, then hit them again because their hands hurt.
lol my parents did this to me over a trip to the ER after a su!cide attempt. keep in mind, i have to pay for all my clothes, and i dont get an allowance, so i currently have holes in all of my socks.
Jasmine, I hope the docs at the ER set you up with some help. You don’t know me, but now you know that there’s a lady in Canada that really wants you to stay healthy, move away from home, and live a long and happy life.
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Congratulations! Your kid is gonna grow up and abandon you in the worst nursing home they can find.
is this the same guy who made his teenage daughter do extra chores for tampons?
It is... usually for people that would make outstanding parents. Life is truly a wonder and I don't mean that in a good way.
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The fact this exists is gross. And the kicker is she wrote how the trip was "unavoidable" ffs. Omg I bought my kid lozenges today coz he has a really sore throat (not covid it's ok), so I guess imma start by selling his shoes while he's sleeping, right? 🤦♀️🤦♀️
I know I know we shouldn't compare other countries with USA, but recently I took my son to ER with a fractured ankle, in Australia. We left after free treatment with a free moonboot and free loan crutches (nothing to sign or pay). Saying that, it's awful this parent is making their child pay. What about clothes and meals? Isn't it all part of having children?!!
YOU made this kid and YOU are responsible for absolutely ANY and EVERYTHING that involves him until he is 18 years old. Perhaps when you’re elderly and need him, maybe he’ll return the favor and ask for compensation to take care of you. Then again, if you’re fortunate, he’ll develop character over the years and you won’t have to suffer his fate.
Depending on how this was implemented. This could be good. Budgeting and health aren't really what i was taught in school. Nope, general, "you are this age, you should run this fast, weight this much." If an allowance is given it can provide budgeting. As for the health, was this sick and didn't say anything, is that why the bill is high? Health maintenance and an understanding of your own body. Still steep for a 7 year old.
What the ever loving ****. What a great way to teach your child to hate you
This is insane! I would get that chart for a new phone or a game or a toy or something, but obviously not for basic needs like food, clothing and healthcare... So disturbing!
First of all - Are They F*****g Joking?? Second - So bloody glad we live in Australia!! No hospital bills :)
Pretty bad parenting for sure but the real villains here are those who decided to make essential medical care chargeable the patient. Other countries manage to have a "free" health service, why can't every country?
Is this in addition to buying his school supplies, clothes, and food?
American parent. I'm Australian and as a child went to hospital a few times (accident prone kid). I feel sorry for this kid but I feel sorry for anyone in America who gets ill.
my step mom once got pissed at me because of the medical bill for breaking my hand. Of course, I did punch a locker in a fit of rage. But... you'd think she would talk to me about how to deal with anger appropriately too, or ask what got me so mad... nope. Yeah - my step - mom was the only one to talk to me about it at all though, so kudos for that I guess...
This is disgusting and all but those m***********s are trying to get a tip too, I counted 55 squares lol
I feel sorry for this kid if somebody knocks him off his bike or is in a car accident at some point.
Health Care should be free everywhere. It is in the best interest of your country for everyone to be healthy.
How many counted the squares to see if there were the right amount? I think this is a great idea. It teaches kids responsibility and that even unexpected experiences have consequences.
Providing medical care for your child is like rule #2. What a piece of s**t you are.
Horrible.. I hope he gets to choose your care home when you’re older!!!
Disgusting system too. Healthcare should be free everywhere. Particularly under a certain age.
What kind of psychopaths are doing this? This would be a sick thing to do to an adult!
I've had to go to the ER several times for seizures, and my prescription has been changed 4 times since my May 2020 epilepsy diagnosis. There is no way in hell that I alone would be able to pay those bills as a (current) 17-year-old.
This really depends on what happened. My 7 yo lashed out and intentionally did some stupidly dangerous because she wasn't getting her way. Had to go to the ER. I should have done something like this. If unavoidable meant the KID couldn't avoid the accident, yes, they are s**t parents. But if it was unavoidable because the kid intentionally did something that made it unavoidable/ absolutely necessary for them to go to the ER, no, the parents are justified.
That's actually a cute & great way to teach your kids about work, medical costs and finances. Not sure why people are reacting to this with such hostility.
My teenage stepdaughter once had her dad take her to the E R for a bloody foot. Come to find out her toenails were so overgrown, it poked into her foot, drawing blood. I heard the nurses recoiled in disgust when they saw her feet. You KNOW it's bad if an E R nurse is repulsed by feet!
If it was completely unavoidable, why is a 7 yr. old child paying what is essentially his parents bill? They are legally and fiscally, responsible for this bill.
Not sure which is worse here, the parent for trying to raise money through a game or a complete joke of a health care for one of the richest countries in the world.
Omg I would still be playing that game as clumsy as I was! They knew me in the ER so they didn't question my parents for child abuse. Lol
Unavoidable means it could not have been avoided. Either way, horrific parenting but get your words correct. Idiot.
Sure make a seven year old pay for his accidents. What the hell are you for?
I pretend to take a quarter away for s**t behavior but don't actually... The act of believing it is removed is enough (and before you jidge not knowing the whole story/situstions...) I dont becsuse she has a piggy bank for savings and her future self will be so happy all loose change goes to the kids in time.
Other hand, maybe this is to teach him the value of money, and he's learning to understand that his choices are consequences, by doing chores at home to 'pay off' the money. Maybe he did something really stupid, like he swallowed magnets on a dare, or maybe he lied about agonizing abdominal pain to get out of school, so mom thought he had appendicitis, and rushed him to the ER. Whether this is bad parenting or not depends on the context, and the way the parents are handling it.
If this was a "game" designed to teach the kid about paying things off in the long run, fine (monopoly money, or perhaps extra allowance banked towards a college fund or something). As it is, it's abominable.
If it was totally unavoidable, then why are you making him pay for it? What a bunch of morons. Poor Kid.
Unavoidable? If that is what you mean you are a monster. If not the US health care situation is.
THAT'S A HORRIBLE THING TO DO! WHY ON EARTH WOULD ANYONE MAKE THEIR KID PAY FOR AN UNAVOIDABLE ER VISIT!?? AS A KID WITH HEALTH ISSUES I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW F****D UP THAT IS
I hope this is satire highlighting the very flawed, inhumane, income sucking US healthcare system. But judging from the other posts.....I could be very, very wrong
I want to know more about this story. The parent says it was totally unavoidable and this looks like some sort of game to play with a kid. Like, my dad used to use a bit of money to entice my brother and I to beat him at chess, chores, that kind of stuff. There're probably deeper consequences to using money as encouragement instead of morals, but this was pre-internet when Archie comics made up one entire book shelf. This might be something completely harmless along the same vein as teaching the kid to be helpful or something. I really hope so. Else this is just some really bottom-of-the-barrel scummy parenting.
oh who is this so I can send her for a completely avoidable trip to the ER.
i have tbh she is doing what she THINKS is right but thats just cruel
Is this just insane cruelty or insane cruelty without basic understanding of grammar?
SERIOUSLY! He's seven. Let him be a kid and not worry about bills till he's an adult.
Is it even legal to make a 7 yo kid work for money - basically child labour, whether it comes from the parents or not ? That country is doomed.
Most kids do household chores to earn an allowance.
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$538 for an ER visit... in terms of medicare, the US is definitely the shittiest developed country in the world !
HOW DARE YOU GET SERIOUSLY ILL/INJURED?! PAY IT OFF YOURSELF, YOU UNGRATEFUL BRAT!! (sarcasm)
This is nuts. Not only is it reprehensible to make the kid pay this off, but the humiliation of looking at this chart all the time is equally bad.
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
