50 Parents Who Went Too Far And Got Shamed For It (New Pics)
Sometimes parents want to be 'relatable' and 'cool', so they use meme references and words like 'lit' but these things don't cut it. All these desperate attempts do is just embarrass their kids. However, if they try something really ridiculous, it brings them even more shame. They end up on the subreddit /r/InsaneParents.
The online community describes itself as "a weird place where you can post those crazy parents who post in those woo-woo anti-vax groups on Facebook and do things harmful (directly and indirectly) to their children. We want to be a place where people can come and both get support and laugh. So this sub is a mixture of both the heartbreaking and the hilarious. Come and join us. Especially if you have your own stories to tell or your own social media content to post." Below you will find some of their most popular posts.
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My Mother Dearest, Whom My Sister And I Just Let Back Into Our Lives, Talking To My Sister About Her Daughter (My Niece). Behold The Kind Of Person She Is
Your sister has the right answer. Your mom is a piece of work. You never call children names.
Bored Panda has already published two posts about the subreddit (here and here) but it looks like there's no shortage of insane moms and dads; people keep posting more and more parenting horror stories. Even though the subreddit was created relatively recently, in 2017, it already unites over 1.2 million members, with thousands online at any given moment.
It's normal for parents and their kids to have different views and opinions. In fact, they can be used for growth, too. Vicki Broadbent, founder of Honest Mum and author of Mumboss, is one of those parents who are open to learning from their children as much as they want to teach them. "They've taught me a lot from feeling more confident when I've been trolled online, to how to create a TikTok video!" she told Bored Panda. "My kids aged 10 and 8 respectively are both creative, empathetic, resilient, and strong-willed little humans. We base our relationships on open conversations and trust. I think the art of listening has been lost somewhat, and rather than being didactic as a parent, we need to practice listening more (and really hearing) to others' points of view, before sharing our own views.
Broadbent acknowledges that parents have the responsibility to inform, protect, and guide their kids, however, she thinks that children who feel endlessly chastised and forced to conform will do the complete opposite. "You have more chance of persuading your children to do the right thing if you are calm in the way you present your opinions."
"Encouraging children to talk to you honestly without judgement means they will always come to you when they're in trouble. It's also healthy they learn that no one will ever always agree with one another. Another lost art is that of debating!"
When Rebekah Tayebi, a clinical therapist and family coach, looks at toxic family systems, one thing that becomes really evident to her is seeing that the children are more attuned to the needs of the parents. That means, the typical parent-child relationship is inverted and there's confusion about what appropriate boundaries should be in place.
"The hard part for children in these environments is that which is like so many of us, is that we might start to mirror the dysfunction that we're seeing," Tayebi said. That's the reason why it's so important to start to catch negative patterns in the moment and try to eradicate them.
I Feel Like This Applies A Lot For The Parents On Here
"Parenting is hard, there's no manual, we're all simply trying to navigate our children through choppy waters and this ever challenging life to be kind and strong," Broadbent concluded. "We also want them to have fun. Childhood is precious. I also think showing my own children my own vulnerabilities has encouraged greater empathy in them and they've understood early on that I'm a real human being not a womb on legs."
What some parents apparently forget is that they need their kids just as much as their little ones need them. When Broadbent had a big operation on her thyroid, for example, she was amazed to find just how much her children can support her during a difficult time.
I don't know, maybe some of the parent-child relationships we see on r/InsaneParents are beyond saving. But I hope they can at least act as a reminder for the rest of us to cherish ours.
I Decided To Finally Go Vaccinated Behind My Anti-Vax Parent's Back!
Should've Stayed At Home
Yeah and school was because i was born too dumb...SoRrY eVeRyOnE
Essential Oils Don’t Work
Those people should be charged with murder, manslaughter or child endangerment (whatever it comes under).
An Insane Mom
Father Tries To Say He Put Me Through College. My 1k Monthly Loan Payments Say Otherwise
Yup, sounds like something my ex did. My grown daughter called him out infront of everyone he knows. It was awesome. He didn't want to be a part of her life not the other way around.
Insane Parents
Insane Parents Destroy Their Child’s Art Tablet For... Not Getting Up On Time
Is Violence The Answer ? I Don't Think So
What a disgusting piece of garbage, you just don't do that and you don't brag about it either.
Never Thought My Mom Was That Insane But I Guess Jesus Is Anti-Metal Straw. Sorry If It Doesn't Seem Serious, I Can't Take Anything Seriously
Hypocritical, Awful And Abusive
"every child deserves a parent, but not every parent deserves a child"
Raised By Insane Parents Feels
That’s exactly how I feel, I’ve been lucky and I don’t even know anyone who has had covid. But this isn’t even my top 10 worst years of my life.
Because His Kid Didn't Do Homework?
what the f**k? i feel sorry for both kid and doggo, won't be surprised if kid will hold grudge on parents for eons...
Check Mate, Religious Insane Parents
Maybe I can get all those years of rent back from my parents. They're religious nutjobs.
Lady Tries To Blame Vaccines After Her Son Contracts Hiv
My Dad Charges Me $300 A Month For Rent And Refuses To Let Me Move Out. After Spending The Weekend With My Boyfriend, I Received This
What the actual, she needs to get out of that house and away from that nasty piece of crap.
Using Your Daughter’s Entire College Fund To Pay For Your Crappy Pyramid Scheme Products
This Was By Far The Worst Incident. I Was In 2nd Grade, 7-8 Years Old And Just Went Through Some Of The Worst Trauma Of My Life And My Mom Was More Worried About Going To Vegas Then My Health
My Moms Response When I Came Out To Her. Haven’t Talked To Them For Two Weeks Now
I am so mad right now... she worked up all her courage and she get's this :(
I Didn't Want To Give My Jehovah's Witness Dad My Password Because I Was Texting A Girl And He Smashed It With An Axe And Then Beat Me. That Was 5 Years Ago And Today I'm Happily Living Together With That Girl
I Definitely Hope I Can "Indoctrinate" My Children Into Believing In Human Rights
Just A Cold
You just endangered hundreds of people and at least a few will die. You belong in prison.
Imagine Being A Pos Who Not Only Pulls Their Kid Out Of School Due To Not Wanting To Vaccinate Him But Also Broadcast His Misery In An Attempt To Get People To Side With You...
Parents "React" To Their 6 Year Old's Report Card For Views
I Don't Understand How Scientology Came Into Play
Oh, the ignorance is terrifying. I hope some of those 73 comments set them straight.
This Was Not Posted In A Joking Way
Thats devastating to do to someone. Not only physically but mentally and emotionally.
“A 5 Year Old Is Perfectly Capable Of Fending For Himself”
I think the father should be packing the bags and taking the child. She is not right in the head if she truly thinks what she did was fine. Isn't there laws about this kind of thing.
Update: I’m Immunocompromised And My Mom Refused To Let Me Isolate. Now I Have The Coronavirus
A Question That Came Into One Of My Local Radio Stations
Spare The Rod
Yeah spanking always seemed a tautology of a punishment: *smack* "how many times do I have to tell you [name]?! *smack* We. Do. Not. Hit. People!" *smack*
Like capital punishment, I think there is is something f****d up and perverse in killing people in order to teach that killing people is wrong.
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Fact: corporal punishment such as spanking, slapping, etc, causes permanent, negative changes to the brain. Even if you "turned out okay", that doesn't make it right. Imagine having a mentality of "well I turned out okay so who cares" about rape, abuse, addictions, etc--it just shows how little of a s**t you give.
Waht? No I don't think those are the same people. People who hit kids would hit a dog
Another story from English language teaching. I once did a debate class on controversial topics, and one of them was about physically disciplining children. In a class of 15, not one student was willing to debate in favour. This was a mixed culture class, and I was pretty happy to see the universal condemnation.
Whatever the punishment, ask yourself if you can legally do it to an adult. If not, don't do it to a child.
That doesn’t really hold up. You can’t legally put an adult in timeout either.
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My dad would smack me after I was roughhousing with my sister and say “We do not tolerate violence in this household!” (While slapping me lol)
No, the point is that some idiots in this world think animals are more valuable than humans
Yet another completely misunderstood Scripture. Find out what the Bible REALLY teaches. jw,org
I'd normally say "such people shouldn't be permitted to breed" but 1. I'm anti-eugenics and 2. I wouldn't exist.....
Lots of people spank their dogs. My grandmother would hit her yorkie with a rolled up newspaper. The same people who think it’s ok for kids support it for dogs as well.
Spanking makes zero logical sense and decades of research has shown it's harmful to kids and people STILL insist on believing you can't raise a well-behaved child without hitting them. Seriously, you should have to take classes and pass a test before being allowed to procreate.
I was raised in a home where my parents didn't believe in spanking. My mother got a spanking every single day of her life from her mother. Thank God my mother decided to break that chain of abuse. I raised 3 boys, all law abiding productive men now. Didn't spank them one single time. Spanking just says that the adult is not in control of the situation and isn't smart enough to figure out how to actually handle the problem. We aren't allowed to hit other adults or animals. Why children?
yea... once when i was 4 or 3 or somewhat my aunt smacked my bum for running around MY house.
My generation had parents who taught us that violence is not the answer, then go on a diatribe about how we need to invade Iraq
My mom would only lightly slap my bum when I was being rude. And even then very rarely. do parents actually hit their kids dang
People think there's nothing wrong with a "smack" my Dad used to tell me when he hit me it was just a "tip" like a light slap but I remember getting punched in the stomach a few times like knocking the air out of me to the point I would crumple over and couldn't breathe for 5 seconds & getting kicked while he had boots on. I was dragged by the hair a few times & flung on the floor. It's abuse. It's not discipline.
My mom used to spank me black and blue until my dad stepped in and tries to stop her, now she is really irritable and always lashes out at me and my Dad, I feel bad for him, and she is always talking about how people are so cruel to animals and can’t believe people could do that to them, as she is totally fine with beating her daughter until she is crying and bruised Ugh
Your dad should have taken you and left. When one parent is abusive to a child it is incumbent on the other parent to protect that child by any means necessary. I don't understand parents who hit their children but I understand parents who who do nothing, yet wish it to stop, even less.
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People who spank kids don't generally give a crap about animals.
Sure sometimes hitting your child is ok but it should be used very, VERY sparingly. If you don't use other forms of teaching, your child will only have grown up in a violent household which will inflict serious harm to their minds and hearts. If you don't talk to them like you actually CARE ABOUT THEM AS FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS they will have a very hard time relating to others once they are grown up. There is an added bonus to treating your children like the innocent, defenseless people that they are - they will give you the purest love that there is in this world which is what they want to do to begin with. But, if you beat them and bash them down just because they act like children then they will grow to fear you, then they resent you, then they will hate you.
wow, my dad says it's okay to hit a dog bc they need to be taught a lesson. which is bs. also "sometimes you have to spank your kids, they need to know i'm in charge" i love my family :/
No, no, no and no. That teaches a dog to be scared of you. It's widely condemned as a truly bad method and no good trainer or animal behaviourist would endorse that view. If you call a dog and it doesn't come to you and then finally it does and you hit it for not coming the first time what have you taught it? That coming when called gets you hit. So why would the dog come when called the next time? Literally reinforces the wrong message. Praise and reward them and then the dog will WANT to come to you. Hitting animals is lazy and an unintelligent approach. Children don't need hitting either. The punishment should fit the crime and would be far more likely to be remembered that way. Spanking is a very lazy way of punishing children. We may have to follow our parents rules but that doesn't mean that they get it right all the time. Glad you love your family.
Load More Replies... The difference is that your dog will not understand and learn from and grow from the situation. The vast majority of humans on the planet, and in North America until the latest generation are/were all spanked. You can be for it or against it, but don't make it out to be something it's not.
Saying this to JustAWeirdoGirlChild - DON'T HIT YOUR DOGS. It will not 'show them', they will not learn that way. Well, they will eventually because they're trying their best but it's slower and harder work for all concerned. Full Name is exactly right in saying that dogs will not understand. Ye gods please read up on what the experts do to train animals these days! They do NOT hit. Praising and reward methods are the ones that work. Possibly worth thinking about when it comes to small children as well - just a thought.
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Idiot
How can anyone not see that giving a kid this age alcohol, caffeine or sugar is just giving them an early start on addiction?
Imagine Posting This And Being Proud Of The Anger That You Just Took Out On This Kid's Form Of Entertainment
A Friend Of Mine Who’s 27 Years Old
You could have fun with this and hide some weird and random stuff in your bin.
Her Brother Died Of Measles, But She Still Won’t Vaccinate Her Child Against It
And Guess What She’d Have Blamed Her Son’s Autism On If She Did Vaccinate?
"i did all the right things. Had a natural birth, DiDn'T vAcCiNaTe, breastfed on d e m a n d for a year, fed a healthy diet..." Your's truly, -Seeking Sympathy 2020
My 5yo Child Is Enrolling In School And They Say I Can’t Come And Breastfeed Him. I’m Being Discriminated Against!
Sick woman. Your child will be fine. You are still breastfeeding to meet your own needs, not his.
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This post is not good for my blood pressure.
Same here
Agreed.
Tiari yes
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Same here. Mostly because of the stupid f*****g comments people make. Reactionary and silly. I'm also sure that some of the posts are made up.
Which comments are reactionary? Reactionary means "conservative and old-fashioned," or you just don't believe children are abused by their family members?
Reginald Joseph ?
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Reginald Joseph lol
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maryjanemcbean ?
This article makes me so incredibly sad. As someone who comes from a broken home with an abusive mother, I can understand very well how these people feel. I voluntarily work with children from bad homes and help them with school and private things, but primarily with learning to read. I have been doing this for over 10 years now. The program is called Mentor. After all these years I am convinced that more children come from loveless households with partly abusive parents than children from normal households. There is no question that there are many reasons for this, but it saddens me to see how many children grow up under such conditions and often without love, recognition and attention. Apart from the parents, who never should be allowed to have children, it must be recognized that we as a society have unfortunately brought this on ourselves to some extent. It breaks my heart as a father to see what is done to many children.
"More children come from loveless households with partly abusive parents than children from normal households." I don't think I've ever read a more apt sentence. I know this certainly applies to my childhood growing up.
I agree with you wholeheartedly — this type of parenting has become normalised and even part of cultures across the globe. I really wish that we can do better now and treat the young ones with love and respect, now that we're growing out of this toxic mentality and understanding human psychology better. By the way, I thank you for your volunteering services, I appreciate it a lot.
I'm so glad these kids have you to care for them.
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