40 People Who Witnessed Other Parents Being Total Jerks And Just Had To Share
There are many ways to be a toxic parent to your kids, but these self-absorbed parents don't just affect their offspring - but the entire world around them. Whether they think the world revolves around their kid(s) or that the world and their kid(s) revolve around them, some people have zero awareness or regard for just how obnoxious their actions are.
Bored Panda has collected a list of photos from the internet of this variety of bad parenting, and they will make your blood boil. From not cleaning up after their messy children they let run rampant, to downright neglect that could lead to their kids getting hurt - the toxic people on this list could benefit from a parenting tips class. Scroll down below to check out the craziness and don't forget to upvote your favs!
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"Taking A Picture Of Me???" - Woman Changing Her Baby's Dirty Diaper On Top Of An Old Navy Clothing Display
Raising kids is hard, there is no question about it. It's easy to get stressed and frustrated - which can lead to some toxic parenting styles. Here are some toxic parenting behaviors to avoid. Instead of taking at your kids talk with them. Barbara Greenberg, PhD, a clinical psychologist known for her national television appearances focusing on the mental health of adolescents and teens, told Reader's Digest: “Toxic parents are known for not listening to their kids, but instead, talking over them or at them,” and said they should, "make a concerted effort to remain silent and listen, listen, and listen some more. If kids feel listened to they will talk more and confide more.
Parents Letting Their Children Play On The "Vietnam Women's Memorial" Right In Front Of Veterans
These Kids Just Destroyed This Thrift Shop's Toy Section And Their Parents Did Nothing
Try to stay positive! Negative thoughts can be more powerful than you think and affect your interactions with your kids. Internationally recognized child psychology expert, Jeffrey Bernstein, PhD, explained to RD: “No kid is perfect, but parents often don’t realize just how much their own thoughts, rather than their children’s behavior, contribute to their own emotions.”
Someone Took Their Measles-Infected Kid To The Play Area At IKEA
It's hard to keep a cool head when you have a million things to do, the dog got out, you have to drop people off at activities and still have work. Dr. Bernstein believes that it is worth it to learn how to manage these parenthood frustrations as the outcome can have a positive effect on your child's behavior. “When you learn to identify and manage your own parenting frustrations, you’ll be amazed at how your child’s challenging behaviors can quickly improve.”
Leaving Dirty Diapers At Your Table After Leaving A Restaurant Is Pretty Trashy
Letting Your Kid Watch A Movie On Full Volume In A Restaurant
Your child is not their behavior. We all have bad days, imagine if you snapped at your child and from every day onward your kid thought of you only as "angry" mom or dad. The same goes for your kids. Dr. Bernstein explained: “The lack of time for parents to catch their breath and reflect, can lead them sometimes to see their children in global ways. As a result, toxic labels such as: lazy, problematic, selfish, and inconsiderate can result in parents influencing their children to be locked into a negative identity." Focus on solutions, not labels.
Lifting Your Kids Over A Guard Rail So You Can Ignore Them With Your Smartphone While They Try To Destroy A Display
Are the statues made from Lego bricks? Then, oh my gosh . . . Even if those weren't Lego, there are railings in front of the display for a reason.
Think this is Legoland. The Lego bricks are tightly secured, but still no excuse to do this!
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I used to work at a place like this (exhibitions were there) and I remember getting reamed a new one for not letting one person's child play on a "ride" that clearly had signs and caution tape surrounding it saying "BROKEN, DO NOT USE" as in the caution tape literally barricaded the entire thing, but the parents thought it was perfectly fine to just stretch the tape, shuttle their kid underneath... Then me, the BIG BAD comes and says "That's dangerous, please play with one of the other rides/touch exhibits" - and I get screamed at. Loudly. because I'm DISCRIMINATING... and they paid GOOD MONEY to do WHAT THEY WANT here. I have never hated people more in my entire life.
I think he did this to get a photo. Because you know, he and his family are above it all.
Sad part is: If you tell them that they aren't allowed to do that, they'll look at you with a zombiestare because they can't imagine that they are NOT allowed to do this.
true but then the poor bear will get in trouble if it reacts. This guy doesn't care, he just wants to surf the net. Should have got a babysitter to watch the kids if it was that much effort.
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What's this guardrail doing in the way? Guess I'll have to lift them over!
He just wants the kids occupied so he can use his phone. Why'd you take the kids out again?
The bricks are put on there very tightly with a type of paste. Either way what these children are doing is UNACCEPTABLE! Shame on the parents.
Can he not see that that rail and wall is there for a reason and one of those reasons is to keep children away from those figures. Regardless of what they are made of this is not right.
no brain no pain phone calls are so important kids well they just come along, yeah sure
They can just stand of the guard rails and still have a nice photo!! For crying out loud!!
Glass and railings mean you can come on over and play with me. And who cares Not my dad.
Some people just should NOT be parents. It's probably daddy's day with the kids and he doesn't know what to do with them
These are at Disneyland and beautiful to see in person, horrible parents!
The thing is tho is it may not just be a problem for the statue but the rail may be there because the statues isn’t made stable and could fall on the kids and then the guys gonna try n sue
This Mom Allowing Her Child To Listen To His iPad Full Volume Without Headphones For The Entire Flight
Every kid is unique, even within the same family, and each one has something to bring to the table. Maybe you find it easier to get along with one sibling over the other or have more in common, but comparing kids against each other is toxic - especially if you think it will result in a change of behavior. Dr. Greenberg says, “Instead, you should celebrate each child’s individuality; comparisons damage self-esteem and do not serve as motivation.”
Pro Travel Parenting Tip: Use The Lavatory For Your Child
Backstory: Parent brings own potty seat on board, sets it in aisle mid-flight to have child use (in front of everyone) - when discovered by crew was advised she couldn’t do this & would need to utilize the unoccupied lavatory. And her reply: “I don’t give a ****!”
Disgusting. However, almost impossible to enter miniscule plane restrooms with two peoole or to change a diaper in one. No win situation.
Dealership I Work At Gives Out Loaner Vehicles While We Get Theirs Repaired. One We Just Got Back
Putting A Used Diaper In A Child’s Shoe Is The Hot New Thing In My Parents' Hometown
A Mom And Two Older Kids Refused To Leave The Kids Play Table So Kids Could Play. They Didn't Even Look Up From Their Phones
This Little Kid's Ballon In The Theatre
Leaving Your Baby In The Middle Of The Entrance (The Parents Were Nowhere To Be Seen)
Parents Who Raise Their Kids Saying It's Okay To Leave A Library Like This
Please Don’t Be The Type Of Person To Say Or Tell Your Children That This Is Okay Because It Is Someone’s Job To Clean It
Had My Tutoring Area All Set Up, And The Kid Didn’t Show. The Parents Didn’t Even Call. I Got Up At 7:00 In The Summer For This
So you charge them the full amount and dismiss the kid from future tutoring.
And The ******* Of The Day Award Goes To The Parent Who Left Two Loaded Diapers Nestled In The Rocks Along The Barton Springs Spillway Only About 20 Feet From A Trash Bin
A Mother Just Watched Her Child Do This
No, she didn't . She problably was too absorbed by her phone to even have even noticed it if the kid would have demolished the entire stand.
When Parents Allow Their Kids To Make Messes In Stores Like This
Remember Everyone, The World Is Your Trash Can! (Bonus: The Mom Who Did This Saw Me Scoff And Take A Picture)
Bonus: The Mom Who Did This Saw Me Scoff And Take A Picture, Yet decided she couldn't be bothered and left the trash exactly where it was.
Let Me Look At My Phone While I Block All The Other Parents From Seeing Their Kids Dance
Ask her to leave that place so you can look at your child. If she goes ape, video it and tell her that your facebookfriends need a good laugh.
Spotted This Kid Next To Me Jumping And Climbing On His Seat While The Plane Was Landing. Parents, Please
Parent Made Her Party Guests Give Up Their Bears To Her Daughter
How do you tell a bunch of 6 year old they don't get to keep the bear they just made? That mom is a monster!
Guy Changes The Diaper Of His Kid And Leaves The Waste Behind
Kid Drops A Squeeze Ball Over An Ancient Roman Mosaic. Parents Let Him Go Fetch It, Ruining The "Birds Mosaic" Of Italica, Spain
Parents Letting Their Kids Play With The Toys At Goodwill And Just Leaving It
Sorry, but this is bad management failing to tell staff that they are allowed to confront parents and kids on unwanted behaviour. These things happen because for staff it's a "Not worth risking my job for"-issue.
These Parents In Dentist Waiting Room Are Letting Their Kids Tear Up The Magazines
So you speak up and tell them that they are doing a great job in parenting.
Parents Who Let Their Kids Watch Videos On Full Volume In Public
Someone's Kid Bit Into My Yogurt Container And The Parent Put It Back On The Shelf. Then I Bought It And Had To Go Back To The Store To Buy A New One
Parents Watching Their Children Climb Up And Destroy These Signs In IKEA
Ok, that's when you call a staffmember. But sadly, it will show that nobody really cares: The staffmember knows that confronting the parents could cost him his job, The parents would trhow a rage when confronted and are comped with entire new furniture for their home. Sad but true.
Trashy Dad, Letting Baby Drop Food On The Train Floor, Then Stepping On It Himself In His Socks. Witnessed Near Birmingham (UK)
Ick..what is wrong with that guy's leg...? What are those welts..? Major case of ringworm maybe..?
Parents That Let Their Kids Climb A Memorial. They Were Using It As A Slide
Note: this post originally had 66 images. It’s been shortened to the top 40 images based on user votes.
Obviously just because you are capable of producing a kid does not mean you are capable of being a parent.
Also it shows we're not bad at all by comparison. Sometimes you have days you think you're not good enough and you're trying your best and then you see this and you're like nope, I'm doing way better than this xD although it's still very sad we have to co-exist with this.
Or a decent, responsible adult even...
These photos only confirm me that people are too stupid, there are too many of them and I hate them.
And the worst, they procreate.
Clara, you have said it best, also,their baby's children to come, God help us, they all learn from the parents, or grandparents !!!
People = shit
Maybe US shout rethink their customer is king mentality.
These weren't all in the US, Vicky Zar.
No, they weren't (crap parents can be anywhere!) but the Goodwill and Thrift stores were and judging by comments made US stores often have that kind of policy and it doesn't appear to be a great idea these days. I've never seen anything like that in any European shop (but might have been lucky) and staff are usually allowed to remonstrate with crappy customers and call security or police if needs be. Working in a shop can be tough enough without having to clear up that level of mess - not fair to other customers either so is it that only the difficult customers are always right these days? I do feel for the poor staff.
I live in the US and I'm thinking most were. Sad, but true
Vicky Zar, I can tell you the things I see in stores in Mexico City. Atrocity.
Repeat after me: "I promise to always use headphones while in public..."
I use headphones in my own home (unleash its the tv) because our walls are so thin. and I like loud music.
I used to as well. Now my ears don't work very well anymore... I know it's none of my business but headphones playing loud music are a known cause of hearing loss. I'll go away now...
My friend always wants to show me "funny" videos in public. I just tell him it's hard to hear and he should send me the link.
I would use my headphones regardless. They offer better sound quality
It's common sense, people! It's just crap that we have to tell people to use headphones, because, y'know not everyone else likes listening to the Japanese from whatever anime you're watching today. People need common sense.
I bet that the only confrontation these people got was someone taking a picture while trying to be unnoticed. If you drop trash, try to spray graffiti, don't behave in a restaurant etc. in Northern Europe, you will be told in your face to sort yourself and your kid out, not by staff, by strangers. It would be unthinkable to do that in some countries and those countries are usually drowning their streets in trash
Too many terrible parents raising monsters. Destroying toy stores and disrespecting other people around them. These parent are extremely lazy leaving diaper ever where and letting their kids do what ever they want. Sad!
If more people spoke up to people like this maybe it would stop. I use to work in retail and I can't tell you how many times I told the parents they will need to clean up after their children. I'ts not ok to leave a store trashed like that.
This whole post infuriated me
My blood pressure took a drastic upturn. Infuriates me.
My neighbour leaves dirty nappies, cigarette butts, anything that drops on the stairs (rubbish or liquid, it doesn't matter) in the block of flats where I live. Only two flats in the building - mine and hers. I own mine, she rents. I asked her once to keep the place tidy and she EXPLODED at me, calling me disrespectful. Reported her to her landlord a hundred times. Nothing happens. I have to constantly clean up after her and there is nothing I can do about it. It's so depressing.
Oh, that's grim. Though don't stop complaining - the landlord might get sick of it eventually. Take daily photos of the mess and send them regularly (weekly?) as proof. If you are genuinely depressed get your doctor to write a letter as evidence of how much this is harming you. Definitely do not clear up after her - if she knows you'll deal with it why would she? I expect the landlord may be relying on that as well. It will be horrible for you but you need to stand strong. I'd only suggest keeping her mess in her area. Don't shove things into her house or do anything that she could use against you should the landlord take legal action to evict her. You need to appear to be above all accusations that you have contributed to the mess or caused her any problems. I really hope that this gets resolved for you. Bad neighbours have a massive impact on a persons life. Sending hugs. Good luck.
Are you documenting everything for the landlord? If you don’t have pictures, especially of her in the act, they might not believe you. If you do document, and the landlord still does nothing, then you can use those pictures as evidence in court. I wish you the best of luck in stopping you neighbor from trashing the neighborhood.
I feel you because you also don't want to go to war with hour neighbour. I guess all you can do is be annoying and hope your gets fed up and moves.
Dump the stuff in front of her door or cram it into her mailbox, anywhere it will bother her.
Listen to those two its great ideas. or I dont know put a really bad smelly thing into the stair case she has to smell too. and leave for a couple of days or a week.
Toss the stuff back into her place through an open window?
My response to each and every picture.... what is WRONG with people??!!
I was going to post the same thing
My thoughts exactly
What is this obsession with changing your baby on literally any flat surface and leaving dirty nappies anywhere that they'll fit? My son has delays due to his autism and was in nappies until he was 4. I never, ever changed him anywhere other than in a toilet or baby change room and I always put the dirty nappy in a bin. There's no excuse.
After just once, seeing a parent changing her baby's diaper on the tray table of an airplane - I now carry/bring Clorox wipes and wipe down everything in my area when I fly!
This poor behavior is all on the parents. These images represent a mixture of three types. Those that clearly never wanted kids, parents that are inconsiderate of other parents and simply garbage parents. Leaving the mess in the restaurant really gets me though.
Please don’t make messes in thrift shops. Is hard to clean up and just because someone owned it before you does not mean that you get to use it without buying it, just like a regular toy store
Unfair to the shop and for the future owners of the toys too!
Exactly! If you want to play with something, buy it.
I was walking outside of a mall food court and into the parking lot with my infant son in a stroller when I noticed a 3 year old had joined us. I looked behind me and couldn’t see his parents so I took the little boy back inside and he walks to his parents table. They didn’t realize he left and hardly looked up when he came back.
Poor child!
I think that the child would’ve been better off if it stayed with you.
Sadly, often the employees are afraid to say anything. They could get fired. And the people who posted these were likely afraid to get in a confrontation. No doubt that these parents don't think they are doing anything wrong.
This whole article is just so judgmental. I’m so over publicly shaming people. Yes there are assholes in the world, but there’s also people who make mistakes, have struggles or issues we know nothing about that might be contributing factors...now random internet people get to judge them? For what I guarantee the asshole parents DONT CARE. They won’t change, and calling them out on poor behaviour will probably encourage more of it. On the flip side a viral photograph of a women struggling with postpartum depression that made a bad judgement call could end her life over this shit. Stop shaming people online. If you have an issue with someone’s behaviour talk to them 😡😡😡
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Were is the staff, specially in the toy stores? I would have told them any damages you will be paying for.
I feel bad for the kids in most of these - they act like brats because they have bad parents, and they won't end up doing so well in the future if it continues
These have all been used before in other BP postings.
So many stupid, selfish, inconsiderate assholes.
To the people who are saying, “Tell them not to do it,” I'll ask you one thing; if these people were considerate enough to listen, I don't think most of the posters would have had to snap a photo of them.
Public shaming is powerful though. If other people see you calling the asshole out, the asshole will get embarrassed.
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Social rules need to be enforced. And kids who have never been told no before actually respond VERY well to strangers telling them off, in my experience.
I feel sad seeing this because some of these pictures are just evidence of a child trying to get attention. They're destroying things because they think it might make their parents notice them, and in these pictures it looks like many were unsuccessful, considering they didn't make their kids clean it up. It's sad to think that a child feels neglected enough to destroy everything around them for attention.
I once worked in a small shop. A car pulled up outside and a kid no older than 7 walked in. He wandered about the shop before he went back to the car and they left. Afterwards I found a discarded can of whipped cream, it looked like it had been used. I checked the CCTV and saw the kid walk right up to the cream and proceed to empty the whole;e contents down his throat and then walk out!
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I worked at a hospital in the center of a large city and I saw a mother allow her tiny baby crawl around on the floor of the emergency room waiting area. An admissions clerk finally had enough and yelled to the woman: Get that baby OFF THE FLOOR! For me it was a shocking sight, there were homeless people, a dirty injured construction worker and bleeding people out there. The floor is mopped constantly but was still always dirty.
My message to the douchebag parents: You gave birth to these kids, the rest of us don't have to like them or love them. When you bring them out in public, you damn sure better be paying attention to them and not your phone. Teach them to be respectful to the people around them and to the places you take them. If you can't do this then stay your dumb ass at home with your spawns of Satan. Pick up your dirty diapers or you may find them chucked at your head, car or kid if you don't, would you like if it we put a pile of crap on you? " As for people who just stand around and watch people do these things, SPEAK UP! confront people and call them out on the horrible behavior.
I’d genuinely like to know in what world you think it acceptable to throw a dirty diaper at a child.
I don't understand why the people taking these pictures don't say something. Perhaps they did, but the captions make it sound like they didn't. Or even let a person of authority know what is going on.
It depends a lot on the country. The level of tolerance to this kind of shit varies greatly. I spent some days in Austria last January, and I saw a man, just a normal man, order a woman to pick up an empty packet of cigarettes she has just dropped. In Spain, where I live, I rang the local police some weeks ago because a group of drunk teenagers were banging some of those orange "traffic cones" against the walls and the parked cars and the policeman told me they were just young people having fun and it was normal because they were drunk.
It depends whether the anti social person is male or female. Everyone polices females, they’re too afraid to challenge males.