40 Times People Outed Themselves As Awful Parents After They Humiliated Their Kids
Interview
Some people are so desperate for love, attention, and likes that they’re willing to do practically anything to draw in the crowd on social media. The sad fact is that some folks out themselves as bad parents when they take to humiliating their own kids for clicks. It’s worse than it sounds, dear Pandas.
We’ve collected some of the most egregious cases of horrible parents making fun of their children, as shared on the 2.1-million-member strong ‘Insane People Facebook’ subreddit. Of course, everyone’s sensitive information is kept private to protect them. But the posts show the very low lows that some folks stoop to just to impress… well, we’re not really sure who they’re trying to impress with such despicable behavior, really. Warning: some of these pics deal with neglectful parents and might make you uncomfortable or anxious if you have experienced anything like this yourself.
If you have any faith in humanity left, keep a tight grip on it, Pandas, because you might lose it. When you’re done with this article, you might want to take a look through Bored Panda’s earlier list about r/insanepeoplefacebook right over here.
Bored Panda got in touch with the friendly moderators who take care of the entire r/insanepeoplefacebook subreddit for a chat about people wanting to get attention on social media. You'll find our interview with them as you scroll down.
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Taken From A Parenting Group I’m In
The moderators running the 'Insane People Facebook' subreddit spoke to Bored Panda about how some people fixate on getting attention on social media far too much.
"If social media causes you to neglect important aspects of your life, like work, family, friendships, health, then you have a problem. If it's causing you emotional grief or becomes the central focus of your life then it's a problem," they warned what folks should look at to see if they need to dial back and reprioritize.
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I think they spelled child abuse wrong. It's spelled c-h-i-l-d a-b-u-s-e, not "starting sh*t". I hope the police show up at their door.
Unfortunately mental abuse like this won't be classed as abuse, but it should be!!!!
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And a place in the worst retirement home in town.
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well I thought this is funny, because I experienced this myself. And my mother can suck my ballsXD
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It's okay. This parents health will fail, they won't have friends, paid providers won't treat them well and their kids will shun them. All because of their attitude.
But not before they have burdened with a lifelong struggle to speak up for themselves, stand up for themselves and distinguish natural negative behaviour from the utterly toxic one their parents had applied onto them.
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Thats blatant child abuse. I come from the school of "Children should be seen, not heard". I get blamed for something, try to defend myself, "Be quiet, and do as i say". I thought that was our families motto. Being seen and not heard, hurt me developmentally, I lost the love of my life cuz i couldnt communicate my feelings or stand up for myself, so toxicity breeds toxic behavior. It has taken me twenty years to tell my mother how she made me feel, shes 75 now, and still doesnt understand how hurtful it was, she still says i need to man up. Mom I am the only one caring for you and your disability in your twilight years, let your stubbornness go. Yes I have given up trying to get closure, Ive accepted we are from two very different trains of thought. I still love her toxic ass. She's my mom and I realized she has her own demons and past traumas that drive her to act as such. Other than the whole be seen not heard, real men dont show emotions (dont cry) she's damn near a saint
I can feel you, mate!!! I'm female but am also stuck in a very similar situation. It's a permanent struggle to keep my mental health (which I've hadn't know a decade ago I need to have) and being close to her abusive mentality.
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This is how some people develop borderline personality disorder. No there isn't proof of exactly why some people do, but a lot of folks who have it, their childhoods were very similar to this. I'm disgusted this is emotional / mental abuse. Child welfare needs to be called.
You don't care about her feelings? Yeah, that makes you a s&!# parent right there.
Wow, sounds like my dad. And, yes, I do have depression, anxiety and PTSD.
Omg.. Getting worse and worse the more post I read. If there was such thing as a "lord" - then Please have mercy on all this poor children with f****d up, stupid, a*****e "parents."
I hope CSD nails you...soon, or that she runs away. You are a horrid sick person.
Bro I’m literally the fifth kid in this article and my mom also did this s**t too it was.. great 😬
I hope that the child of this parent moves out and goes somewhere far away where she will never deal with this parent ever again. Block, stop talking to them, and cut them out of there life. Some people don't deserve kids.
And the mother won't understand why the child leaves and never returns when she becomes an adult.
Rot in hell and eat s**t you absolute waste of life, human garbage. I hope they come and take her away from you and charge you with abuse
Rot in hell for eternity you f*****g piece of s**t, waste of life garbage
These people just have kids to have someone to torture & push around. But when they are old & sick, where will those kids be? Not there for them probably.
what kind of MOTHER F*****G PERSON can call themselves a parent and also say that THEY DON'T GIVE A F**K ABOUT THEIR CHILD'S FEELINGS? THIS IS F****D UP TO A NEW LEVEL.
Child abuse. Ma’am you are seriously ill. Hope you can get some help and correct things with your daughter before it’s too late for her.
tell me u want ur kid to go NC once they turn 18 without saying those words.
This almost looks like something I would have written being a sarcastic a-hole where I'm writing it 'as my mother', to vent... If someone actually wrote this to brag, I just don't have anything nice to say 😬
What kind of eejits are having kids! This is very shocking and upsetting
What a truly horrid parent you are. No need to wonder why, as a grownup, she doesn't come around. Just refer back to your piece of crap parenting tip. Geez.
Wow! I'm only on number 4 and sick to my stomach!! I don't even wanna read the rest! This one is definitely mental and emotional abuse! The first was physical.. my god!!
"I don't give a flip about her feelings"....my dude....this is why people need to take a test to see if they are allowed to have children
Damn. That's just cold and sociopathic. I hope the daughter can get far away from this "parent".
There are so many layers of awful here that I wanna puke. Parent is basically manipulating their child into breaking the rules just so that they can punish her for breaking the rules. Especially since the daughter knows she's not supposed to fight back and is supposed to be respectful so this so-called parent uses that as an opportunity to hurt the daughter, whether or not she does fight back. This kid needs help, stat. I really hope she has supportive people to get her to a safer environment. This is just so, so wrong
Yet when you're dying alone in a shitty nursing home unable to remember the last time your daughter even called you, will you still wonder why?
She should get used to say "estranged daughter". Atleast I hope for the daughters sake.
Oh man, this sounds like my step dad on a good day. I have had to work really freakin hard to unlearn what impact this kind of trauma had on me. 33 and still working on it actually, that’s the result of emotional And verbal abuse. Low self worth, belief that the only way to be accepted is to please others, anxiety and PTSD, and the in ability to trust instincts of danger. That impacts everything as an adult, particularly romantic relationships. This author should be ashamed of himself. I hope she grows up and realises how inappropriate this idiots behaviour is and let’s him rot in a nursing home alone somewhere when old and vulnerable. TFW!
I bet that's what her husband does with her and she takes it out on the child. Horrible. Not saying that's definitely the case but I've heard similar stories about this type of behavior where the mom couldn't stand up to the father, learning to know her place and therefore started abusing the children in the same manner. Absolutely disgusting. I hope the girl finds a way to get out.
can they stop being such an a**hole? they should know better, and they are just not fit to be a parent.
EVIL BITCHFUNGUS CUNTWAD SHITPILE TRAGIC ACCIDENT VILE MONSTER PISSANT FUCKTARD PSYCHO ROTTEN GARBAGE UNNATURAL DISASTER!!! LIKE ALL THE OTHERS IN THIS POST!!! INCLUDES ASSH0LES OF ALL KINDS ANYWHERE!!!
THIS IS LITERALLY JUST LIKE MY FRIENDS MOM. The level of gaslighting that’s also probably happening…
I feel you will NOT be buoy it even know your adult daughter. After 18 relationships with parents are by choice. Terrible
Egging someone on, whether it is your child or some person you just want to torment is the mark of a sadistic bastard. Where is mom when this s**t is going on?
Just an Ahole all the way around. Hopefully she walks out that door when you're old and need her and she doesn't look back.
Every child deserves a parent but not every parent deserves a child this is beyond wrong
Hello! Your local 50's house wife here to say that your daughter and your future daughters therapist will both agree to go no contact, this is emotional abuse, I would say that if you loved your daughter you should stop but it's obvious that you don't, until next time goodbye!
There are so many forms of abuse on this post. What's wrong with these people???
I hope u don’t start sh*t with your daughter future therapist (thanks to you )
Keep thinking that when she puts you in the nursing home and tells you THAT'S just the way it IS!
Sounds exactly like how my daughter's father and his girlfriend treat her. So absolutely terrible.
is this real? please tell me this is a fake post. there can't be people this cruel.
This child will run off with the first boy who is nice to her, possibly have a child herself way to young. She doesnt get the love and nurturing she needs and deserves so she will create it elsewhere. Then the parent will feel justified for disowning her because she is a bad kid. I truly hope this little girl has some other adult in her life who loves her.
"...enjoying starting s**t", "I'm da boss..." I am not sure this person ever reached maturity. Most people are more mature than that around 17 or 18.
We can only hope. Unfortunately nothing surprises me anymore...
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i cannot believe these posts are real . and i was feeling guilty for leaving my girl at her grandma for a weekend 😅
Way to teach your kid to take everything and bottle it up. That’s not going to be disastrous in the future.
It's no secret that some individuals bend the truth quite a bit for the sake of getting likes on social media. According to the moderators, common sense is very useful when it comes to identifying online lies. "We can often tell by reviewing a user's post history or other users may point out that the poster is not being truthful," they shared some of the things that people can consider when judging whether an internet user is trustworthy.
The r/insanepeoplefacebook mods explained that they're all volunteers, so there isn't necessarily someone "on duty" 24/7. "Moderation is basically a hobby for us. We do have a large mod team distributed across multiple continents so we have pretty good coverage," they said that they have a great team and they all do their best to create a welcoming, friendly environment.
What Sort Of Parent Says They're Ashamed And Disgusted With Their Children? This Sort
What Great Parenting
CPS acted on this and super moo in the background got charged quite rightly with abuse
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"Furthermore, users have the ability to report rule-breaking or offensive content. When enough reports are detected a bot will automatically remove the post and the mods will review the removal," they explained how things work.
The mods stressed to Bored Panda that they don't allow members of the subreddit to post someone's personal information, such as names, usernames, locations, etc. They're also very strict about content that features children and do their best to remove them when they come across them.
Mothers Fail To Properly Homeschool Their Children
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Insane Mom Brags About Bullying Her Son With Gender Role BS
When I read news stories about kids who crack and end up shooting their parents, I always wonder if this kind of thing was going on behind the scenes.
During an earlier interview, Bored Panda spoke about the r/insanepeoplefacebook subreddit, its history, and community with a couple of moderators. They noted that it’s great to see the sub having become so successful over the years.
According to them, a new generation of moderators took over from the old guard. The subreddit really took off during the 2016 US presidential election when Republican Donald Trump went up against Democrat Hillary Clinton.
"I've been here for four years or thereabout when we had 300k subscribers. The community has grown rapidly since the 2016 election and now has 2 million subscribers. It's become much more political over time as well," one of the moderators told Bored Panda.
"The subreddit can get very busy just because of the number of people who use it. Our biggest challenge is generally interference from other communities but we do have tools that deal with that. That's probably our biggest challenge," they told us.
When Your Mom Wants To Dress Her 7 Year Old Daughter As A H**ker For Easter
Mom Swears Adding Poop To Kids’ Diet Boosts Immunity
I can’t even. They are trying copy a legitimate medical procedure used in rare cases
“My Daughter’s Devastated… Let Me Publicly Post Her Crying On Facebook And Brag About How ‘I Made Every Team Easily!’ Suck It Up, Buttercup!”
"It's a fun subreddit to moderate because our users are very engaged. Never a dull moment," they said that the job of a moderator is pretty fun.
Another moderator, u/Merari01, stressed that the sub has gotten incredibly busy since the 2016 elections.
"The subreddit has gotten a lot more busy since then and like most everything else since 2016 can get pretty partisan at times. The team moderates fairly and equitably within the existing ruleset. One thing we do not allow is when people try to use the subreddit to post something racist or bigoted and that's something we look out for," they explained.
This Mom On Her Son's Account In A Goth Group
Classy Mom And Dad Take Their Kids To Visit Nasa's Headquarters
I bet they think that sporks are satanic as well. (also phuc you for forcing this stupidity on your children)
Ah, Yes… Public Abuse And Humiliation. Maybe Now He’ll Be A Great Baseball Player!
One thing that r/insanepeoplefacebook is known for is inspiring the creation of other similar subreddits. And that’s a cause for celebration among the mods. "It's great! It's a measure of success when a subreddit branches off into other communities."
u/Merari01 said that the moderators of the sub tend to be as busy as they want to be because there’s always work to be found.
"You can micromanage and check every comment made, but who has the time for that? Mostly we check the queue and the front page of the subreddit. We're all experienced enough to see when a post is made that will likely attract problem comments. In that case, we often choose to lock the post. We're all volunteers here who moderate as a fun hobby and no-one wants to continuously press F5 to stay on top of rulebreaking material in that case," the mod said.
Just Some Casual Child Mistreat
Insane Church Parents
Parenting Done Right
Just because you don't remember it doesn't mean it never happened. 16 year olds are jerks because growing up is tough. They're learning, pushing and testing boundaries for a new stage of their life. I'm not excusing the things I did to my parents back then, but it is hard to be a teenager.
"We have an experienced team that communicates with each other about moderation and policy issues and our community can be funny and empathetic. Like with all social media it has its downsides in that sometimes negative things get posted but all in all the good far outweighs the bad," the redditor shared with us.
Depression Is A Phase
Yeah! You can take away his games, his time out of the house, and start homeschooling him. When he kills himself, no more phase!
Daughter Was “Rude” For Telling Her Parents She Could Hear Them [Making Love]
![Daughter Was “Rude” For Telling Her Parents She Could Hear Them [Making Love]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/parents-humiliated-their-kids-on-social-media-8-626108f825d00__700.jpg "Daughter Was “Rude” For Telling Her Parents She Could Hear Them [Making Love]")
So she’s rude and disrespectful? You’re apparently loud enough to wake her up. And you just can’t be quiet? Yuk.
Nice One, Dad
The mother wins full custody of daughter, father and girlfriend suspended from their firefighter job, under investigation for abuse, daughter raises $3k for hair, gets wig. Poor kid
Social media and popular culture expert Mike Sington, from Hollywood, knows that people can start bending the truth quite a bit just to get some attention online.
"Getting clicks and amassing followers on social media is how success is defined. For many, it becomes addictive, and the more attention your social media gets, it actually creates an adrenaline rush. The monster feeds itself,” he told Bored Panda previously.
Oh Sure, Just Publicly Shame Your Kid Online
Yep. Just humiliate your kid. Get it out on the Net so all her friends can see it and make fun of her. Post it on social media so you can get strangers to laugh at her. I can’t imagine why she doesn’t respect you.
I Want My 7 Year Old Child To Be Called Andrew Not Andy
Well.... My son is 1, his name is Andrew. We've told family that we won't be using the nickname Andy. However, he's 1, I can't imagine barging into his elementary school in the future to demand he be called by his full name. This child is making friends and forming an identity, she's damaging him and now this kid will be known as Andrew with the psycho mother.
Insane Parent Exploits Their Crying Kid For Their Anti Vaxx Agenda Over Facebook (Repost)
"A good sign of people going overboard in seeking attention and recognition on social media is when they start exaggerating or making things up. If you find yourself doing that, stop and check yourself, and maybe realign your priorities in life," Mike gave some good advice about when to tell that there’s a problem with how you view social media.
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oooooooooookkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk way to sexulize young children like that wtf
A Mom Posted This In A Facebook Group In In
"I know how to avoid jail" does that mean you are incredibly controlling and possibly abusive?
Kid Drank A Half Bottle Of Cologne But #noneedfortheer!!!
"If a post seems particularly outrageous, or too good to be true, it may be made up. Even if someone else is posting the same thing, that doesn’t make it true, because it could simply be a re-post from the original poster," the social media expert said.
"Your instincts can usually tell you when something is made up, and old-fashioned online sleuthing can usually confirm it," Mike told Bored Panda.
Get The Most Out Of Your Kids With Essential Oils
Mom Talking About Her Daughter Who Didn't Want To Join The Army, Who Is Leaving It For Her Boyfriend
Don't Know If This Belongs Here But, I'm Really Tired Of Parents Exploiting Their Kids For Likes. The Dad Probably Won't Stop Smoking Despite The Likes, And The Kid Will Blame Himself
oh no, I have to stop myself from getting cancer, but first, let’s get some likes on Facebook!
Her Kids Are 18 And 15 Respectively
Since when is invading someone's privacy considered "responsible parenting"?
Could Have At Least Done It Right By Naming Her Luna Indica
Who Decided That Humiliating Your Children Was Good Parenting?
Let's Teach Our Kid That Throwing A Tantrum Doesn't Work... By Throwing A Tantrum
Everyone Needs A Dad To Tell Them How Stupid They Are
Hope This “Parent” Gets The Help He Needs
My Favorite Is The “Head Situation For Reference”
“My 6 Y/O Nephew Is A Little Fatty And I Hate His Mom, So I’m Going To Buy Him A Thinly Veiled Insult Instead Of A Gift He Would Enjoy”
Parent Gets Majorly Cheesed At Social Media Challenge
Somehow This Sounds Like It Goes Beyond “Open And Honest”
Note: this post originally had 47 images. It’s been shortened to the top 40 images based on user votes.
some of these are less "destroying on social media" and more actual cases of abuse that should be reported.
thanks for yet another horrific & depressing list to make me lose even more faith in humanity, bp. child abuse is toooootally the kind of content i come here for. /s
Like so much of BP, this is merely a subreddit discourse/dialogue that was appropriated by BP for LISTertainment. Often times, these message threads or conversations on Reddit have a socially redeeming value. That BP “lifts” them for a “readers digest” buzzfeed type lists can often be problematic. I agree that out of context of the originally published discourse, used for entertainment here, it isn’t always positive or healthy. I tend to read these horrible lists here then go to the original conversation on Reddit to discern what that dialogue is about. That way I don’t feel like I’m solely participating in being a bystander or using them schadenfreude and instead gain insight and knowledge from the intended context.
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Should have a trigger warning. I'm not sure I can think of any good reason to have published this list. Anyone who's entertained by it shouldn't have encouragement for sick behaviors towards kids, or solidarity and justification for the way they act. Everyone else is only horrified and made upset. We weren't told if any abusers were stopped and kids helped, there were no tips on how to help such situations or how to look for signs of abuse etc., nothing here that helps make the world a little better.
exactly what i said up above, i'm glad to see someone else agrees. some of these posts would be useful in a psa about overlooked signs of abuse, but that isn't what this is. bp isn't the platform to be posting evidence of child abuse. it sickens me that an entertainment site is compiling such awful things. i can't believe someone tried to pull the "if you don't like it, why'd you click it?" on me in a reply. it's child abuse! why would anyone support that being publicly shared for someone's sick enjoyment?!
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Couldn't read through it. It was just awful. Since when is child abuse funny and/or entertaining? More feel good content and less of this please!
Yup. I wanted to do a lot of punching and yelling about how wrong and horrible they are. I'd hardly be setting a good example... but it might make them see how it feels?
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It's time for a compulsory course and test on parenting for people who are about to become parents, I'm starting to think.
I hate posts like this because it makes me have to say nice things about my brother. Like damn, I have to admit he's actually a good parent because he's not like these people
There are "degrees" of child abuse, but this is not s contest. Any level of abuse is abuse and should not be tolerated. It's true that some parents burn their babies with cigarettes or beat their kids to death. Yes. True. But that doesn't make the situations in the post less terrible. Child abuse can take different forms, but the consequences won't be less serious.
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I don't think I've ever seen more malicious and stupid people in one article. I wish they were so stupid that they couldn't figure out how to reproduce.
I'm not sure how many there were but I stopped at #14. I just couldn't anymore. So much abuse. This is the most depressing (and hurting) list I've ever read on BP.
These are all flat out abuse and I hope the majority were reported to cps or authorities when necessary, it's just sad that people actually behave that way.
I'm sure I'm not the world's best parent, but I couldn't make it more than half way through this depressing list of how NOT to be a parent.
Came here to say this. How dare they treat ANYONE like this but a child, their own child? What a disgraceful list of shits.
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This thread right here is the reason, why people who want kids should take mandatory psychological evaluation before they are allowed to have a child. Included in the evaluation would also be IQ testing and general knowledge test. Those who fail are not allowed to have children. If they do, the kids will be removed from them. Those who prove to be Narcissistic Psychopaths or have other serious mental issues, are to be castrated and placed in institutions which would take care of them and remove them from society.
You'd be accused of elitism if not downright eugenics (even though it was nothing to do with eugenics). Hell, I think people should have to take a general IQ test and a current events test before they're allowed to vote, but I know that won't happen.
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And we wonder why kids turn out the way they do or why they end up hating their families. This article is the perfect example
Any parent that humiliates , belittles , or chastises their children ever should not be a parent and should have their children taken from them.
Alternate title. How to get stuck in dirty nursing home when your old an senile.
These parents are sick and need sterilization. They should not ever be allowed to have kids
This list is just reason after reason I put a ban on people posting my kid to social media until he's old enough to decide for himself and understand the implications. I don't want stupid trends or embarrassing stories being posted like this. And yes that includes posts from me. (BP is really the only SM I have so 🤷🏻♀️)
I mean I'm a pretty bad troll mama if you ask my teen. But I would never abuse my child. They have rights, they have freedom and they have a safe home to come to. I just have too many awesome dad jokes to make real. :D
I agree with Rachknits. The parents should be reported to Child Care authorities.
I cannot read about the epitome of bad parenting. I would be raging mad. So i just down graded it and am done
Some (not all, but some) of these are Quora Partner Program troll questions. They likely never happened.
We're good now, but when I was still a kid my parents got a divorce. Amicable split, both living in the same town. I went to live with my mom. Due to circumstances I was sent to live with my dad (where all my other siblings were as well). First thing he told me was basically that he was not a "rescue" or "foster" house. I could live with him, but if I ever chose to leave I wouldn't be welcome to live there ever again. I didn't choose to live with him, I was forced under circumstances. And what kind of a parent tells their pre-teen, who had no choice, no say in the matter, that basically they're not welcome unless they commit to stay until adulthood? What kind of parent even puts conditions on taking care of their own child at all? Not even a bratty teenager, but a young child who never spoke up, did chores, babysat siblings and the likes. Years passed, we've had fights and talks, things are good now. I love my dad and he loves me. But he would have gotten the "most shitty parent of the decade" award for sure!
These parents will make this trauma therapist quite wealthy with all the crap they are pulling called parenting
I honestly don't have a problem with the one where the girl puts on oil to give her the courage to climb higher. Essential oils don't really do anything or cause harm outside of allergies, so let her enjoy the placebo effect while it's still young enough to work. May make her more confident when she's older. But pretty much all the others are wack.
One day there will be a license requirement to have children, right? It has to happen.
Holy crap I can't finish the list otherwise I would *try* to put my fist through a wall. Obviously the wall would win that one. And I need my hands for work.
It’s so hard to upvote such horribleness. I wish there was a big middle finger and a snarl we could choose instead.
I couldn't make it through the entire page. I'm a mom and I just cannot fathom behaving so poorly as a parent. My heart aches for kids that go through such horrible treatment. I cut my mom out of my life last year and it was the best thing I ever could have done for myself. I wish I'd done it many years ago. Super toxic.
Please do not do that. Other people suffering does not mean that you can't also struggle and feel upset at times. Don't invalidate their emotions or subject them to such horrible stories. The world is bad enough without dumping more of such darkness on young minds who are already dealing with the anxiety that often seems to just come with being a teenager. (I realize you might be joking about sending it to them but I'd still rather discourage the idea for anyone).
Load More Replies... some of these are less "destroying on social media" and more actual cases of abuse that should be reported.
thanks for yet another horrific & depressing list to make me lose even more faith in humanity, bp. child abuse is toooootally the kind of content i come here for. /s
Like so much of BP, this is merely a subreddit discourse/dialogue that was appropriated by BP for LISTertainment. Often times, these message threads or conversations on Reddit have a socially redeeming value. That BP “lifts” them for a “readers digest” buzzfeed type lists can often be problematic. I agree that out of context of the originally published discourse, used for entertainment here, it isn’t always positive or healthy. I tend to read these horrible lists here then go to the original conversation on Reddit to discern what that dialogue is about. That way I don’t feel like I’m solely participating in being a bystander or using them schadenfreude and instead gain insight and knowledge from the intended context.
Load More Replies... Should have a trigger warning. I'm not sure I can think of any good reason to have published this list. Anyone who's entertained by it shouldn't have encouragement for sick behaviors towards kids, or solidarity and justification for the way they act. Everyone else is only horrified and made upset. We weren't told if any abusers were stopped and kids helped, there were no tips on how to help such situations or how to look for signs of abuse etc., nothing here that helps make the world a little better.
exactly what i said up above, i'm glad to see someone else agrees. some of these posts would be useful in a psa about overlooked signs of abuse, but that isn't what this is. bp isn't the platform to be posting evidence of child abuse. it sickens me that an entertainment site is compiling such awful things. i can't believe someone tried to pull the "if you don't like it, why'd you click it?" on me in a reply. it's child abuse! why would anyone support that being publicly shared for someone's sick enjoyment?!
Load More Replies... Couldn't read through it. It was just awful. Since when is child abuse funny and/or entertaining? More feel good content and less of this please!
Yup. I wanted to do a lot of punching and yelling about how wrong and horrible they are. I'd hardly be setting a good example... but it might make them see how it feels?
Load More Replies... It's time for a compulsory course and test on parenting for people who are about to become parents, I'm starting to think.
I hate posts like this because it makes me have to say nice things about my brother. Like damn, I have to admit he's actually a good parent because he's not like these people
There are "degrees" of child abuse, but this is not s contest. Any level of abuse is abuse and should not be tolerated. It's true that some parents burn their babies with cigarettes or beat their kids to death. Yes. True. But that doesn't make the situations in the post less terrible. Child abuse can take different forms, but the consequences won't be less serious.
Load More Replies... I don't think I've ever seen more malicious and stupid people in one article. I wish they were so stupid that they couldn't figure out how to reproduce.
I'm not sure how many there were but I stopped at #14. I just couldn't anymore. So much abuse. This is the most depressing (and hurting) list I've ever read on BP.
These are all flat out abuse and I hope the majority were reported to cps or authorities when necessary, it's just sad that people actually behave that way.
I'm sure I'm not the world's best parent, but I couldn't make it more than half way through this depressing list of how NOT to be a parent.
Came here to say this. How dare they treat ANYONE like this but a child, their own child? What a disgraceful list of shits.
Load More Replies... This thread right here is the reason, why people who want kids should take mandatory psychological evaluation before they are allowed to have a child. Included in the evaluation would also be IQ testing and general knowledge test. Those who fail are not allowed to have children. If they do, the kids will be removed from them. Those who prove to be Narcissistic Psychopaths or have other serious mental issues, are to be castrated and placed in institutions which would take care of them and remove them from society.
You'd be accused of elitism if not downright eugenics (even though it was nothing to do with eugenics). Hell, I think people should have to take a general IQ test and a current events test before they're allowed to vote, but I know that won't happen.
Load More Replies... And we wonder why kids turn out the way they do or why they end up hating their families. This article is the perfect example
Any parent that humiliates , belittles , or chastises their children ever should not be a parent and should have their children taken from them.
Alternate title. How to get stuck in dirty nursing home when your old an senile.
These parents are sick and need sterilization. They should not ever be allowed to have kids
This list is just reason after reason I put a ban on people posting my kid to social media until he's old enough to decide for himself and understand the implications. I don't want stupid trends or embarrassing stories being posted like this. And yes that includes posts from me. (BP is really the only SM I have so 🤷🏻♀️)
I mean I'm a pretty bad troll mama if you ask my teen. But I would never abuse my child. They have rights, they have freedom and they have a safe home to come to. I just have too many awesome dad jokes to make real. :D
I agree with Rachknits. The parents should be reported to Child Care authorities.
I cannot read about the epitome of bad parenting. I would be raging mad. So i just down graded it and am done
Some (not all, but some) of these are Quora Partner Program troll questions. They likely never happened.
We're good now, but when I was still a kid my parents got a divorce. Amicable split, both living in the same town. I went to live with my mom. Due to circumstances I was sent to live with my dad (where all my other siblings were as well). First thing he told me was basically that he was not a "rescue" or "foster" house. I could live with him, but if I ever chose to leave I wouldn't be welcome to live there ever again. I didn't choose to live with him, I was forced under circumstances. And what kind of a parent tells their pre-teen, who had no choice, no say in the matter, that basically they're not welcome unless they commit to stay until adulthood? What kind of parent even puts conditions on taking care of their own child at all? Not even a bratty teenager, but a young child who never spoke up, did chores, babysat siblings and the likes. Years passed, we've had fights and talks, things are good now. I love my dad and he loves me. But he would have gotten the "most shitty parent of the decade" award for sure!
These parents will make this trauma therapist quite wealthy with all the crap they are pulling called parenting
I honestly don't have a problem with the one where the girl puts on oil to give her the courage to climb higher. Essential oils don't really do anything or cause harm outside of allergies, so let her enjoy the placebo effect while it's still young enough to work. May make her more confident when she's older. But pretty much all the others are wack.
One day there will be a license requirement to have children, right? It has to happen.
Holy crap I can't finish the list otherwise I would *try* to put my fist through a wall. Obviously the wall would win that one. And I need my hands for work.
It’s so hard to upvote such horribleness. I wish there was a big middle finger and a snarl we could choose instead.
I couldn't make it through the entire page. I'm a mom and I just cannot fathom behaving so poorly as a parent. My heart aches for kids that go through such horrible treatment. I cut my mom out of my life last year and it was the best thing I ever could have done for myself. I wish I'd done it many years ago. Super toxic.
Please do not do that. Other people suffering does not mean that you can't also struggle and feel upset at times. Don't invalidate their emotions or subject them to such horrible stories. The world is bad enough without dumping more of such darkness on young minds who are already dealing with the anxiety that often seems to just come with being a teenager. (I realize you might be joking about sending it to them but I'd still rather discourage the idea for anyone).
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