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.
Mom Sits In The Bathroom While Her 13 Year Old Showers
On A Post About Gentle Parenting Being Effective
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
Anti-Vaxxer Mom "Grieving" After Adult Daughter Chooses To Get Her Missed Shots
"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
At least the middle one acknowledges it and feels terrible.
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Jesus, don't that have tests or something that kids have to take when they're homeschooled to make sure s**t like this doesn't happen???
Yes, they do, but in the US it depends the state. Some have basically zero requirements for home schooled kids or have no way to force the parents to put them in an actual school if they repeatedly fail
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I'm homeschooled. I went to take my ACT at a nearby high school and got a 29. Not all homeschoolers are like these ones.
If homeschooling your child is not working, then it's the fault of the teacher, not the student. I hope those kids can get all the help they need
The last one it sounds like the kid may have some kind of issue (which the parent clearly hasn't bothered to get him diagnosed with from the way they're speaking so still their fault not the kid's). I feel really bad for him because he's never going to be able to function in the world like that/
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I would hope so. Any kid paid just a little attention would know countries, the alphabet LONG BEFORE 13. I bet they're the kind who will tell you "my kid is learning about nature and jumping in puddles, he don't need no formal education he's in the school of life" etc. It takes so little to teach a kid the alphabet or hang a world map on their wall and point out some places each night/ask them to point some out.
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This is why school is mandatory in Germany. (And probably most other countries.)
School should be universally mandatory. It's better for kids to learn from licensed professionals, and make friends for themselves (instead of, like, mom's friend's kids).
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stupid.....Stupid......STUPID, parents!!! Oh, the harm you are causing to these poor children!! BTW, do you, the parents, know the answers to these facts?? I would guess, "NO"!!!!
Teacher here. Cannot tell you how many times "home schooled" children return to a public school and are woefully behind. We are talking 10+ years old who cannot read as well as a kindergartener. Yes, we teach kindergarteners to read and write. Maybe leave that to the professionals if you are not going to actually teach. Children are people.
But, but, but ... indoctrination. And science. And (maybe) US history.
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The alphabet thing could well be dyslexia. They can know all the letters or course buy putting them in the order of the alphabet they get mixed up because order and patterns are difficult.
Yes, for sure. I'm the same with arithmetic. When I was in Grade 7 my mom enrolled me in a math tutoring program outside of school because I had a hard time memorizing multiplication and division tables. For years she was trying to help me with those math activity books and flash cards. I hated those flash cards. It's not that can't do math, it just takes me a long time and I need patience from people. Numbers and groups of amounts are too abstract for me and don't register in my head in the right order, or even the right numbers (was that a 6 or 9, or 3 or 8?). I don't believe in intellectual shaming anyone.
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They're literally one-upping each other, as if they're proud their children are ignorant. I'm baffled.
I was living with a friend right before COVID kicked off and she had a son. He was Publicly schooled prior obvs, but when it came to homeschooling she was floored how clueless her formerly super smart son was about basically anything that wasn't star wars, Legos or YouTube related stuff. Homeschool showed her how little he was actually being taught before hand.
Same here. My 6 year old is about 2-3 years ahead by now in math and reading, according to standardized testing. "Homeschoolers" like this are an outrage.
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And this is why home schooling is not allowed where I live - thank God! Although our school system is old and definitely needs to be reformed by 200% at least it is still better than clueless parents depriving their children of all possibilities...
when youre homeschooling and your 13 year old doesnt know weekdays or the alphabet, you basically disabled him.
I wonder if these kids have a learning disability or severe delay, like Global Developmental Delay. Even if a kid is not taught but exposed to books and learning, a neurotypical child can still pick up on basic fundamentals through everyday living. I don't know the context of this group. Parents with kids with disabilities and delays tend to have this feeling of guilt they were the ones that caused it and do look for other parents with learning disabled kids to relate to, and do have conversations like this. So, without deeper context I don't think this belongs in this thread.
This is why sending children to school is really the better option, as they can pick up the signs of a learning disability or something else like autism. Of course, the parents could still refuse to listen to what the school says about their child having a disability.
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How the bloody HE** do you expect them to survive as adults? Or is it your plan to keep them from growing up by keeping them mud-ignorant so you will always have your "babies?" You're gonna hate it when they turn 35 and still can't read or write or tell time or count to 10...
As a homeschooling mom, it’s people like the douche canoe whose kid doesn’t even meet kindergarten standards that really piss me off.
If you 13yo son does not know alphabet, months and days of the week, you're not homeschooling him.
I worry that the 13 year old has a learning disability they're not getting help for.
Pro tip: Don't homeschool your kids when you yourself is moron. Knowing if you're a moron however is harder. You may need to consult with people that actually know what the hell they're talking about. No, I ain't talking about your meth smoking aunty Shirley.
I know these girls whose homeschool mother INSISTS they’re gifted. They’re basically illiterate. My mom who homeschooled me got me diagnosed twice exceptional and constantly pushed me to learn more. I love learning now and read very well.
the first two are fine, that stuff is difficult for everyone and most adults don't know that stuff but the third one really bad
Okay I’m homeschooled and this kind of thing f*****g hurts. There’s a difference between homeschooling and unschooling
13/and dont know the alphabet really i hope youre being sarcastic ... You all are not home schooling you are un schooling
i mean i dont think i ever knew all the state capitals either but... yeah... you are not doing ur kid any kindness "unschooling" them this way.
That parent also mentioned that their kid didn't know the states of Australia, so I think they meant the Australian state capitals. Australia only has six states.
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Isn't there some type of regulation on home schooling, to avoid this exact thing?
The whole three years I homeschooled my daughter, she topped out on state exams. A child's future is not something to bullcrap around with. If you can't even do the basics, you're being abusive and should not be homeschooling
This is not real life. My baby read at 4… I refuse this reality on the name of my deceased parents both whom were educators. Learning is fun!!! If you are y having fun you aren’t doing to right.
This poor kids. They are going to be so far behind when they become adults and go no contact on these toxic parents. This should be considered child abuse.
If homeschooling isn't working, send them to public school. These kids are going to grow up to be illiterate!
How about trying him out in a school that has real teachers instead of you? Yeah, you are a bad parent.
The only thing these parents are teaching their kids is how to fail in life.
Stunting kids with education is a big no no to normal loving parents who want kids to do well.
a license is required to go fishing, but any fool can breed freely and singlehandedly f**k up an entire human
That’s why I’m glad that I live in the Netherlands where homeschool isn’t usual! Glad I’ve learned from proper teachers!
🤦🏻♀️ My mom homeschooled all 4 of us kids in the 90s back when most homeschoolers were religious weirdos. She kept us home because she knew she could teach us better than the public schools available to us ever could have and she DID - all 4 of us had to pass an IQ test and score 135 or above in order to attend one of the only all-gifted public schools in the country at the time, and we all did. I have issues with my mom but that is one aspect of my childhood that I'll ALWAYS be grateful for. She saw our potential and worked hard to help us unlock it. Now that I'm a mom, raising a son through this pandemic I realize just how much effort she truly put into our schooling. If you aren't up to it, then FFS send the kids to regular school! Don't hold them back for your own insane reasons, they're growing people!
Perhaps homeschooling isn't such a great idea after all. Here's an idea, leave teaching to professionals.
I can't understand why homeschooling is even allowed. Parents aren't qualified teachers! Well, most of them.
What do you mean? I assume they're from Australia, where that kind of knowledge would be considered elementary.
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This is part of the reason why so many people don't know the most basic stuff: home schooling.
I get paid over 190$ per hour working from home with 2 kids at home. I never thought I'd be able to do it but my best friend earns over 10k a month doing this and she convinced me to try. The potential with this is endless. Heres what I've been doing.. :) AND GOOD LUCK.:) HERE====)> https://www.hmjobz.com
My Parents Took Advantage Of The Graduation Sign Trend To Shit On Me For Dropping Out
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]
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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.
Single Dads: Don’t Make Your Daughter Pose With Her New Underwear In Walmart Then Post About It On Facebook. I Feel Like I Shouldn’t Have To Say This But Here We Are
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).
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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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