Parenthood is a challenge where navigating the twists and turns of raising a child in this turbulent world can feel overwhelming. Especially when moms and dads know they play an enormous role in molding their kids' personalities and emotional and mental health, for better or worse. And while there is no such thing as a perfect parent, most try their best to lift their little ones and give them support whenever they need it.
However, a few are downright toxic and take delight in imposing hurt, pain, and ignorance onto their child. So when Redditor odeus120 reached out to 'Ask Reddit' with a question, "What screams trashy parents?", it inspired people to share their takes online. Suddenly, the thread turned into an illuminating read about how people can tell if their behavior patterns negatively shape their child's life.
Below, you'll find a list of these thought-provoking responses about actions parents should steer clear of. So continue scrolling and upvote the ones you agree with. Keep reading to also find an interview with the person who sparked this conversation, odeus120. Then be sure to let us know what other signs of harmful parenting you've ever witnessed in the comment section below.
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Kids running around a store trashing the place and not a parent in sight.
and waterparks too. Lifeguards are not your f*****g babysitters (lifeguard heree)
Social media influencers whose entire content is their children. People who publically punish their kids online, parents who give out way to many details about their children giving them lack of privacy. Child exploitation at its finest.
Having so many that you can't properly care for them all, or having the older kids care for the younger ones most of the time.
We managed to get in touch with the person who sparked the conversation on the platform, Redditor odeus120, who was kind enough to chat about the thread and the reasons it resonated so deeply with the community. They told Bored Panda that the idea to raise this question came after they stumbled upon a YouTube video of an 'Ask Reddit' post on a similar topic. "So naturally, I made a post on the same theme," odeus120 said.
However, the user was surprised to see the thread blow up as much as it did. "I was expecting it to follow the same as most of my posts," the user added. "I was shocked by the responses and so many replies that I have not read them all. I was also shocked because this was the first post of mine to get over 5.7k upvotes and 5.3k comments."
Force them into beauty pageants as toddlers
Changing your kids diaper in a Walmart parking lot and throwing the diaper full of s**t on the ground for someone else to deal with.
i work in a pub restaurant and ppl just do it there and leave the nappy, i never see them do it just the nappy, i wouldnt mind but its a small pub and the toilets arent miles away
After reading the reactions and opinions shared by fellow community members, the user guessed that this thread resonated with so many people because "there are sadly so many helicopter, redneck, and [bad] parents out there." The user also mentioned that in their opinion, these behaviors mentioned in the list are the results of harmful relationships people had with their own parents, "So naturally, they continue to abuse their own kids."
Kids destroying other people's stuff/property and the parents are just standing there and laughing like it's a form of amusement. Once went into a older movie store and there was a child bashing the glass with his ball and throwing the movies all over the floors. The mother (presumedly) let her child continue to do that despite others' protests including the manager's. I don't fault the child, doesn't know any better. The mother should've been asked to leave the store with her son.
I lost count of how many parent conferences I had that went like this:
Me: You child’s grades and behavior are horrible.
Them: I don’t know what to do! I’ve tried everything!
Me: Like what?
Them: I took their PS5 away, and their XBOX360, but then they went crazy, so I gave it back to them.
Me: So you tried like nothing?
I have never seen or had a teacher behave so rudely. On the contrary, it’s usually the parents who behave badly.
When I waited tables in college, I saw a mother fill her young toddler’s bottle with Coca-cola. I thought it was just horrible.
It’s no secret that poor parenting feels heavy and confusing as it can have a long-term impact on how a child sees themselves and the world. After all, kids have a tendency to soak up everything adults say or do like sponges. Whether parents consistently criticize their little ones, control every aspect of their lives, use guilt to manipulate their children, or are emotionally and physically abusive, they can do a lot of harm to their children’s lives.
Of course, we're not here to vilify all parents. The reality is that moms and dads can make mistakes, whether intentionally or not. But when they constantly pass on the same harmful behaviors to their kids, it can lead to a traumatic childhood.
As stated in an article on Healthline, there’s no such medical term as a "toxic parent". Since every family is different, there’s no clear definition of what behavior patterns clearly define this concept. However, it’s usually used to describe individuals who behave in ways that cause fear, guilt, or obligation in their children. "A toxic parent, however, is more concerned with their own needs than whether what they’re doing is harmful or damaging. They likely won’t apologize or even admit that what they are doing is wrong. And the abuse or neglect tends to be ongoing or progressive."
When their kids could literally set the world on fire and they'll blame anyone else to avoid responsibility.
Exactly how my father treats my brother, acting as if he did no wrong all the time
Parents emotionally blackmailing their kids. Using guilt and obligation to control their children.
lol yeah thats why i dont talk to my parents, took me a long time to break the cycle,
Smoking in the car with the kids in the back.
Psychologist Chivonna Childs, Ph.D., explained to Cleveland Clinic that toxic parents are more self-centered than other-centered. "Any time you think a person is toxic, you look at their behavior. Those traits can belong to our parents as well," she added. "Those are signs of toxic people. Our parents are individuals, they’re people. They just happen to be our parents."
When it comes to harmful parenting patterns and the effects they have on a child, the biggest one is the constant feeling of being trapped. "Whether it’s physical, verbal or emotional abuse, you feel trapped if you’re a child," Dr. Childs says. "It’s not like a child can just get up and leave, to go live on his or her own. You’re left at the mercy of the people who love and take care of us."
Watching YouTube videos on their phone at full volume without headphones while in a public place
There is a kid (maybe 8-10 years old) on the other side of my street right now yelling slurs and telling everyone who walks by to go f**k themselves while their parent sits on the porch smoking weed and laughing. This is a regular occurrence. I'm fairly certain the kid has a mental disorder but the fact that the parent seems to be encouraging the behavior is pretty trashy.
Posting videos of your child having a meltdown while you mock them.
Moreover, toxic parenting impacts future relationships. Because parents are children's introduction to the world, Dr. Childs explained kids deem their behaviors to be completely normal until they’re 5 or 6 years old. Unfortunately, once they realize the impact of these actions, the damage has already been done. "These are learned behaviors that we can continue to perpetuate on others as well as our own children," she said. "If you’re raised thinking that toxic behavior is normal, then you’ll think that’s how you’re supposed to behave with your children, too."
"If we don’t understand how to treat people and how to be in reciprocal relationships where there’s a give and take, then it can spread beyond your family, too."
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but ear piercings on kids just past the newborn stage.
I don’t agree with piercing babies ears either - why does a baby need earrings?? When the kid gets older and asks it’s fine but to me it’s just another thing you need to look after.
My fathers wife told me I should pierce my daughters ears and I said no. Told her that I wanted that to be my daughters choice. Fast forward 2 months. Went to pick my daughter up at fathers house and there was my daughter...with pierced ears. Yeah, we definitely didn't get along after that stunt.
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Normal in my family,for Girls of course only. Our dad gifter each of us golden earrings for our birth
Yes, definitely a culture thing. In Spain is very normal and no one bats an eyelid about it. I live in the UK now and it seems here it is considered trashy/chavy. So the perception of it is influenced from where you come from.
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It’s a cultural thing also. My Moroccan husband wanted me to get our baby girls ears pierced days after she was born, but I was totally against it. My philosophy to that is consent. When she can ask for them and be old enough to care for them I’ll let her do it. A baby will likely tug at their ears and you can’t watch them 24/7.
It was cultural with my fam, though not all of them decided to do it. Mine were pierced when I was a few months old - no memory of it happening, and no issues with them. When I was a bit older and the holes weren’t quite permanent, I was given the choice of whether I wanted to keep them (when you’re a kid, even having them a few years they can still close up). I kept mine, and got additional piercings in my teens. That being said, I fully understand your point of view on preferring consent from the child and likely would not have pierced my own child’s ears as a baby had I had one. An interesting side note, the piercings I got as a baby have no issues, but by time I got my ears pierced in my teens I had developed a minor nickel allergy that still does not affect the original holes - only the new ones.
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I broke this cycle after I had my daughter. I had been asked a couple of times “why aren’t her ears pierced?” My answer was “because I’d like her to make that choice for herself when she is older.” She decided to get them pierced at 8 years old.
I was in 8th grade. My daughter was probably 4th grade. She asked for pierced ears for her birthday. Her pediatrician did it.
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its super normal in my culture. i get that when you're months old, it may be bit much, since babies are sooo tiny and young ans have no idea,.. but , yeah, i had them. and you know what, i dont mind it at all. i dont remeber. i can wear earings if i want. i can not wear them if i dont want (the hole is pretty much invisible)... i've never heard of anyone who had it as a baby and "regretted" the parents decision.. it was a 5 min moment in your life, yeah you probably cried, and then, you stopped crying and forgot. it doesnt traumatize you... dont like earrings, dont wear them.. for people saying its the same as circumcision... seriously? circumcision has an effect in your life, forever... a 1mm hole in your earlobe? literally no effect ever...
I remember crying at the shop thinking they gonna make holes in my earlobe and my mum reassuring me and when they did my piercing i was like "oh" I thought it was gonna be painful but actually feel like just a pinch on your earlobe. And here people are commenting on how traumatic it is to put kid through the pain(?) Like they're kid they never going to remember it and if they dislike wearing they can stop and the holes will close on it on.
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It is 2022. Lots of cultural things are no longer appropriate.
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Slavs have that kind of culture. My husbands parents wanted to pierce my daughters ears when she was a baby, but my husband and I didn't let them. She asked to pierce them when she was 9, and we took her to pierce them.
My cousin had very identical twins. The doctor suggested piercing their ears with different coloured studs so they wouldn’t get mixed up as newborns. He used numbing cream and they didn’t even cry. Worked great.
there are other ways to identify them. Despite having similar genes identical twins will not be 100% similar, so if you look for minor differences you can almost always find one, e.g. a birthmark. And if you really need to mark them, it can be done without poking holes in their bodyparts, e.g. by giving them different coloured wristbands.
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Sorry but I disagree, (awaiting my down votes and ban). Grow up in a culture that girls ears were pierced very young. Never, ever having met a child who ripped their earnings out of their ears. Was born in the 60's so you can't get your ears pierced now until the child has had their first set of injections. Different cultures do different things doesn't make it bad or wrong.
Personally, I just think it's a bad idea because the baby can't make the decision for themselves, and their ears aren't fully grown yet, so it can end up looking bad when they grow older.
i dont remember when i got my ears pierced, so i was pretty young. i dont wear earrings on a regular basis. still, i didnt mind that my parents did it. i'm actually glad that they did. i dont remember the pain, so thats good. and if i want, i'll wear earings (mostly in formal ocasions, for me), if i dont like, i wont wear them. thats it. its just a super tiny unnoticeable hole...
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I’m Hispanic (Mexican/Spanish) and it is part of our culture. That and little bracelets for either girl or boy. I don’t see an issue if it’s part of someone’s heritage.
Part of this is cultural- my grandma was Italian and couldn’t understand why my mom, her daughter, wanted to wait until I was older(7).
I've had a TON of ppl get on my case for not piercing my daughters' ears. It's their bodies, why would I do anything to alter it w/o their permission? No way! Plus, I feel it's a good lesson in responsibility. Don't want them infected? Then take care of them cuz they're your ears, not mine.
i pierced all 3 of my girls ears as babies and i'm glad it offends you all so much, there is so much worse in the world, what i can't stand is people who judge people because they have nothing better to do with their lives. if we really thought we were hurting our kids by doing it most would have stopped a long time ago.
dude. i totally agree and i was always told that im the one in the wrong. like its so weird. theres no reason to put an actual baby through that pain at such a young age when they don't even know what it is
I had a neighbour keep pushing me to get my newborn's ears pierced before she got 'too old' Too old being about 6 months. At 8 years, she asked for pierced ears for her birthday, I made sure she understood the care needed, and then we went ahead and got it done.
I worked at walmart in the jewelry department. Several times I refused to do the piercing.
LOL I had a friend who thought ear piercings were natural until she was like 4, because the entirety of her immediate and extended family all had their ears pierced when they were practically newborns
Well I would disagree with this one. As a child I had my ears pierced 3 times and all three times failed bc I didn't want my mother to properly take care of them as a small child but I wanted to wear earrings. My daughter was born and at 6mths I had them pierced and took proper care of them with no issues. She's now 16, and has said she was so glad I did that. She loves jewelry and loves earrings. Friends of her's who had them done as preteens have had issues so I have no regrets for what I did when she was 6mths old.
I think it is a cultural thing. I don't have any daughters so I don't have an opinion on it one way or the other. But I have a problem with people on both sides thinking their way is the only way. If you want to pierce your child's ear it is your culture please pierce your child's ears. If it is not in your culture and your culture doesn't do it that's your business don't do it but don't think that a culture different from yours is less than yours.
Also a racist and xenophobic one. In many other countries and cultures, especially Latin American ones, it is standard practice that has nothing to do with class. I held that belief too until my half-Venezuelan daughter was born and her mother had her ears pierced when they moved there. I realized it was my small-mindedness that was the problem.
I got my daughter's pireced at 2 months! And they were beautiful and she loves them still at 28!
I am against this one actually. I am actually glad my parents had my ears professionally pierced as a baby. I would have never gone through it as a teen or adult. If I don't want to wear earings I dont and if I do I can easily put them on without going through a hassle and the constant care of piercings. I think there are a lot more cares that you need to go through when getting piercings as adults in comparison to babies. I met a friend who could only wear clip ons and I honestly would have hated only having that option. My only fear is someone ripping my earlobes trying to steal my earings or making them sag with earings that are too heavy, but that is a different thing altogether.
Not just that but have you seen the posts and videos of Moms getting their babies gel nails with extensions. Like the whole premise of those little white mittens for babies it so they dont scratch their faces off when their moving about, so how are gel nails and extensions a good idea?
One of my pet peeves! Why subject an infant to the pain and hassle of dealing with earrings? I don't care if "it's your culture". Lots of cultural things that used to be acceptable are not any more. I was allowed to get earrings when I was old enough to ask for them and ready to deal with the responsibility of caring for them.
Personally, I find it weird too... but it's considered normal in many cultures.
My little girl was gorgeous but bald as a cueball for 2 years. Occasionally, as is common, someone would mistake her for a boy then be embarrassed by their mistake. “Put some earring on her”! one suggested. I replied, "No way! In about 13 yers, that’s going to be leverage”! And it was.
I had my ears pierced as a baby, I whish they hadn't; I would have never done it but I was robbed of the choice.
I had mine pierced as a baby... I wish they hadn't done it. I would have never pierced my ears if left out to me.
In some cultures, newborn baby girls get their ears pierced to let out evil spirits.
My sister did this. Neither my brother nor I were happy about it. He was only 12 & teared up hearing our niece screaming.
It’s gross. Let your child get to an age where THEY DECIDE they want their ears pierced, or not. I’m the only person I know apart from my own adult sons who doesn’t have any piercings or tattoos.
I didn't do it, I made my kids wait until they had a good enough grasp on oral hygiene that I no longer needed to remind them to brush twice a day, so I could expect them to do the healing wound care needed for newly pierced earrings.. Once that was reliably happening, I took them to get their ears pierced. Never my desire, always theirs. But I've work with a lot of people of different ethnicities and cultures than my white self, and it is very common to pierce the ears early on. It does heal really quickly, probably one quarter of the time it takes teens or adults. Not my kids, I don't care.
My sister was given earrings when she was 1 year old. Had an infection for a few weeks, and thankful nothing untoward happened.
The only excuse I ever heard for this was from someone getting upset because they kept assuming her daughter is a boy. Child asked to let her ears heal around age 6 or 7 because she didn't want to take care of them. My mother didn't get mine pierced until I asked her to for my 16th birthday.
In my culture a rainbow baby boy gets one earlobe or if girl, she gets both earlobes pierced at birth to ward of the misfortune that fell upon the preceding sibling.
Cant decide if its good or bad but it is what it is and its done when the child is old enough to understand the longterm commitment of a piercing and they accept it/ coaxed in a very emotionally touching way to accept it. When they do turn adults of 18 they have the freedom to keep it or take it out.
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When I was younger my parents had the rule that you had to be 13 before we were allowed to have one and my brother has a step son who was told that they had to show they really want to have a piercing before he could have one, he did that by asking for it every couple of months from his sixth birthday until his 7th birthday which is when he had it done in a professional shop that offers tattoos and piercings
in my religion its common to have babies ears pierced i had my ears pierced when i was just over one i think justa bit of info for yall
Where I lived in the US there was a state law that no one under 18 could get tattooed nor pierced without their parent(s) present and written consent. No one under the age of 15 could get pierced at all.
It’s a cultural thing, often see it with Hispanic parents. Not tacky, just different from mainstream US tradition. Medically it’s recommended to wait at least six months though for vaccination reasons but not everyone knows that.
This one gets me every time I see/hear about friends or others peircing babies ears. If it's for religious/cultural reasons, I understand, but what gets me is this: Women who say My Body My Choice when it comes to everything under the sun, but then turn around and pierce thier babies ears - Where is their choice? Or those who teach kids to say No when something makes them uncomfortable, but yet... you guessed it, they pierce thier babies ears. I was in the same boat, everyone asked when are you getting your daughter's ears pierced? Told them when she is old enough to ask for them!!
It's a cultural think among Hispanic people. My Cuban MIL was quite upset when I nixed the pierced ears idea.
i had earrings young…. not this young though. they where a reward for being potty trained. people still hated on my parents but i was like, 2 or 3
Genital mutilation of two-hour-old boys, on the other hand, is fine.
ok, newborns, i get that people get upset... but comparing a 8-10 year old to a dog.... 10 year olds can choose if they want earings or not, they know what it is.. dogs dont
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Too many pets. Like...way too many to the point where they don't really take care of them.
YES!!! REMEMBER 15 or more cats or 15 or more dogs or a combination of dogs and cats that add up to 15 or more IS A Hoarding Case! Call animal control or 911!
Growing up with toxic parents is a difficult situation to be in. Children may feel neglected or that they can never do anything right, which in turn alters their sense of self-esteem and safety at home. It can even lead to dire consequences for their physical and mental health. If you recognize some of these toxic traits in your parents, thankfully, there are ways to cope with these behaviors.
It's helpful to focus on yourself and find supportive people who can help you move past these negative patterns and make your way forward. In more extreme cases, however, seeking professional help is important as it can guide you to better understand and process your emotions.
Making your kids take care of their siblings instead of them having a life.
Kids that smell like smoke because their parents smoke indoors.
It was my parents. Everybody hated when we came over because everything we'd touch would smell like cigarettes as well. Couldn't convince my parents to smoke outside of the home because "it's their house and they'll do as they please".
Same here. I must have stunk to high hell to others ... It was different times.
Babies in the background of twerking videos. It's just weird.
Setting healthy boundaries also helps us set clear expectations and limits of how others can treat us. "Parents don’t suddenly change and become nontoxic. You may have to distance yourself from them to heal and that can be a hard pill to swallow," Dr. Childs noted.
It may feel uncomfortable to create this emotional and physical space between you and your parents, but the psychologist explained this is precisely what you would do with any other toxic person in your life. "We have to let them know what’s appropriate and what’s not because boundaries will help you heal."
Parents that seem disinterested in their kids. They don't even necessarily have to be neglected (though they usually are). I just find it strange when I see kids very obviously trying to reach out to their parents or creating a bit of a scene in public and the parents are just like, "yeah, whatever" and go back on their phones.
And years later they are surprised that the kids do exactly the same.
Refusing to believe their kid can do wrong
my parents were opposite, they didnt thnk and still dont think i can do anything good
When the kids are sick and contagious, but the parent(s) want a night out, and don't tell their childcare provider their kids are sick.
When my son first started school, we kept him home any time he had a slightly raised temperature. The school actually called us in for a meeting to see what was going on. Turns out we were being over cautious. The school said to only keep him home if his temperature is over 38C and the thermometer goes amber.
"Parents are the most difficult boundaries because they gave birth to you, they know what buttons to push," she pointed out that setting limits with family members can seem almost impossible.
If that's the case, trying to talk to a trusted friend can help give you the necessary emotional support and motivation to stick to your new boundaries. "They will become upset but that means it’s working. If they can’t respect those boundaries, we have to love them from a distance. That allows us to be free from their toxicity," Dr. Childs concluded.
Young children whose teeth are already black and rotting from lack of care.
Children in dirty/smelly clothes - not from a child playing outside as kids do, but legitimately filthy, unwashed, clothes.
Kids running wild in public with no attempts to reign them in.
This might mean they come from an under-privileged family. It isn't very fair to jump to conclusions, you never know what they may be going through Edit: I do concur that basic hygiene is affordable, thank you everyone who pointed this out. :) I was suggesting that some of these scenarios aren't necessarily a sign of bad parenting
Alowing your children to become obese, its child abuse, simple as that. No reason a 12 year old should be 180lbs.
When I see a 5 year old in nothing but a diaper, and a pacifier to shut them up.
I’m not saying those are always indications of it. But when I show up to babysitting job. And there’s a clearly-to-old for a diaper kiddo greeting me. I’m probably going to meet some trashy parents
If I went to a babysitting job and saw a five year old with a diaper and a pacifier, my first thought would be that need to have a gentle conversation with the parents to find out why, as it's important to know so I can provide adequate care. I worked as a kindergarten teacher for a decade and the only five year olds I saw in diapers all had some form of disability.
Having a favorite child
Having one isn't a problem, treating them like one is. My just a little bit favourite will never know.
Cussing out their school-age kids, especially out in public.
Most especially while threatening bodily harm to them. I remember being in my car, ready to leave a store, and seeing a young father with his small children. When I heard him angrily threaten to “F**k you up” to one of his kids, I stuck around to be sure he didn’t lash out. If he had, I would’ve called 911, while calling him out (damn right I get involved when I see s**t like that—-I’m old, I look like everybody’s Mom, and I have no more f***s to give). Couple minutes later, he apologized to the child, and said he shouldn’t have said that. Granted, it was already said, but at least he apologized. I felt OK to leave then.
Babies with pierced ears
Thats normal on my surrounding. Me and my two sisters had our ears pierced as babies, our dad bought us golden earrings as a birth gift and we cherish them. He also bought us golden rings at our 18th birthdays. I dont see anything bad with babies And earrings
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I hate these posts. Not bc it's not important to know this sh!t but because I become so frustrated and furious and all the negative text makes me want to punch someone in the gob. Sorry.
Yes, I wonder about the state of society when I read all these posts...
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I don't know if this is normal in America (WHY?), parents that give guns to their kids as gifts. I could be wrong when I saw this in popular media/shows, but then there are several of them in the news as well, when there were incidents. Guns ffs
We live on a farm/ranch where we occasionally have to use a rifle. Our kids learned at around seven how to safely handle a firearm and how extremely dangerous they are. They know how to use them and it’s just part of life here. People here hunt for their meat for the winter and guns are normal. When our rifles are not in use, we keep trigger locks on them.
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What is up with all these negative Am I the Arsehole and highly judgemental posts on BoredPanda lately? Where in the world did all of the art posts and cute,fuzzy animal posts go? This site really does baffle me at times.
Kids living in filthy houses. Fathers who do everything they can to keep from paying child support.
Yes, but not just fathers. Or all of each. How about lying in-laws and other jealous fucktard assholeviruses falsely reporting as well???
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I had my ears pierced at 5 months old. It’s a family tradition. You get your ears pierced, you get a set of your birthstones set into gold studs to wear. You get a matching gold baby ring, also with your birthstone set in. Personally I don’t find it to be “bad parenting”. It’s a tradition for some that dates back many generations.
Had to stop reading. Some hit too close to home. Why do I look at threads I know will trigger me 😖
Sometimes I doubt my mom skills, but posts like this always make me realize I'm not doing so bad after all
My mom pulled me out of school in third grade and I essentially grew up in a cult. It has screwed me over for years in the ways of education and job hunting. I have my own family now and my kids education and well being is a massive priority. Just because parents are idiots sometimes doesn't mean the kids won't figure it out and try to have a better life someday. Idiot parents just make it so much harder to get there. I would have rather have been beaten daily than to have my education and future opportunities taken from me. I also believe there are plenty of good parents out there who genuinely love their children and do the best they can.
"I would have rather been beaten daily than to have my education and future opportunities taken from me" is a pretty insensitive thing to say. It sounds like life was hard for you and that in turn made your future hard. BUT kids that are physically abused do not tend to do well in school and have very low self-esteem. This is not something that goes away as they get older, they also are presented with less opportunities and the added on mental trauma it caused.
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Parents who give their children smart phones under 16. They don't need unfiltered access to the world. NOTHING good happens on snapchat, instagram, tiktok, etc.
Really? My mom didn't give me a phone for social media, she gave me one for communication. I wasn't even allowed to have social media. Not everyones lives revolves around likes and follows.
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I hate these posts. Not bc it's not important to know this sh!t but because I become so frustrated and furious and all the negative text makes me want to punch someone in the gob. Sorry.
Yes, I wonder about the state of society when I read all these posts...
Load More Replies... I don't know if this is normal in America (WHY?), parents that give guns to their kids as gifts. I could be wrong when I saw this in popular media/shows, but then there are several of them in the news as well, when there were incidents. Guns ffs
We live on a farm/ranch where we occasionally have to use a rifle. Our kids learned at around seven how to safely handle a firearm and how extremely dangerous they are. They know how to use them and it’s just part of life here. People here hunt for their meat for the winter and guns are normal. When our rifles are not in use, we keep trigger locks on them.
Load More Replies... What is up with all these negative Am I the Arsehole and highly judgemental posts on BoredPanda lately? Where in the world did all of the art posts and cute,fuzzy animal posts go? This site really does baffle me at times.
Kids living in filthy houses. Fathers who do everything they can to keep from paying child support.
Yes, but not just fathers. Or all of each. How about lying in-laws and other jealous fucktard assholeviruses falsely reporting as well???
Load More Replies... I had my ears pierced at 5 months old. It’s a family tradition. You get your ears pierced, you get a set of your birthstones set into gold studs to wear. You get a matching gold baby ring, also with your birthstone set in. Personally I don’t find it to be “bad parenting”. It’s a tradition for some that dates back many generations.
Had to stop reading. Some hit too close to home. Why do I look at threads I know will trigger me 😖
Sometimes I doubt my mom skills, but posts like this always make me realize I'm not doing so bad after all
My mom pulled me out of school in third grade and I essentially grew up in a cult. It has screwed me over for years in the ways of education and job hunting. I have my own family now and my kids education and well being is a massive priority. Just because parents are idiots sometimes doesn't mean the kids won't figure it out and try to have a better life someday. Idiot parents just make it so much harder to get there. I would have rather have been beaten daily than to have my education and future opportunities taken from me. I also believe there are plenty of good parents out there who genuinely love their children and do the best they can.
"I would have rather been beaten daily than to have my education and future opportunities taken from me" is a pretty insensitive thing to say. It sounds like life was hard for you and that in turn made your future hard. BUT kids that are physically abused do not tend to do well in school and have very low self-esteem. This is not something that goes away as they get older, they also are presented with less opportunities and the added on mental trauma it caused.
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Really? My mom didn't give me a phone for social media, she gave me one for communication. I wasn't even allowed to have social media. Not everyones lives revolves around likes and follows.
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