“Putting Their Child In A Beauty Pageant”: 30 Behaviors That Scream “Trashy Parenting”

All the antivaxers need to do a bit more research into how the diseases the vaccines are intended to prevent can and might affect their children. They died from polio. They died from the measles. And those that didn’t die were often left with crippling aftereffects. We are supposed to be an intelligent species. How can people be so stupid?!

Only complete idiots don't vaccinate their kids. You really don't want them to get the diseases that they prevent.

Also bad parenting, forgetting to get your kids vax'd.

This should be illegal

It’s horrible. When I was younger, my mom would post one or two thing I did that was hilarious once in a while, but never a lot, and she didn’t even continue doing it with my lil siblings. She told me stories of what could happen to kids who were constantly being shared online. (Abductions, mean comments, etc and when I was 10 so I was able to handle some exposure to the harsh world)

or instagram. it's literally pimping: i challenge anyone reading this to look up a company called Rebel Athletic Girls on either site and call out the content. there are girls as young as TWO being "posed" (aka, SEXUALLY ADVERTISED) in clothing that would make a f*****g prostitute blush. First off, no child who hasn't developed breasts has any business in a bra WHATsoever; and absolutely NO minor, aka, person under the age of eighteen/person with juvenile mentality due to developmental condition, should be flaring their hips in microminiskirts, or panties/booty shorts cleverly euphemized as "bikinis," "dance shorts," or "cheer practice pants," and the parents having the audacity to label them "models." wtf are they modeling, creampiemyunderagevagina.com?!

Beauty pageants need to just stop. We are already putting too much pressure on girls to be pretty and popular. To do that from the age of two just seems horribly narcissistic of the mothers. Let children be children. Let them get dirty and drink from the hose and catch bugs and frogs. Don’t dress them in sexy outfits and a ton of makeup when they aren’t even old enough to be out of diapers! I’ll get off my soapbox now

There was an attempt to introduce beauty parents where I live. But the feeling was, that there's no place for paedophilia in our society. Also, it's an American thing which we don't need to do.

Glad we don't have these exploitative pagents here. Creepy and degrading.

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Yeah, only if the child really wants to should you put one of them in a pagent.

Red flag.

They learn that behaviour somewhere, and most behaviour is learnt at home...

Once, at the park, kids decided to climb up the slide while me and my lil sibling were already sliding. The parents of the other kids blamed us, my mom was NOT having it. It escalated quickly and eventually a staff member had to show us the security footage. Needless to say the other kids parents shut up upon seeing it.

Yup. Had to recently tell a boy to stop kicking at/kicking rocks on/trying to stomp (and coming very close to doing so) some ducks and pigeons an elderly man was feeding in a Seattle park. Mom was nearby talking loudly on her phone while other people nearby were remarking about the kid's horrible behavior. I finally had enough and told off the kid myself, the mom noticed and (too little too late) told her kid to stop, then very quickly escorted him away. sheeesh.

I know I talk about a small minority, but an existing problem: there are obese children whose parents are innocent. Just an example: any problem with the leptin or leptin receptor (usually genetic problem) will lead to obesity. Not may, not could, but will.

I'm going to add children with rotted-out/fake teeth. Where I live basic dental hygiene tools and products are cheap, and abundant, and through many programs free. And when your children are so young that they need help brushing, etc, it is not hard or time-consuming to do. Plus it is a basic necessity! Oral and dental hygiene is so important. I'm an assistant teacher at a preschool and it is heartbreaking how many kids have metal teeth, black teeth... of course we report these concerns to the best of our abilities. There's a child in my class who was 2 when they joined, and their top 4 teeth were flat, black, rotten nubs. How negligent do you have to be to let a kid's teeth rot out when they've only had teeth for 18, 20 months? Now that child requires extensive oral surgery (which thankfully due to our reporting they are going to get in the next couple days). And their sibling who is about a year and a half older is in the same boat. sad, sad, sad.....

My sister's son was always hungry (even at 18 months), and he got lots of vegetables, rather than higher calorie food. When he was 18 months, she would open a can of vegetables, drain them, and then he would eat the entire can. Kept his weight under control

Lately, I find it so rare to see parents who seem to genuinely like their kids. Most of them just treat their kid like a nuisance and constantly scold them even though they're not doing anything THAT bad. Makes me feel bad for the kid.

No, that’s called valuable bonding time. Take it from me, my dad was recovering from the war with PTSD and severe injuries when I was little all the way till I turned 6. He didn’t spend time with me and even a decade later, I still have that empty gap in my childhood that I can’t fill, even though he spends LOTS of time with me now, my heart will always feel something missing there.

I hate parents that do that, my mom does too. I know my comments are all about her but she is amazing and I love her so much! She is the best mom anyone can ever have I am NOT exaggerating!

I'll never understand this.

I have photographed my child's misery, although I don't post anything on social media. I dressed my daughter in purple when she was maybe three. She cried and freaked out about the purple. Full tantrum, doesn't want purple, she wants red! Well, its winter. Her winter jacket is purple and we gotta go. Fast forward to the next day. Nicer weather, I tricked her out in RED!!! yea! nooooooooooooo........ I want puuuuuurrrrrrpleeeeee. Ok, I'm talking a picture of you in your red outfit bawling for posterity's sake. Sorry kiddo.

Oh gawds... I could write a dissertation on this! Single moms: if you're on any kind of networking site, DELETE ANY PICS OF YOUR KIDS. Pedophile LOOK for that kind of thing!

This hurts so bad. Experienced this all throughout my childhood. Still do to this day. I will never be good enough.

My mum did this frequently. Anything to make me look stupid.

You don’t get to decide what is appropriate for my child. I’m the only one that is allowed to do the. I’m the parent of this child. If you don’t want your child to read this book, watch this show, be taught this thing, then just don’t allow it for YOUR child. Not mine

It doesn't have to be this big, formal, one time talk at the table when you think they are at the right age. Kids are learning this stuff in elementary school. Just talk with them about it like you're talking with them about anything else. Takes the edge and awkwardness off a bit when it doesn't come across as a stern, judgmental lecture.