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In a moment of frustration or confusion, every mom and dad has said and done things that they later regretted. But that doesn't make them bad. There's a difference between making a mistake and negligence. And the subreddit r/BadParents is trying to find this.

"From naughty moms to drunk-in-public dads, if they are being idiots or crazy irresponsible, we want to see it," the online community writes on its 'About' page, inviting people to share examples of how not to raise kids.

Taking an honest assessment of someone's parenting style isn’t always an easy task. That’s why it’s important to first separate the behavior from the person.

Calling a person a “bad parent” isn’t something to jump to based on a difference in beliefs or parenting style.

Losing your temper every once in a while is not the same as telling your child, "I'm right, you're wrong, and there's nothing you can do about it."

Although people might disagree on what is "good" or "bad" parenting, most parents have both positive and negative parenting traits.

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What A Horrible Parent

What A Horrible Parent

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is abuse. Don't make this kid not feel like she is not good enough. Also, you are giving her self doubt and negatively. You need to be positive and have self confidence to be successful. That negative s**t is going to cause failure.

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Not Following Medical Instructions

Not Following Medical Instructions

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

see this is why doctors must tell patients WHY they are given that instruction.

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Raising Your Child Isn't Something They Have To Earn

Raising Your Child Isn't Something They Have To Earn

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According to Sharron Frederick, LCSW, a psychotherapist at Clarity Health Solutions, kids who have little or no discipline are left to fend for themselves, which can result in injuries and also creates a child who does not understand boundaries.

"Children look to parents to define what boundaries are and the consequences that can occur if the child crosses the boundaries," she told Healthline.

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The System Doesn't Help The Child

The System Doesn't Help The Child

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Raine Soo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The mother is a selfish and greedy b***h. No, I don't mince words when it comes to horrible people.

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#7

How Many?

How Many?

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Raine Soo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel bad for the poor child, having a father who would risk his life for some lousy 'likes'. Hopefully, prison will straighten out his priorities.

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Found This On Gem On Instagram

Found This On Gem On Instagram

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Unlike parents who enforce little to no discipline, Frederick thinks parents who practice strict or rigid discipline (aka act like autocrats) do not allow their child to explore their world, which often leads to a child who becomes fearful and anxious or rebellious.

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#10

When Your Son Is Smarter Than You Are

When Your Son Is Smarter Than You Are

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I guess Susan forgot she became anti-vaxx because of something she read on the internet.

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This Is Awful

This Is Awful

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“Ignoring a child is telling them that your love is conditional,” Frederick said, adding that withdrawing affection because a child does not do what they are told causes similar harm.

“These types of behaviors can cause a child to have low self-esteem and low confidence, which can result in a child not expressing their wants and needs,” she said.

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Quora Is Filled With S***ty Parents... This Is Just One Out Of Thousands

Quora Is Filled With S***ty Parents... This Is Just One Out Of Thousands

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#14

Don't Punish The Dog For Your Terrible Parenting

Don't Punish The Dog For Your Terrible Parenting

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On the original post on Reddit someone wrote that Javier was adopted by a good family with kids and he only spent few days at the shelter 💚

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As time goes by, according to Frederick, this can lead to co-dependency, in which the child will adapt to how they feel a person wants them to act. "Many times, this can lead to relationships that are abusive," she explained.

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#15

Translation: “She Broke My Phone So I Made Her Eat A Hot Pepper”

Translation: “She Broke My Phone So I Made Her Eat A Hot Pepper”

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Holy SH!T. That's child abuse. Poor baby. I'm gonna stop reading bc it's making me very upset.

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#16

Denying Daughter Therapy Because Of Grades. Like As If Mental Health Didn’t Affect Grades In The First Place?

Denying Daughter Therapy Because Of Grades. Like As If Mental Health Didn’t Affect Grades In The First Place?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why do some people just not get it? Like really, who gives a flyingfuck what she gets

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#17

"I Hate Who My Child Is, How Can I Change It To Be Something I Like"

"I Hate Who My Child Is, How Can I Change It To Be Something I Like"

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Frederick also said that children who experience overly rigid or strict discipline can have issues with control of others, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other anxious behaviors, together with the mindset that the world is dangerous.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, there's the rebellious child who fights with their parents, breaks the rules, and engages in negative behaviors.

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Using Your Child’s Educational Growth For Views

Using Your Child’s Educational Growth For Views

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm normally against age-based restrictions (not everything, but some things are not thought through). Increasingly though, I feel that it should be illegal to produce online content with children outside of a professional labour contract and that there needs to be work done on creating internationally binding regulations on child labour in the enterainment industry

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Just... Wow

Just... Wow

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#20

Yeah And I'll Help Out By Posting This On Reddit

Yeah And I'll Help Out By Posting This On Reddit

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Rwby Couch
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't get politics, but why would you take money out of your CHILDS COLLEGE FUND to support a guy? Like, why? It wasn't even your money

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A 2014 study found that harsh parenting, which includes verbal or physical threats, frequent yelling, and hitting, along with immediate negative consequences for a specific behavior, can lead to children having emotional and behavioral issues, such as aggressiveness and following directions at school.

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She Needs To Let Go

She Needs To Let Go

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Raine Soo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Your son is an adult of 25 years old. He can do as he pleases. You need help for your clinginess.

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Tf

Tf

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Excuse me, just because some of us have autism! I am genuinely shocked. I have so much love for that poor kid

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#23

May This Person Not Have A Daughter Ever

May This Person Not Have A Daughter Ever

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Most parents (62%) say that raising a child has been at least somewhat harder than they expected, with about a quarter (26%) saying it’s been a lot harder. This is especially true of mothers, 30% of whom say being a parent has been a lot harder than they expected (compared with 20% of fathers).

#24

Not Sure If It Fits Here, But Here's A Mini Rant About My Mother Not Letting Me Choose How I Want My Hair

Not Sure If It Fits Here, But Here's A Mini Rant About My Mother Not Letting Me Choose How I Want My Hair

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sounds like my ex talking to our son. Wanna guess why we divorced and our son has seen him maybe a total of 6 times in a year with 2 of those times being from running into each other while out on errands and 2 being holidays? Those 6 times add up to around <5 hours. Our son is almost 19 now. I told his father years ago when we left, our son was 7 years old, that he made the difference then but one day our son would get to make it. Guess who regrets being an absolute 🐓🍭 to their only child now? Our son visits him about 2-3 hours every couple of months or so at his choice. I watched him cry as a child having to do court ordered visitation until the court finally allowed it to be no overnight stays about 5 months in. Then his father started skipping visits here and there for being "too tired to watch him" and "the race is on this weekend". Courts then let our son decide if he wanted to visit him and when. So thankful that the system worked for him as it tends to fail a lot of kids.

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#25

Took Me 27 Years To Finally Do It, And I Get This In Return As A Reply

Took Me 27 Years To Finally Do It, And I Get This In Return As A Reply

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When Your Dad(50) Gets His 21yo GF Pregnant And Then She Leaves Him. He Can’t Take The Rejection(And The Fact That She Won’t Get Back With Him) So Much So That He Would Rather Not Have Anything To Do With The Kid And Ropes You Into It

When Your Dad(50) Gets His 21yo GF Pregnant And Then She Leaves Him. He Can’t Take The Rejection(And The Fact That She Won’t Get Back With Him) So Much So That He Would Rather Not Have Anything To Do With The Kid And Ropes You Into It

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However, most parents give themselves high marks for it, with 64% believing they do an excellent or very good job as a parent (32% say they do a good job, while just 4% say they do a fair or poor job as a parent).

Mothers and fathers rate themselves similarly, but there are differences by income and by race and ethnicity (upper-income and Black and White parents are the most likely to say they do an excellent or very good job).

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Wow

Wow

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#28

So Now The Animal Must Suffer Bc It Doesn’t “Like Your Daughter The Split Second It Meets Her”??

So Now The Animal Must Suffer Bc It Doesn’t “Like Your Daughter The Split Second It Meets Her”??

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For the most part, kids agree. 67% of them say they get along well, or pretty well, with their parents. What's more, 85% say they have fun with their parents, and 79% of kids also feel close to their folks.

#30

People Like This Just Shouldn't Leave Their House

People Like This Just Shouldn't Leave Their House

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This Mom

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

disable mom's tech in such a way that it looks plausible... and deny any knowledge of it... and let her go pay someone to get it fixed.

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#33

Why Would You Give Ghost Pepper Sauce To 4 Year Olds?!

Why Would You Give Ghost Pepper Sauce To 4 Year Olds?!

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Raine Soo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This moron is annoyed that his young children don't appreciate his ghost pepper sauce.

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#36

I Found This On Instagram

I Found This On Instagram

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Rougarou Cher
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The people in that thread actually telling the kids to behave. Geez.

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#38

Free Trampoline... Sure We Have Room For It

Free Trampoline... Sure We Have Room For It

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Raine Soo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Let's calculate the probability that someone using the trampoline will go off the building and perish.

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#40

Mom Cuts Daughter’s Hair Because Dad Got It Done Without 'Permission'..."I Took My Boys To Get Their Hair Cut And Got My Bby Girl's Hair Done. Look What Her Momma Did Just Because I Got My Bby Hair Did"

Mom Cuts Daughter’s Hair Because Dad Got It Done Without 'Permission'..."I Took My Boys To Get Their Hair Cut And Got My Bby Girl's Hair Done. Look What Her Momma Did Just Because I Got My Bby Hair Did"

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La Petite Morte
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Way to punish your kid for the other parents actions. Real parenting right there.

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#41

Why? Just...why?

Why? Just...why?

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Sergy Yeltsen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think Bugs Bunny had the right idea in sawing off Florida from the rest of the continent...

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#43

The Elders “Don’t Climb Our Rock” Mother “Lets Climb It Anyway”

The Elders “Don’t Climb Our Rock” Mother “Lets Climb It Anyway”

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Huddo's sister
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm glad the day I went to Uluru it was too windy for us to climb because I was too young to understand the significance and make the choice myself at the time.

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#44

"Bubbles" Loses Child To Foster Care Then Posts This Shortly After. Never Getting Child Back According To Fam Svcs

"Bubbles" Loses Child To Foster Care Then Posts This Shortly After. Never Getting Child Back According To Fam Svcs

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#45

This Is What My Dad Says To Me After Being Absolutely Miserable For The Past Week And Still Awaiting My Covid-19 Test Results

This Is What My Dad Says To Me After Being Absolutely Miserable For The Past Week And Still Awaiting My Covid-19 Test Results

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#46

Baby Proofing? Nah... Darwin Award Maybe?

Baby Proofing? Nah... Darwin Award Maybe?

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#48

Hmm, Yes, Checks Out

Hmm, Yes, Checks Out

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The box: WARNING PREMATURE DEATH-The kid: My mom's so nice for getting this for me!!!

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#49

This Just Pissed Me Off

This Just Pissed Me Off

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Raine Soo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This genius has never heard of punctuation. Her skills as a parent leaves much to be desired.

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#51

Yikes.. How Can You Be Like This?

Yikes.. How Can You Be Like This?

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Raine Soo
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bite the bullet and get him a PS5. Why are you reneging on a promise? That sets a bad example. The child kept his end of the bargain.

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#53

When You Don't Have A Lock On Your Door To Hide From Your Dad

When You Don't Have A Lock On Your Door To Hide From Your Dad

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Raine Soo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's sad and infuriating when someone needs to hide from a parent.

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#54

When You're More On Candy Crush Than Your Child

When You're More On Candy Crush Than Your Child

Well the child was trying to communicate with his parents,and they were just ignoring him for like 20 minutes. In fact it was kinda sad/

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#55

This Guy Hovered Over The Stylist While His Wife Got A Haircut And Ignored His Children, And Told One Of The Boys To Get His Moms Purse From Around His Neck Because He Wasn’t A Little Girl, All While They Misbehaved And Annoyed The F**k Out Of Every Customer

This Guy Hovered Over The Stylist While His Wife Got A Haircut And Ignored His Children, And Told One Of The Boys To Get His Moms Purse From Around His Neck Because He Wasn’t A Little Girl, All While They Misbehaved And Annoyed The F**k Out Of Every Customer

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#57

No Wonder Your Toddler Is In Therapy. You Are A Fucking Gem

No Wonder Your Toddler Is In Therapy. You Are A Fucking Gem

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#59

Getting A Newborn Straight Razored!?

Getting A Newborn Straight Razored!?

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#60

I Think I Inadvertently Broke The News To My Friend In The Millitary That Her Mom Doesn't Want Her To Come Home

I Think I Inadvertently Broke The News To My Friend In The Millitary That Her Mom Doesn't Want Her To Come Home

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#61

I See 5 Issues Here And I Can't Tell Which Is More Converning

I See 5 Issues Here And I Can't Tell Which Is More Converning

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Zedrapazia
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sounds like both of them were morons. The mother for feeding a vegan meat, and the child for believing rice has corona because it's associated with Chinese food.

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#63

My Mum Fucked Up My Brothers Room, It Was Clean Before

My Mum Fucked Up My Brothers Room, It Was Clean Before

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La Petite Morte
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My step father would do this, then scream at me to clean it & that I was living in filth. I still don't understand why.

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#64

A Mom Talks About Her Parentification Of Her 7 Year Old Daughter. When The Daughter Was 4 She Had A Special Needs Child, A Year And A Half Later She Had Another, And Now She Has Another Baby On The Way

A Mom Talks About Her Parentification Of Her 7 Year Old Daughter. When The Daughter Was 4 She Had A Special Needs Child, A Year And A Half Later She Had Another, And Now She Has Another Baby On The Way

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#65

Bil Takes His Premature Baby To Beach, Unprotected From The Sun, During A Pandemic, While Hovering Over The Water Wating For A Wave To Hit Them. All Within 10 Days Of Birth, Also No Immune System. But Hey, Cool Picture Right?

Bil Takes His Premature Baby To Beach, Unprotected From The Sun, During A Pandemic, While Hovering Over The Water Wating For A Wave To Hit Them. All Within 10 Days Of Birth, Also No Immune System. But Hey, Cool Picture Right?

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#66

Honestly Scared Me To Death Every Time

Honestly Scared Me To Death Every Time

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#67

Childhood Obesity Is Just Body Negativity

Childhood Obesity Is Just Body Negativity

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd love to chug an entire bottle of pancake syrup. But, I know that all that sugar is bad for me. If this parent thinks this is healthy, s/he needs her/his head examined.

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#68

Mom Has Her Baby In A Child’s Seat In The Back Of This Jeep Going Down The Interstate Without The Doors

Mom Has Her Baby In A Child’s Seat In The Back Of This Jeep Going Down The Interstate Without The Doors

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#69

How Stupid Do You Have To Be?

How Stupid Do You Have To Be?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

we've had several cases of bus accidents in our country so actualy I am in favour of seatbelts in them too.

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#70

My Mom Left My Favorite Plant In The Below Freezing Cold For Three Days After Ripping Off Its Leaves For The Last Few Years

My Mom Left My Favorite Plant In The Below Freezing Cold For Three Days After Ripping Off Its Leaves For The Last Few Years

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Brilliant

Brilliant

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Clearly this parent has never played a single video game in their life... If it's 15 min then there's no point starting the game in the first place.

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#72

Only At Mcdonalds 🤦‍♀️

Only At Mcdonalds 🤦‍♀️

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And then they think it's hilarious when their child's first word is a dirty word and film it for the world to see. On a side note, once knew someone who's daughter couldn't properly pronounce the word hungry. What she kept saying sounded like "horny" with a thick southern accent. Parent thought it was the funniest thing ever and I'm thinking "yeah, let her say that in public and see what happens."

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#73

Trying To Think How Many Parents Have Done This That They Had To Put Up A Sign

Trying To Think How Many Parents Have Done This That They Had To Put Up A Sign

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#74

Hope They Get The Book Thrown At Them Lol

Hope They Get The Book Thrown At Them Lol

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't understand this one. It looks like a volcano eruption? What does the caption mean? I mean i can read it, I just don't see how it relates to parents and volcanos?

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#76

A Mom Allows Her Kids To Lick The Ground(🤢)!

A Mom Allows Her Kids To Lick The Ground(🤢)!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nah not a biggie, it boosts the immune system. I eat c**p that i drop off the ground all the time. Never got sick from it. However, prepared food in restaurants I've gotten sick from twice, so....

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#77

These Parents Allow Their Child To Crawl Around On The Floor Tearing Up Paper And Possibly Drawing On The Backs Of Chairs

These Parents Allow Their Child To Crawl Around On The Floor Tearing Up Paper And Possibly Drawing On The Backs Of Chairs

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

you lost me at "possibly". Sure, I don't let my kids crawl around on the floor at restaurants but "possibly" drawing on the the chairs just sounds like you were looking for reasons to pass judgement.

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#79

They Didn't Have Any Other Sticlera On The Car

They Didn't Have Any Other Sticlera On The Car

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