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“What Screams ‘I’m A Bad Parent’?”: 50 People Hold Nothing Back

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Being a parent is one of the hardest jobs in the world. It’s impossible to do it perfectly, but there are a million different ways to do it well. As long as your little ones have all of the love and support they need, as well as a clean and safe place to rest their heads at night, you're probably doing a great job.

But sadly, there are some moms and dads out there who could use a lesson in how to be a good parent. Redditors have recently been sharing glaringly obvious red flags that someone’s not a good parent, so we’ve gathered the most heartbreaking ones below. We hope that none of these examples remind you of your own mother and father, pandas, but they might be good reminders of what not to do with your kids.

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#1

“What Screams ‘I’m A Bad Parent’?”: 50 People Hold Nothing Back Filming everything your child does and creating a social media page to garner likes and ad revenue.

Final score:

223points

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#2

“What Screams ‘I’m A Bad Parent’?”: 50 People Hold Nothing Back Your own children being afraid of you, no child should be afraid of the person that looks after them nearly 24/7.

69narcos , Mikhail Nilov / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

209points

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#3

“What Screams ‘I’m A Bad Parent’?”: 50 People Hold Nothing Back When the older kids have no life or time on their own as they're too busy raising their siblings.

DeviousWhippet , Anna Shvets / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

203points

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#4

“What Screams ‘I’m A Bad Parent’?”: 50 People Hold Nothing Back Using children as pawns in divorces or separations.

KarlTremblay , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

192points

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#5

“What Screams ‘I’m A Bad Parent’?”: 50 People Hold Nothing Back I'll use my mom as an example: When their goal is to have a child, not to raise an adult. So they purposefully keep them young, discourage independence, and pour their entire identity into being mom. Then, when that kid becomes an adult, they have no idea what to do with their life.

Djeter998 , Keira Burton / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

180points

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#6

“What Screams ‘I’m A Bad Parent’?”: 50 People Hold Nothing Back Letting your child watch a video on their iPad on full volume in a restaurant. Please parent your child and engage with them so they know how when they are older.

Vanessacery , Oleksandr P / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

166points

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#7

“What Screams ‘I’m A Bad Parent’?”: 50 People Hold Nothing Back Taking their bedroom door off because they haven't "earned" privacy.

DeviousWhippet , Ksenia Chernaya / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

156points

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#8

“What Screams ‘I’m A Bad Parent’?”: 50 People Hold Nothing Back Being on your phone while the kids are running rampant. i get people need breaks but at a restaurant i don't really want kids coming over to my table and messing with food and screaming everywhere.

False_Ad636 , Vitolda Klein / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

152points

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#9

“What Screams ‘I’m A Bad Parent’?”: 50 People Hold Nothing Back Stealing from your child. When I started college I had saved up about $800 for books and supplies. Two days before class starts I go to buy my book. I have $600 worth of stuff ranging from up and my card declines. I put everything back and check my bank app. I have $30. It says that the last transaction was an in bank transfer to my dad account. I called him and asked what happened.

His response:
“I was short on bills. I’ll get you back in two weeks on payday.

Me: “ok but you didn’t ask. I need that for school and I just looked like a moron since my card declined.”

Him: “I’m the parent. I don’t have to ask you for anything. You should be grateful I’m giving it back at all. It’s not my fault you didn’t check your bank account before trying to make a big purchase.

Later that night he cussed me out for changing my passwords and log in info. He says he has the right to see what I’m spending my money on.
I got the money back a week later with an extra $200 “for the inconvenience”.

But the damage was done. I already had flunked two quizzes because I didn’t have textbooks and my library only had the outdated copy that gave me wrong answers.

Zandycrush , Karolina Kaboompics / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

140points

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#10

“What Screams ‘I’m A Bad Parent’?”: 50 People Hold Nothing Back Treating your kid as your therapist.

Ugliest-Mod-Ever , Barbara Olsen / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

133points

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#11

“What Screams ‘I’m A Bad Parent’?”: 50 People Hold Nothing Back Having extremely unreasonable, unrealistic expectations for your child, i.e., maintain 5.0 GPA Pre-K to College, earn a noble peace price at 20, somehow get married at 25, and have 6 kids by 30, get six figure job right after college, take care of the entire family on their own dime etc.

7_Rush , olia danilevich / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

129points

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#12

Never apologizes.

Final score:

124points

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#13

Being Anti-Vax.

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Final score:

124points

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#14

Constantly yelling and losing it on your kids. How are they going to learn about stability and communication with parents like that.

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Final score:

124points

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#15

Trapping a child in a car as you smoke. Add into the mix the child has chronic bronchitis. Chronic bronchitis is a pulmonary disease, not a cold. No child should have this. Commenting for a friend.

Write_Horror_Repeat Report

Final score:

114points

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#16

“What Screams ‘I’m A Bad Parent’?”: 50 People Hold Nothing Back Not having open lines of communication, where your children feel they can't talk to you about their day, concerns at school, or what's on their mind, might indicate a need to work on the relationship.

NumberPractical4830 , Pixabay / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

109points

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#17

Parents (usually moms) that self identify as “crunchy/silky/scrunchy/almond/whateverthef**k moms”. Parents that post their kids all over online on the same pages they post their OF links and photos and videos of themselves half naked. Parents who tell everyone their kid is neurodivergent as an excuse for their behavior, especially if they’ve never actually been tested. Family vloggers. Parents who exploit their disabled children for money/attention. Parents who post videos of their kids throwing a fit or getting hurt because they think it’s funny. Parents of adult children who no longer speak to them.

Final score:

103points

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#18

Fetal-alcohol syndrome. When you see it, you know. If you don't know, Google right now. Had a classmate in grade school with it.

I was walking through the forest, minding my own business, when a family walked past me going the other way. The father was covered in tattoos and looked older than he should. He had a cigarette hanging out of his cap. The mother was platinum blond wearing all black stretch fabric and a polished face mask of pale looking makeup. They club. And I don't fault them for their lifestyles or priorities. The mother was pushing a stroller with a child; it was a paved trail. The father was just BITCHING about anything and everything - I've never heard so much bitching in a forest, of all places. It's how I knew they were there - I heard him before I saw him. They had a little boy in tow - probably 7-8. My problem with them all was that when we both came around the bend, when they saw me as I saw them, THE FIRST THING this child just out of diapers did, was shout, "HEY! F**K YOU! HEY! HEY! F**K YOU! F**K YOU!" - over, and over again, flipping me the double bird. The father was indifferent, and the mother was hoping to ignore the whole thing. I looked the kid in the eyes and said, "Your parents must be so proud of you." And I carried on.

I met up with an old friend. He and I go back to diapers. I haven't seen him in 15 years and we got together for his birthday. He invited some other friends out, too. So we were having a drink when his friends showed up. They had a son. He was 3-4. This was 11pm on a Saturday, in a bar. The child had deep bags under his eyes. They ordered him caffeinated Cola, and poured it into a sippy cup for him. He complained he was tired, they told him to sleep in the booth, which is impossible in a bar at 11pm on a Saturday. Frankly, I had lost my appetite, as it were, to this, and endeavored to speed the night along for the child's sake.

Children bear the burden of their bad parents. You look how they behave and that tells you everything you need to know. You look at their outbursts, their scars, their fears, their coping mechanisms.

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Final score:

100points

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#19

“What Screams ‘I’m A Bad Parent’?”: 50 People Hold Nothing Back Sheltering children from uncomfortable feelings.

You have to let your kids learn to process and handle those feelings. Don't assume something is too hard for them to understand, I promise they already know something is happening/wrong, so help them understand it.

This also goes for punishments too. Nobody likes to make their kid mad or cry. It's not fun grounding kids for a messy room, not getting chores done, or lying but they need those life skills. You've only got a set amount of time to teach them to be good, thoughtful, respectful humans.

0rangeMarmalade , Andrea Piacquadio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

99points

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#20

“What Screams ‘I’m A Bad Parent’?”: 50 People Hold Nothing Back Trying to be your child’s friend and not setting structure or expectations or disciplining them.

Leeser , Brett Sayles / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

92points

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#21

If they hit their children.

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Final score:

90points

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#22

“What Screams ‘I’m A Bad Parent’?”: 50 People Hold Nothing Back When they expect gratitude for food, shelter and the bare minimum they provided as they had too.

DeviousWhippet , Timur Weber / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

88points

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#23

Not knowing anything about your child's life. Best friends, favorite things, favorite teacher, what they like or don't like to eat. Not having an interest in them as individuals. Not allowing them to be individuals.

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Final score:

88points

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#24

“What Screams ‘I’m A Bad Parent’?”: 50 People Hold Nothing Back Child : scream

parent : scream louder.

chinchenping , Keira Burton / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

87points

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#25

Not showing up for your kids. As someone who's worked up to 3 Jobs at one time I've never missed a concert, sporting event or birthday. There are of course circumstances that can't be bypassed but if you miss more than you attend it's a you problem.

DogInner1553 Report

Final score:

84points

Trillian 4 months ago

That being said, some schools really need to make an effort to make events more "working parents friendly". Especially now just before the summer holidays there is a ton of conferences, get-togethers, sponsored runs, sports competitions and whatnot, I can't take time off for each and I just wish they would move some of it to the later afternoon or weekend.

39points

arthbach 4 months ago

The problem we had with schools was *they* would plan meetings, events etc, but only tell parents 2-7 days before the event. They didn't get the memo that people have lives, and not everyone can take time off in the middle of the day, and not everyone is available in the evenings.

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StrangeOne 4 months ago

Imagine this. The teachers and principal work during the day, teaching some 15, 20, 25 kids, and running a school. Then they have all these after-school events, such as dances, family BBQ fun days, and all that. They're working during those times, too, or volunteering. There are parents working all night shifts, evenings, days, weekends. How is everyone supposed to accommodate every parent's work schedules? It's not going to happen. I totally understand how it feels to miss out on some big concert, play, event your kid is in. The only thing in your power is to see if other family members can attend and film the performance, or request that time off, or just take it off and deal with the repercussions at work the next day.

3points

Lynette Vella 4 months ago

That's not possible for teachers who have lives of their own.

2points

Panda'sMom 4 months ago

Feel ya!

1point

Ionescu Popa 4 months ago (edited)

and even worse when the schools dont make this about children, but about socializing parents. in this case, they have those they need already.

1point

jennifer brinkman 4 months ago

That would be common sense to schedule things after work!

0points

Clown fish 4 months ago

It's sad watching children look for their grown up and seeing the upset on their face when they can't see them

3points

Hales M 4 months ago

THIS, my hub's dad missed MULTIPLE birthdays because it aligned with a motorcycle rally he wanted to go to-- he didn't even offer for his son to go with him-- just not there. Multiple Christmases, multiple easters. Graduation. He didn't even come to our actual wedding (due to 'vid we had a tiny one and a larger one a couple years later) because he wanted to go to the trailer-- his own son's wedding 15min from his trailer. He never taught hub to tie a tie, how to cook, home maintenance or landscaping skills. Just bought him new videogames from time to time. His parents weren't divorced and he also had another brother his dad was equally not around for.

1point

Dawnieangel76 4 months ago

I raised my sister's daughter, despite her "I was always there too". No, you weren't. I was. From birth to this day, I've been my niece's mom and her constant rock. We all still live together, but my sister either sleeps all day, or she manages to struggle through a part time job, and THEN comes home to sleep all day...unless, of course, she's drunk & drugged out, then it's karaoke parties in her room all night, while the rest of us who actually WORK (me, niece, niece's boyfriend) keep telling her to STFU so we can sleep. My niece is MY baby & I'll be there until the day I die.

0points

L Coffeen 4 months ago

My parents would argue over whose turn it was to attend my events to the point that they would never resolved it and no one would show.

0points

Matthew Barabas 4 months ago

not really solely a you problem. you do realize everyones job is different, and everyone is different from you? if i had a choice between attending my childs school function and losing my job, or keeping my job... im keeping my job.

0points

Panda'sMom 4 months ago

No. "Normal" parents maybe. Military parents, it is a lot harder. Especially, when are thousands of miles away!

0points

Matthew Barabas 4 months ago

thats where the internet comes in.

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#26

When a parent compares their child to another child such as their friends, cousins, etc. Never giving the child any praise. Speaking to them as if they are a child when they are a teenager. Not paying attention while they are playing or acknowledging when they come up to you wanting to show you something. Replying “later” to everything they ask you to do. When they want something such as to see their friends, and instead of supporting them, you never allow them any social freedom. The list goes on.

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Final score:

84points

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#27

I'm telling on myself from the past here (bad parents can become better), but putting off therapies your child needs and refusing to set boundaries because you feel bad about a situation that happened.

This allows for bratty kids who think the world revolves around them and setting boundaries later with the child is Hell. My kiddo is recovering and doing so much better now, but it took a huge wake up call and it shouldn't have.

I can't stress this enough: parent your kids! They will be so much better for it in the long run. No amount of guilt should stop you from teaching your children boundaries and how to respect them.

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#28

Your kid seeking out other adults to confide in when it comes to difficult topics, because they're scared of how you'll react.

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76points

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#29

“What Screams ‘I’m A Bad Parent’?”: 50 People Hold Nothing Back As someone who works wit elementary aged kids, being too controlling about everything, not just with your kid but trying to control what your kid is around when you aren’t, there are several parents who have tried to get books taken out of our school library, freaked out that teachers put on movies during indoor recess (we are a catholic private school owned by the Archdiocese there are so many restrictions) or even that we give out cookies for after school snack. There are two young kids who have already learned how to lie to their mom, they are in third and first grade so they can have the fun treat we give out instead of just getting an apple while everyone else gets popsicles.

TheBattyGoddess , Karolina Kaboompics / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

74points

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#30

Parents who let their home go to s**t. I get it, kids are messy, lives are busy, and your home will never be perfect. But some scattered toys, piles of schoolwork, and a few drop zones around the place isn’t what I’m talking about. I’m talking about moldy food everywhere, hoarding, not cleaning up after animals, and houses full of rodents and roaches attracted to the biohazard of a mess.

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#31

“What Screams ‘I’m A Bad Parent’?”: 50 People Hold Nothing Back Playing favourites when all kids should be equally loved (not my experience but my boyfriend's).

Bright-Sea-5904 , Vidal Balielo Jr. / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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69points

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#32

Parents who cave-in to their kids demands and let the kid control them.

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65points

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#33

Pressuring constantly his/her own children, displaying them like trophies or accomplishments instead of human beings.

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Final score:

62points

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#34

Smoking a cigarette while holding your baby.

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#35

Family YouTube channels.

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#36

Letting them run around a restaurant.

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#37

“What Screams ‘I’m A Bad Parent’?”: 50 People Hold Nothing Back When your kids do the conga around your corpse at your funeral.

DeviousWhippet , Pavel Danilyuk / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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#38

Giving your kid everything he wants.

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#39

“What Screams ‘I’m A Bad Parent’?”: 50 People Hold Nothing Back Anyone who calls them self a boy mom.

Longjumping-Shake956 , Xavier Mouton Photographie / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report

Final score:

55points

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#40

“We don’t say no in this household.”

The idea and sentiment behind that phrase I can understand but the way the majority of parents put this in practice is just always saying, “Yes.”

I’ve been in numerous 504 meetings where the the behavioral issue can be mitigated by boundaries.

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Final score:

53points

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#41

Parents with fat kids who continue to feed them garbage.

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50points

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#42

Not leading by example.

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#43

Your kids at grandmas more than with you because you’re out having a “good time” every weekend!

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#44

I'm an "influencer" and my kids are part of my channel.

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43points

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#45

Having kids while you are actively doing hard d***s.

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40points

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#46

People who have family blogs.

Final score:

39points

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#47

Not monitoring your kids screen time.

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38points

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#48

A child flinching.

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#49

When your kids jump in the air and click their heels when finding out you dead.

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#50

Be on first name basis with all the officers at the juvenile detention facility.

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Adelaide Ross

Howdy, I'm Adelaide! I'm originally from Texas, but after graduating from university with an acting degree, I relocated to sunny Los Angeles for a while. I then got a serious bite from the travel bug and found myself moving to Sweden and England before settling in Lithuania about two years ago. I'm passionate about animal welfare, sustainability and eating delicious food. But as you can see, I cover a wide range of topics including drama, internet trends and hilarious memes. I can easily be won over with a Seinfeld reference, vegan pastry or glass of fresh cold brew. And during my free time, I can usually be seen strolling through a park, playing tennis or baking something tasty.

Howdy, I'm Adelaide! I'm originally from Texas, but after graduating from university with an acting degree, I relocated to sunny Los Angeles for a while. I then got a serious bite from the travel bug and found myself moving to Sweden and England before settling in Lithuania about two years ago. I'm passionate about animal welfare, sustainability and eating delicious food. But as you can see, I cover a wide range of topics including drama, internet trends and hilarious memes. I can easily be won over with a Seinfeld reference, vegan pastry or glass of fresh cold brew. And during my free time, I can usually be seen strolling through a park, playing tennis or baking something tasty.

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Kotryna is a Photo Editor at Bored Panda with a BA in Graphic Design. Before Bored Panda, she worked as a freelance graphic designer and illiustrator. When not editing, she enjoys working with clay, drawing, playing board games and drinking good tea.

Kotryna is a Photo Editor at Bored Panda with a BA in Graphic Design. Before Bored Panda, she worked as a freelance graphic designer and illiustrator. When not editing, she enjoys working with clay, drawing, playing board games and drinking good tea.

What do you think ?

Sergio Bicerra 4 months ago

I may add parents who force their kids to follow their steps, despite kids protests: same interests, same sports same college, same career. Then live their lives through them: choose their partners, orquestate their wedding, when to have kids, name traditions, how to raise them.

17points

Susan Bell 4 months ago

Moms who treat their son like he is their god, king, love of their life, only child ever born. I don't ever see dads do this with daughters, but it must be out there. Seems like every single mom with an only child who is a boy, though...

15points

Emie N. 4 months ago

Not all moms with sons are like this. Just the ones who make it their whole personality. And yes "girl dad's" exist as well. I've seen it and it's creepy.

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Sky Render 4 months ago

I would add: putting your relationship with your partner ahead of your children, especially when it becomes apparent that your partner is an abuser to your children. It happens far too often, ie. it happens at all.

9points

Deborah B 4 months ago

YouTube and/or Tiktok of your disabled child/teen/dependent adult child. I don't care how wonderful you look enriching the life of your non-verbal non-communicative teenager - they are not able to consent, so you should not be filming them. It's exploitative.

5points

Joshua Stovall 4 months ago

The eardrum shattering screen most often heard in for some reason these children's play should be reserved for one occasion: danger, immediate danger to the child or some one around them. These children have not been taught that when you scream that eardrum shattering piercing scream, people run over. Now it's considered just part of normal play. What kind of r++++++d s++t is that?

3points

ZGutr 4 months ago (edited)

I suffered from a cerebral bleeding. My wife told me years later that there was a period my personality was different. Up to a level where I terrified my wife and kids three or four times. I was not aware at the time and I'm not sure I could have prevented it either. But even now -15 years later- it still brings tears to my eyes that it happened. I'm so ashamed I scarred the ones that supported me the most and did literally anything for me at my lowest point in life. They don't hold it against me, they don't blame me, but that was when I was the worst parent/husband, and I have no clue as how to ever make up for that.

3points

Dill 4 months ago

You probably don't need to, you were ill at the time. It was through no fault of your own whatsoever. They know that. They can look back at that time and recognise that it wasn't the real YOU and it was brought about entirely due to your brain injury. I know I'm just a stranger on the internet, but I'd find it easy to forgive a parent for that. They may think 'that was a scary time' but it can be rationalised. You must have been scared when you found out what was wrong. It was a bad time for you all.

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Tobias Reaper 4 months ago

being jealous of your kids doing better than you did rather than being happy for them. While at the same time taking credit for their success like it was somehow because of them even when they were not there.

2points

Lisbeth Guz 4 months ago (edited)

Moms that are so concerned and controlling about their daughter's weight and diet that they end up giving them eating disorders.

2points

Andy Frobig 4 months ago

You want children? Go ahead, but acknowledge that you are creating a living entity with no regard to what that living entity wants, just to fill a void in your own life. Don't want kids, or indifferent? Take steps to prevent them. Think you have a logical reason to have kids? You don't

2points

Russell Rieckenberg 4 months ago

Munchausen by proxy.

2points

Russell Rieckenberg 4 months ago

"Fail videos" where the kids are crying and the adults are laughing.

2points

Rosgrana 4 months ago

Insisting on treating your children exactly the same, and demanding that everyone else do it too, even though they are very different personalities and ages.

2points

Swan 4 months ago

society nsisting on treating people exactly the same, and demanding that everyone else do it too, even though they have very different personalities need and reactions!! yes!

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Kalikima Premium 4 months ago

My sister used to under feed her boys cuz she didn't want them to "grow up fat".

2points

ElfVibratorGlitter 4 months ago

😲

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Chris Robertson 4 months ago

Lying to the child. When I was 6 or 7 my mother promised she wouldn't try to pull out my loose tooth if I opened my mouth and let her look at it. I did, and she grabbed. After that, I no longer felt it was my duty to lways tell her the truth.

1point

ElfVibratorGlitter 4 months ago

Text your mother Ella Mae :)

1point

Maisey Myles 4 months ago

Absentee father and alcoholic mother. Last one to bed would cover up mama when she passed out on the couch. Never attending any function or event. Always late or forgetting to pick me up at school.

1point

Pyla 4 months ago

Is is me , or is it hard to scroll past adverts until they load? On my phone I can’t scroll , I have to minimiz then scroll past ads.

1point

Janice Sanz 4 months ago

This whole subject is depressing.

0points

DetriMentaL 4 months ago

I understand the concept of "it takes a village to raise a child" but this village is tired of keeping an eye on your kids for you mr and mrs neighbors!

0points

Mila Sliacka 4 months ago

Oh god, some of these posts bring memories. Let me add a few more: locking up apples and other fruit from your kid because you’re on a special diet and you would not have enough, not watching if your kid bathes and changes clothes for school, telling your child random s**t like: tomorrow you’ll tell everyone at school I’m 29 (she was 37), telling your daughter she’d be so pretty if she dropped 7kg, letting your husband beat the child and when the child comes to you saying: it’s ok, he’s a prince who is protecting me from you (the mother from the child). And many more. There was a history of mother daughter abuse in my family. I think I ended that cycle. My therapist says so.

0points

Carl Roberts 4 months ago

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Binky Melnik 4 months ago

I don’t understand the people here who are sooo concerned about votes on articles. What’s it to you? If you find it sooo interesting that you feel the need to comment on nearly every article, why don’t you contact BP to see whether you can get a job with ‘em? Why force the rest of us to read your constant complaining? Seriously: it’s as if you have some sorta vested interest in it. Just get a job there so you can fix whatever it is you think is broken.

3points

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Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het 4 months ago

This has been going on for ages. Why are you suddenly so bothered with it? I notice that you haven't mentioned the inability to comment on advertisements dressed up as articles. Maybe you haven't been on here that long?

2points

Jan Bowyer 4 months ago

Why are on this site if hold such disdain for it? The rest of don't live and die by it. Neither should you

0points

Sergio Bicerra 4 months ago

I may add parents who force their kids to follow their steps, despite kids protests: same interests, same sports same college, same career. Then live their lives through them: choose their partners, orquestate their wedding, when to have kids, name traditions, how to raise them.

17points

Susan Bell 4 months ago

Moms who treat their son like he is their god, king, love of their life, only child ever born. I don't ever see dads do this with daughters, but it must be out there. Seems like every single mom with an only child who is a boy, though...

15points

Emie N. 4 months ago

Not all moms with sons are like this. Just the ones who make it their whole personality. And yes "girl dad's" exist as well. I've seen it and it's creepy.

5points

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Sky Render 4 months ago

I would add: putting your relationship with your partner ahead of your children, especially when it becomes apparent that your partner is an abuser to your children. It happens far too often, ie. it happens at all.

9points

Deborah B 4 months ago

YouTube and/or Tiktok of your disabled child/teen/dependent adult child. I don't care how wonderful you look enriching the life of your non-verbal non-communicative teenager - they are not able to consent, so you should not be filming them. It's exploitative.

5points

Joshua Stovall 4 months ago

The eardrum shattering screen most often heard in for some reason these children's play should be reserved for one occasion: danger, immediate danger to the child or some one around them. These children have not been taught that when you scream that eardrum shattering piercing scream, people run over. Now it's considered just part of normal play. What kind of r++++++d s++t is that?

3points

ZGutr 4 months ago (edited)

I suffered from a cerebral bleeding. My wife told me years later that there was a period my personality was different. Up to a level where I terrified my wife and kids three or four times. I was not aware at the time and I'm not sure I could have prevented it either. But even now -15 years later- it still brings tears to my eyes that it happened. I'm so ashamed I scarred the ones that supported me the most and did literally anything for me at my lowest point in life. They don't hold it against me, they don't blame me, but that was when I was the worst parent/husband, and I have no clue as how to ever make up for that.

3points

Dill 4 months ago

You probably don't need to, you were ill at the time. It was through no fault of your own whatsoever. They know that. They can look back at that time and recognise that it wasn't the real YOU and it was brought about entirely due to your brain injury. I know I'm just a stranger on the internet, but I'd find it easy to forgive a parent for that. They may think 'that was a scary time' but it can be rationalised. You must have been scared when you found out what was wrong. It was a bad time for you all.

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Tobias Reaper 4 months ago

being jealous of your kids doing better than you did rather than being happy for them. While at the same time taking credit for their success like it was somehow because of them even when they were not there.

2points

Lisbeth Guz 4 months ago (edited)

Moms that are so concerned and controlling about their daughter's weight and diet that they end up giving them eating disorders.

2points

Andy Frobig 4 months ago

You want children? Go ahead, but acknowledge that you are creating a living entity with no regard to what that living entity wants, just to fill a void in your own life. Don't want kids, or indifferent? Take steps to prevent them. Think you have a logical reason to have kids? You don't

2points

Russell Rieckenberg 4 months ago

Munchausen by proxy.

2points

Russell Rieckenberg 4 months ago

"Fail videos" where the kids are crying and the adults are laughing.

2points

Rosgrana 4 months ago

Insisting on treating your children exactly the same, and demanding that everyone else do it too, even though they are very different personalities and ages.

2points

Swan 4 months ago

society nsisting on treating people exactly the same, and demanding that everyone else do it too, even though they have very different personalities need and reactions!! yes!

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Kalikima Premium 4 months ago

My sister used to under feed her boys cuz she didn't want them to "grow up fat".

2points

ElfVibratorGlitter 4 months ago

😲

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Chris Robertson 4 months ago

Lying to the child. When I was 6 or 7 my mother promised she wouldn't try to pull out my loose tooth if I opened my mouth and let her look at it. I did, and she grabbed. After that, I no longer felt it was my duty to lways tell her the truth.

1point

ElfVibratorGlitter 4 months ago

Text your mother Ella Mae :)

1point

Maisey Myles 4 months ago

Absentee father and alcoholic mother. Last one to bed would cover up mama when she passed out on the couch. Never attending any function or event. Always late or forgetting to pick me up at school.

1point

Pyla 4 months ago

Is is me , or is it hard to scroll past adverts until they load? On my phone I can’t scroll , I have to minimiz then scroll past ads.

1point

Janice Sanz 4 months ago

This whole subject is depressing.

0points

DetriMentaL 4 months ago

I understand the concept of "it takes a village to raise a child" but this village is tired of keeping an eye on your kids for you mr and mrs neighbors!

0points

Mila Sliacka 4 months ago

Oh god, some of these posts bring memories. Let me add a few more: locking up apples and other fruit from your kid because you’re on a special diet and you would not have enough, not watching if your kid bathes and changes clothes for school, telling your child random s**t like: tomorrow you’ll tell everyone at school I’m 29 (she was 37), telling your daughter she’d be so pretty if she dropped 7kg, letting your husband beat the child and when the child comes to you saying: it’s ok, he’s a prince who is protecting me from you (the mother from the child). And many more. There was a history of mother daughter abuse in my family. I think I ended that cycle. My therapist says so.

0points

Carl Roberts 4 months ago

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Binky Melnik 4 months ago

I don’t understand the people here who are sooo concerned about votes on articles. What’s it to you? If you find it sooo interesting that you feel the need to comment on nearly every article, why don’t you contact BP to see whether you can get a job with ‘em? Why force the rest of us to read your constant complaining? Seriously: it’s as if you have some sorta vested interest in it. Just get a job there so you can fix whatever it is you think is broken.

3points

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Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het 4 months ago

This has been going on for ages. Why are you suddenly so bothered with it? I notice that you haven't mentioned the inability to comment on advertisements dressed up as articles. Maybe you haven't been on here that long?

2points

Jan Bowyer 4 months ago

Why are on this site if hold such disdain for it? The rest of don't live and die by it. Neither should you

0points

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