50 Unbelievable Posts From Toxic Parents Who Should Be Legally Forbidden To Procreate

Any extreme is bad. A balanced approach to parenting is the best.

But, of course, it is much easier said than done. Of all those instructional books for parents, not one is written especially for your family and child.

Every child is different. All parents make mistakes, and you learn from each one.

Unfortunately, we will never become perfect parents because we would need about a thousand kids to master the craft of parenting. That's not really doable (just like most of the advice from those parenting manuals).

The 'Parents Are Effing Dumb' subreddit features some of the biggest parenting mistakes that will make you gasp, scream, "Think of the children!" and consider revoking these people's parental rights. Both extremes of parenting—absolute perfectionism/trying to be a "perfect" parent and not trying hard enough—can be damaging to a family.

Believing that you should (or even that you can) be a “perfect” parent is actually harmful to your health, and the belief that you can control every single outcome can spread to other areas of your life, not just parenting. As we said, balance is everything.

We have chosen 50 of the worst examples of parenting, and you should take notes on what not to do. And if you recognize your actions here, please stop doing that.

1. Teach the dog how to take it like a grown-up! Much easier than raising your kid right...

keitpo

2. Sad, but true.

reddit.com

3. Mixed signals.

thelesbiannextdoor

4. Smart kid!

redditboy123451

5. Sounds about right...

BugCatcherWill

6. "Me Getting My Vaccinations After My Mother Refused For Me To Have Them"

fallenbrim

7. Awful. There are no words...

Evfist

8. What is wrong with him, you ask?

Ziad_adel

9. Drug tests can be tricky...

DepressedEmu1111

10. Some people...

hotshots724

11. Poor kid.

PermanentlyMC

12. There is a house on the other side of the fence...

crazybatman0

13. "Please Show Support To The OP On His Post Since His Parents Surely Won't"

Eineron_456

14. This is plain wrong.

cowyeti

15. Lesson learned...

HoneyLimeFrenchFries

16. What?

opheliainthedeep

17. Imagine...

friendly_texan

18. Theory.

yahya928

19. Bad Parenting.

MyHeroFan2004

20. "Florida Teen Dies From Covid-19 After Mom Takes Her To Church 'Covid Party'"

Bobcatluv

21. "At least one person in the comments had the sense to tell her to call a doctor! This is too much."

Tiny_Parfait

22. "Taking a picture instead of saving your child."

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23. "Mum is angry at her child for growing."

Cocktupus

24. "Another great example of dumb parents."

Cassiopeia2996

25. Blame the electronics...

RogerG_476

26. Logic.

QweenSara

27. Mints.

SharkDestroyer_real

28. "Family had symptoms of Covid but sent the child to school regardless."

A75Ruby

29. "My parents think this is a cute decoration."

Mbiojf

30. "Found this on Facebook."

nerdawaykid

31. "Woke up and saw my door removed by my parents. I asked them, 'Why?' and they replied, 'Privacy isn't necessary.'"

TJtheFirst

32. But why?????

zoozzykk

33. Sorry, kid.

herbalcocain

34. "Let me just punish my kid for being depressed instead of trying to deal with it."

YeetingSlamage

35. Great news!

remyroman

36. "Everyone is fine today, and no bad habits were formed."

KannaKamuiFSN

37. Oh, dad.

danielwarren86

38. "My dad needs to stay off the internet."

4wkward4lex

39. "We know everything about you."

Witty_Operation2486

40. Cementing our relationship.

lucak1414

41. Everyone.

tlhicks713

42. "Modern names from modern parents... Parent stupidity."

reddit.com

43. "7yo gets bullied at school for sitting in a car seat, so mom waits until he's asleep, takes a photo of him, and posts it on the official Parents Magazine Instagram page (855k followers)."

ludic_sottisier

44. "We’re in a crowded terminal, and this toddler wouldn’t stop crying and screaming, so her mom gave her a whistle to play with."

stubb5y22

45. "Yes, the problem is definitely not that you gave a phone to a 2-year-old!"

DaronBlade360

46. Wow.

wiyuwiyuwey

47. Leave it to the kids to find a solution...

Nugnuts02

48. "My son likes to do something he enjoys, and he deserves it, but he doesn't need it. What should I do?"

HolyTenisBals

49. Names...

MenacinG_ly

50. "This mom be like, 'I wonder why my kids don't confide in me for anything?'"

ludic_sottisier