People Share Their Parents’ Toxic Behaviors Online

Parenting might be the hardest job in the world, not everyone is born to be one! Thankfully, people like to share their experiences online and some of these toxic parents might really shock you. We hope you can’t relate to any of these stories of bad parents.

This woman is giving a new name to “evil stepmother”. Apparently the family got together for a family outing and some members ended up getting coronavirus. When they checked in with stepmom to make sure she wasn’t sick as well they were in for a nasty treat.

Some toxic moms have a special way of making everything your fault. You’re sick? It’s because you spend too much time on that phone. A worldwide lockdown happens because of a virus? That’s your fault too!

Parents can be a little overprotective at times. You are their child after all. But this mom took it a little too far when she called the cops on her own daughter. This is what happens when we jump to conclusions.

A new breed of toxic parents has come in the form of “youtubers”. Family channels have popped up all over the place and people are making money off of recording their home lives. But the kids don’t have a say in any of this!

In this case, the parent is really setting up their kid for failure. It’s not like he’s even trying to get out of doing the dishes. But he can’t get them all done the minute he steps through the door! Also, having cameras in the house to make sure they did their chores is very odd.

If you have to explain your behaviors by starting with “In my defense” it’s probably not something you should be doing. This toxic mom sent her kid to school with COVID because she just couldn’t miss her hair appointment.

Every mom who has raised sons has probably had to deal with the toilet seat being left up and we can understand wanting them to break that habit. But, this is something of an overreaction in our opinion.

Parents aren’t supposed to have favorites, but we know that they do sometimes harbor special feelings for one sibling. And, this might even change day by day, but this is such a  blatant show of favoritism that it’s absolutely toxic.

Having kids is supposed to mean that you love them unconditionally, no matter what. That means you love them no matter who they decide to date, what they enjoy doing, and how they change over time. But not every parent gets that memo.

The internet is a place where anyone can find a community. This might sound like  a positive, but it can be taken way too far sometimes especially when the members of a group are very easily swayed. 

When your 16 year old son is giving you grief, turn to oils! Right? It looks like this mom discovered essential oils and is manically trying to get them close to her son in any way possible.

If you are going to provoke your mom, just know you’re playing with fire. A toxic parent will retaliate in ways you can’t even imagine. And this is one perfect example. He questioned her role in the house.

Now this is just taking things way too far. Lots of young kids like to spend their time playing video games. And we understand that parents have to limit the amount of screen-time the kids spend doing this, but this takes it way too far.

 This poor girl needs to find her beloved snake. Getting rid of your child’s pet because they pissed you off is pretty darn cruel and is definitely no way to maintain a healthy relationship with your kid.

This might be one of the most extreme reactions to a kid not putting their clothes away that we have ever seen. There is a fine line between discipline and absolute mayhem! This reaction certainly falls in the toxic category.

If you’re doing something  you know you’re not supposed to be doing you dread seeing those missed messages and calls from your mom or dad. But if you haven’t done anything wrong, and you’re getting calls every minute, it’s just plain freaky!

Okay, everyone parents differently and what we can probably all agree on is that parents don’t often like to be told how to parent their own children. That’s fair enough until we have a situation as outlandish as this one.

This situation was so wild that it actually ended up being a story on the news. These parents were fed up with their rebellious teen daughter’s attitude, so what did they decide to do?

Parents are supposed to protect you from scary monsters, not make you scared of them! This mom obviously does not understand this. She finds joy in scaring her kid by telling her the monsters are coming for her.

Strict parents have some weird ways of taking away liberties from their kids. This mom obviously abides by the fact that her children don’t deserve privacy because they’re living under her roof. 

Money and family can get super complicated. There’s no secret about that. But when your dad is toxic, money is an even more difficult thing to discuss. I guess this dad felt entitled to some money from his son.

We hope there aren’t too many parents out there that feel this way. Diving parents to tell their kids NOT to follow their hearts and dreams is a pretty dangerous narrative. Kids should dream and hope and think about what they want to be when they grow up!

Most parents can agree that they want their children to be educated, right? Wrong. This parent actually does not want their child to learn how to read. This is one that we definitely have not seen before!

All we can really think to say in response to this one is “yikes”. It’s one thing to be a toxic parent and it’s a whole other thing to be proud of your toxicity and post it all over the internet for everyone to see.

Choosing to homeschool your child is a personal choice, but boasting about not giving them proper education is definitely a cause for concern. One mom says that her daughter doesn’t know how to do multiplication.

This group is called “Organic Mamas in a Toxic World” but it should probably be called “Toxic Mamas in a Toxic World”. She’s teaching her young daughter about all these harmful chemicals in the world. Kids shouldn’t have to worry about that stuff!

We hope this was someone’s bad attempt at a joke because it certainly didn’t land with us. If you’re losing your voice from screaming at anyone, let alone a toddler, you should really reevaluate. 

Speaking more than one language is a huge asset! And kids can pick up languages more easily than adults so it’s a really good time for them to learn when they’re young. This parent certainly does not agree with this, however.

Teaching your kids that work ethic is important is one thing. Not everything comes easy in life. But offering them up for free labor is crazy! This person was happy to pay someone to help them out with weeding their garden.

That time comes in your child’s life where they find out the tooth fairy isn’t real. Nor is Santa or the Easter Bunny. But a parent had a very interesting response to someone sharing their experience with their kid discovering the Tooth Fairy wasn’t real.

Most parents have rules about touching their stuff or at least rules about asking before their kids go fishing around in the rooms and drawers. But this dad wants to make sure his kids don’t go touching his bunker items.

This kid was annoyed that his parents went out for dinner without him when they were supposed to go all together. Fair enough right? So, when he got an invitation to go to dinner with a friend he didn’t think it would be a big deal.

Here we have two pretty strange parents interacting on the internet. The first one is seeking advice for how to get the family dog to not growl at the toddler when the toddler hits it. But that’s a totally normal reaction! Rather, she needs to figure out how to prevent the toddler from hitting the dog.

One way to start a war with your son is to delete his Minecraft world. If he’s spent that much time invested in the videogame he is going to be none too pleased if you delete it. One commenter even said that they think he won’t ever speak to her again.