Any new parent may feel that they are failing their kids as a parent from time to time; however, it's essential to remember that there's nothing set in stone when it comes to parenting methods. Most parents are doing this for the very first time and it's important to cut yourself some slack for your own mental well-being. Having said that, some things are a strict no-no! So, if you want to educate yourself on some dos and don'ts you have headed to the right place! A Reddit user took to the subreddit r/AskReddit, to ask "What makes you think, "yep, those are shitty parents"? The members of the subreddit took to the comment section to talk about the indicators of a bad parent.
2." When I hear fathers telling boys to stop crying like a girl. F**k you - men are allowed emotions too you know. I don't think a lot of people realize how damaging that kind of attitude is for the mental health of men in general."-belmakar
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3. "Parents who don't believe that their children are bullies." -Pilmenji
4. "Parents who won't let their sons do anything remotely feminine."-Dingbrain1
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5. "I stopped working retail at clothing stores because I couldn’t stand the way parents talk to, especially, young teenage girls. As someone who struggled with mental illness/eating disorders for a long time, there were so many times I wanted to intervene when a parent said their kid looked horrible in something they were really excited to try on.
I got my revenge this summer tho. There was a teenage girl showing her mom these cute overall shorts and begging the mom to let her get them (they were one of the more expensive items in the store) and her mom just kept saying no, you look ridiculous, you look like a toddler, you look like a train conductor, etc. I approached the girl and said they looked good as hell and if it makes her feel good she should get them and wear them always.
I hate when parents don’t realize how severely their negativity can impact their kids."- sensitivity001
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6."When they don't realize that their kid (no matter how small) is a full person with their own feelings and instincts and journeys in life and just dismiss anything about their kids that they don't understand or want to be true" - morebunniespls
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7. "I was having lunch in McDonald's one time and heard a mother scold her very obese 4-year-old to "finish his mayonnaise".
All judgment aside, I was eating there too. But maybe don't force a kid to eat mayonnaise." - rcowie
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8. Your child's school has a costume day with the theme "dress as your favorite character from your favorite book". The other kids come as Winne the Pooh and Harry Potter and Anne of Green Gables. Not your kid. Your kid comes as Mr. Grey from Fifty Shades of Grey. You ARE a s****y parent.- SuzyJTH
9. When I hear them talk to elementary-age kids like adults...
“Oh you have it tough!? Well f**k. I worked a s****y day and had to come home to you!”- dedredcopper
10. About eight years ago I worked at a summer camp and had a nine-year-old girl in my group, she was tall for her age and skinny like a lot of 9-year-old girls, a really pretty girl. But she would stop herself from doing normal things like eating s'mores and say things alluding to the fact that at home her mother calls her fat (she's nowhere near it) and restricts her diet.
It broke my heart. She hadn't even hit puberty and was a charming girl and she was being bullied by her own mother. I spent my week coming up with an outline of things to report to CPS. Not that they could really take her away, but a paper trail is worth it if things ever got worse for the girl.
I really hope that girl has turned out alright. She didn't deserve that. - squiderror
References:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/
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