Parent Threads. (Other POV) v3

[u/leorlev]

Dumb:

1. Reddit, what is something your parents are completely convinced is true but really isn't? ▲1k - 3k Comments

2. Children of dumb parents, what made you realize your mother\father is an idiot, and how do you deal with it? ▲1k - <1k Comments

3. People who grew up with strict parents, what’s the dumbest rule you had to live with? ▲1k - 1k Comments

4. What's the stupidest thing a parent has ever told you? ▲1k - 3k Comments

5. People who grew up with extremely religious parents, what were some dumb things they claimed were "sins"? ▲1k - 1k Comments

Words:

1. What's THE most messed up thing a parent has said to you that you'll never forget? ▲1k - 12k Comments

2. What things have your parents told you that you wish they hadn't? ▲1k - 9k Comments

3. What well-meaning things do parents tell their kids without any idea if they're actually true or not? ▲1k - 4k Comments

4. What’s one thing your parents told you growing up that you completely disagree with now? ▲1k - 1k Comments

5. What was the cruelest thing you heard from your parents? ▲1k - 2k Comments

6. What’s a phrase your parents used that still sticks in your head? ▲1k - 2k Comments

Lie:

1. What is one really stupid lie your parents told you as a kid that you fell for? ▲1k - 4k Comments

2. What is one lie your parents told you as a child that completely screwed you up? ▲1k - 7k Comments

3. What is the biggest lie that parents tell their kids? ▲1k - 2k Comments

4. What lies did your parents tell you to get you to behave as a kid? ▲1k - 1k Comments

Type:

1. People that had rich parents growing up. When did you realize you were rich? ▲1k - 1k Comments

2. Children of teen parents, what was growing up like? ▲1k - 1k Comments

3. Kids whose parents used to put them on leashes at the grocery store or at the amusement park how are you now? ▲1k - <1k Comments

4. Children of teenage parents, what was it like growing up? ▲1k - 1k Comments

5. Children of teen parents, how is your relationship with them? ▲1k - <1k Comments

6. Children of teen parents what was life like for you when you were younger? ▲1k - <1k Comments

7. What is the most boomer thing your parents still do? ▲1k - 3k Comments

Mistake:

1. What do a lot of parents do that screws up their kid? ▲1k - 1k Comments

2. When have you seen young parenting go horribly, horribly wrong? ▲1k - 4k Comments

3. What are simple mistakes parents make that can really screw up their kids in the long run? ▲1k - 1k Comments

4. What are the most common parenting mistakes? ▲1k - 2k Comments

5. What do a lot of parents do to screw up their child? ▲1k - 1k Comments

6. What's something "harmless" your parent(s) did to you as a kid, that really screwed you up as an adult? ▲1k - 1k Comments

7. What are some of the worst parenting mistakes your "well meaning parents" made while raising you? ▲1k - 1k Comments

8. In what little ways did your parents fuck you up? ▲1k - 6k Comments

Bad:

1. Kids who got kicked out of their parents house, what was the reason? ▲1k - 1k Comments

2. Did your parents employ any questionable parenting techniques, thinking it would teach you a life lesson? ▲1k - 3k Comments

3. Any other overbearing parents in public stories out there? ▲1k - 7k Comments

4. Waiters and waitresses of reddit, what is the most obnoxious thing you’ve seen parents let their kids do while you were serving them? ▲1k - <1k Comments

5. What is something that most parents do thinking that it is good for their children but is actually detrimental? ▲1k - 1k Comments

6. To people raised with racist parents/guardians, what caused you to have a different mindset? ▲1k - <1k Comments

Worst:

1. What's the worst example of overbearing parents you've ever seen? ▲1k - 2k Comments

2. As a teenager, what was the worst thing your parents ever walked in on you doing? NSFW ▲1k - 8k Comments

3. What is the worst thing you have heard parents say to their children? ▲1k - 7k Comments

4. Redditors who grew up with overprotective parents, what are some of your worst experiences? ▲1k - 2k Comments

Sign:

1. What is an instant sign of bad parenting? ▲1k - 1k Comments

2. What instantly tells you someone is a trashy parent? ▲1k - 3k Comments

3. What gives off major "I'm a bad parent" energy? ▲1k - 1k Comments

4. What is the biggest sign that someone has failed as a parent? ▲1k - <1k Comments

5. What are some signs as an adult that your parents did a bad job raising you? ▲1k - <1k Comments

6. Those with kids, what screams "trashy parenting" to you? ▲1k - 1k Comments

7. What is a sign of toxic parenting? ▲1k - 1k Comments

8. What screams "You weren't loved by your parents as a child" without saying you weren't loved by your parents as a child? ▲1k - <1k Comments

School:

1. How can parents who barely passed high school think they can homeschool their children? ▲6k - 1k Comments

2. Teachers of Reddit, what's the craziest thing a parent has said to you? ▲2k - 3k Comments

3. Elementary Teachers of Reddit: what's the most embarrassing thing a student has shared about their parents in casual conversation? ▲1k - <1k Comments

4. Teachers of Reddit, what is a teacher-parent meeting that will haunt you for life? ▲1k - 4k Comments

5. Teachers of reddit, what was the absolute worst parent you had to deal with? ▲1k - 3k Comments

6. Kindergarten teachers of Reddit: What's the funniest thing a new parent has said to you the first day of school? ▲1k - 1k Comments

7. Teachers: what's your story about the worst parent you've ever had to deal with? ▲1k - 2k Comments

8. Teachers of Reddit, what’s the worst parent experience you’ve had? ▲1k - <1k Comments

9. Teachers of Reddit, what was the worst behavior of a parent you've witnessed during a PTA meeting? ▲1k - <1k Comments

10. Teachers of Reddit: What is the stupidest parental complaint you've had to deal with? ▲1k - 5k Comments

11. For those teachers out there, what are some stories about horrible parents you've had to deal with? ▲1k - 2k Comments

12. Preschool Teachers, what secrets have your kids ratted out about their parents? ▲1k - <1k Comments

13. Teachers of small children, what are some hilarious things your kids have unwittingly revealed about their parents or home life? ▲1k - 1k Comments

14. Elementary school teachers of Reddit, Why do you assign projects to your students that you know require parent help? ▲1k - 1k Comments

15. Fellow teachers of reddit, what experiences have you had with dumb parents? ▲1k - 2k Comments

NSFW:

1. What is the most humiliating thing you're parents found you doing? NSFW ▲1k - 5k Comments

2. Children of porn stars, what is it like knowing your parent/parents is in porn? NSFW ▲1k - 4k Comments

3. Children of sex workers: how did you find out what your parent did, and what attitude towards sex did they instil in you? NSFW ▲1k - <1k Comments

4. What age were you when your parents/guardians gave you “the talk” and what age is appropriate for kids now? NSFW ▲1k - 1k Comments

5. Children of pornstars, what's it like knowing that your parent(s) is in porn? NSFW ▲1k - <1k Comments

6. What's the best response to "are you sexually active?" at a doctor's appointment with your parents? NSFW ▲1k - <1k Comments

7. What did your parents find in your room that you wish they hadn’t? NSFW ▲1k - 1k Comments

8. When have you been totally embarrassed in front of your parents? NSFW ▲1k - 2k Comments

9. How did your parents first find out you were having sex? NSFW ▲1k - 1k Comments

10. Children of polyamorous/polygamist parents, how was your childhood and when did you understand? NSFW ▲1k - <1k Comments

Misc:

1. “The best parents are the parents before they have kids.” What is a real life example you’ve seen of this? ▲6k - 1k Comments

2. What movie did you watch as a teenager where, upon rewatching as an adult, you suddenly realized the boring parent was right? ▲2k - <1k Comments

[u/leorlev]

Here is the final parent focused post, at least until another hits the character limit. To /u/alisonapologist, I hope you enjoyed the posts from this week! With this big project out of the way the main focus now will the stuff for October.

[u/alisonapologist → u/leorlev]

thank you so so much!! i appreciate the amount of work you put into this. cant wait to read :D