Even if you don’t have kids of your own, you probably have an opinion about what makes a “good” or “bad” parent. A Reddit thread asks, “What screams trashy parents?” and people have a LOT of thoughts on this topic. From more than 5-thousand responses, these are some of the best.
- “Mothers who see their son's girlfriends as competition.”
- “Kids running around a store trashing the place and not a parent in sight.”
- “Cussing out the officials at a Little League game. Telling your child to punch another player they tripped over.”
- “When their kids could literally set the world on fire and they'll blame anyone else to avoid responsibility.”
- “Parents who use their kids to get likes on TikTok.”
- “When the kids are sick and contagious, but the parent(s) want a night out and don't tell their childcare provider their kids are sick.”
- “Posting videos of your child having a meltdown while you mock them.”
- “Letting siblings pick on each other or goading one into hurting the other some way.”
- “Letting your teenager smoke cigarettes. Growing up, I had a few friends with parents like that and I thought they were awesome at the time. As I got older, I realized that they were massive pieces of sh*t”
- “As a teacher, anytime the parent blocks the school’s number. What if your kid is dying? What if there’s truly an emergency?”
- “Parents who let their kids kick the ever-living sh*t out of the seat in front, pretend not to see anything, and then get angry at you for asking them to stop their kid.”
- “Swearing at their young children in public.”
- “Kids wearing onesies with adult jokes / sexual implications.”
- “Parents who prank their kids for Internet clout.”
- “Putting soda in a bottle always feels very grim. They have two teeth and you’re already trying to ruin them.”
Source: Reddit