The Cringiest Parenting Texts of the Week (October 10, 2023)

Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor

Oct 10, 2023 3:00 PM EDT

Parenting is often something that happens behind closed doors. It's no secret that there's a big difference between how a parent will reprimand their kid while they're in public versus at their home. This is mostly due to general social etiquette in public: you're not going to scream at your kid in a Walmart unless it's completely necessary. Even if you wouldn't reprimand your kids in front of others the way you would at home, it's important that you don't speak to kids in a way you'd be embarrassed about if others found out. If somebody found your texts with your kids and posted them online, you probably wouldn't be happy about it because of the flagrant disregard for privacy, but hopefully, the way you speak to your children in private wouldn't ruin your reputation. Some of these parenting texts are life-ruining, others are slightly embarrassing, and a couple are just plain sad. I'll let you guys be the judge of them.