The Cringiest Parenting Texts of the Week (November 14, 2023)

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Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor
Nov 14, 2023 1:00 PM EST

Technology has made parenting so much more complex. Now, you can be more involved than ever, or you can leave your kid to hang out on TikTok unsupervised for all of their waking days. The choice is the parents to make, but there are cases of observing your kid too closely. I was in high school when the Life360 app became popular, and so many parents of my friends used it too stringently. The app diligently tracks a person's location and collects tons of data about how they're traveling form place to place. One of my friend's mom would track how fast she was driving and reprimand her if she went even 10 miles over the speed limit. Parents of teens were literally watching every move they made, and it made high school feel like a panopticon even more than it already was. If you've ever been personally victimized by an overbearing parental observer, these cringy parenting texts might strike an accord. 

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    tajajaja 7h ● ... My aunt who I have no relationship with. We have literally never talked. SMS
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    Text Message Mar 22, 2022 at 13:58 Hi darling, this is aunty Liza. How are you keeping? I was wondering if I could have a chat with you to see how you are? How is school going? Can you please send me a text and let me know when; what time to call. I hope you have a sunny and wonderful day. We all love and care about you. Many many hugs. Best, your loving and caring, aunty Liza. Bye! Fri, Mar 3 at 18:29 Hi. Can I please give you a call. I need your help with some thing. Thank you. Best wishes, Li
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    Hope you get hv and get shipped home. Lol lol F off O A Yesterday 19:06 A Text Message O Huh? ✪
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    Btw - I am born here (Canada) and she is not. Have also lived here my whole life. Neither of us are white so I don't think it's a racism thing.
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    Barneylikeskids 18h What my mom said after finding me eating chicken in my room (she's been vegetarian since her 20s and always pushed it on us but I don't like it) SMS ...
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    I do a lot of things for you out of love that I don't need to do the fact that you Have no respect for me or for animals is ending thst Get yourself to and from work and make your own food in the morning. I told you years ago if there was one thing you could do to really change my feelings towards you this was it. It's disgusting you are a selfish creature I'm not proud of > Enter message 5:21 PM 5.00 DU
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    Huckleberry_Training 23h Anyone else's mum pretend something terrible has happened so you call. SMS ...
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    14 Mum Mobile last seen today at 6:56 pm mums friend I was on the phone to ... for some advice, something has happened 1:10 pm me Evening hope you are all ok. brothand I have the problem out with friend. Did not want you to worry about me I hope you have all enjoyed your Sunday and the angels are good OM Not to worry we can't do it in a text 6:12 pm Whats the problem 6:11 pm ✓/ Can't talk on the phone I'm about to start bedtime 6:12 pm ✓ About council tax 6:12 pm 6:03 pm Okay 6:12 pm ✓ I'll ask
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    My mum has a weird habit of pretending something has happened or alluding to a problem without giving specifics so I will call. My mum wants to call multiple times a day but I'm a busy mum I haven't got to time to listen to every single little problem. The kind of problems that most of us deal with daily without even thinking about it. I've told her I can't be on the phone all day and not to send cryptic messages but she can't help herself. She thinks I'm more likely to call if she pretends some
    via u/Huckleberry_Training
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    or Unrepentant Drunkard 2d Mom Doesn't Get To Take My Son On Vacation Without Me, Goes Completely Off The Rails SMS ...
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    ← M M M (+) Mom 5:49 p.m. Do you mind if I ask coming with 7:58 p.m. I know why he can't fly with 0 Avowwww.nice. Q doesn't understand from I already asked her it would work out perfect So the kids can spend time together about Do you not have any say in anything Text message Because she wants him to go with me What do you want Why does she get to decide He's your son too It doesn't make any sense he use to come here without you all the time O ļ
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    ← Mom Because she wa hie to ca to ca: M M M What do you want Why does she get to decide He's your son too It doesn't make any sense he use to come here without you all the time bad Well first off I need her permission to take him out of the country And it worked out just fine he loved it Only once that I remember ④圈 would love to come it's too That's fine, me and him will come down next year, I'm sorry but gets no say in this I get no say also it's just not making any sense There is no valid rea
    via u/UnrepentantDrunkard
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    ← Mom M M + bad D Well first off I need her permission to take him out of the country And it worked out just fine he loved it Only once that I remember Q would love to come it's too That's fine, me and him will come down next year, I'm sorry but gets no say in this I get no say also it's just not making any sense There is no valid reason M But what ever Yeah, sorry, it's between me and not you Text message : Okay, sorry 7 min • SMS Attach recent photo
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    ← M M M M Mom Omg 8:41 p.m. is keeping away from us and you because she wants to move after her masters and wants to make herself look like the primary caretaker a ļa: hlanice: You better get some legal advice Is that why on those Saturdays he's having friends over when your off and you ask if you can come get him before that and she says he'll be too tired Your being set up I hope I'm just being paranoid Nothing is making sense Her mom that has lung transplant all of sudden can look after rowen
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    ← Mom M M M M M M + Something is going on My poor boy being played like a chess pond 0 & a: Dad says it was a few times came here by himself once even with Who do you think has your back your mom or your ex Did I ever say I can't take when asked I would cancel plans to take him so no it's not because I'm not available I'm way closer to then, I'm closer to M when she lived on Stop making excuses for her are you hypnotized ow then Text message ave I'm not being gullible, me and have worked out our
    via u/UnrepentantDrunkard
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    NegotiationPitiful55 3d my mom is back at it again after i didn't text for one day SMS ...
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    you saw me calling i will not continue to do this with you. i dont go back to work until monday. ill text let you know if ill be up there tomorrow in afternoon or saturday morning. bec we need a long talk. its better if i do face to face Yesterday 9:22 PM btw ill send you papers to transfer out of college this way you cam afford your own classes n room n board A A Yesterday 11:02 PM in thats a fact, now think im playing. ill be there, to get all of my stuff i paid for in that roomn i will call t
    via u/NegotiationPitiful55
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    40 r/insaneparents u/Secret-Change-3351 4d • reddit ● Not sure if this fits here SMS
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    < G Grandma > Today 10:41 PM How do you think you and got saved from going into foster care 2 hours away that day. ? How do you think you got through that horrible whatever it was at those 3 hospitals that did not know what to fo for you ??? You have had people praying for you all your lives!! How do you think it happened that mom decided to have you live there ?? Luck?? B..S.. Your new demon and other yhings her in??? Is her life so great with those ?? | think not. wants you to join Now you giv
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    He was not the one who loves you. He hates God's creation...especially His son. You say there's no proof of Jesus. Even our years are counted from his crucifixion. Christmas is because of Him. Easter is because of Him. They found the ark already ...but do you believe that.?? It's in the Bible. You and both say you read some of the Bible. I doubt you read much at all....or else you would not be turning away from Jesus. You say you believe in God ...well NEWS FLASH.....there is NO way to God witho
    via u/Secret-Change-3351
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    keep you for the night for them. How else but a miracle...when they had no idea that your dad wanted you guys so badly....and they ended up on his door. It sure wasn't luck...and Satan (the poor guy who got a wrap from God as claims). You guys accept good things in your life as luck. G Your dad had it right...as he told me about how he got the lawn Grandma > Mower and many other things. He said like blessings just coming over and over to him.. then after he drops after without getting him his dr
    via u/Secret-Change-3351
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    O Life is really not the same without him. Maybe if you came to your senses and realized who has been on your side through life you would not fall for demons. Sad. Very sad.Why do you think the Vikings GAVE UP on that demon and the others Angel believes in..for Christianity . A A G Grandma > There was no personal relationship between me and God because it was basically a forced relationship between us, which there is supposed to be a PERSONAL relationship. which is why End I fell out the Christi
    via u/Secret-Change-3351
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    These are past messages from my grandmother after telling her I am no longer religious. Not sure if this fits here
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    2k_legendzzzzz 5d unfortunately this is an almost daily occurrence SMS ...
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    M M M M 1 O Mom M U Text Message Saturday 11:57 AM to rebuild trust you have to text me and ask first before u go anywhere and you need to wait until i respond. Your phone needs to be fully charged and life360 on and not paused. Call me now D 3 People > *. oh my gosh your not even in the state i told Mom U need to ask me and have your phone charged and life360 on and unpaused *Cash A friend saw you in Call now and follow the res or you are on lockdown all weekend A Text Message i was going to K
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    My parents are away for their anniversary and they had my Uncle stay with me to watch my younger siblings. I told my Uncle I was going to play basketball with my friends and this was her response.
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    Aussiepride345 5d Crazy grandmother SMS :
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    SACRED SI Ma (dragon Lady) > O HAPPY Haven't I asked you to keep your room clean Haven't I ask you not to send me photos of the mess in my room A iMessage A O sh Delivered 0
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    (I don't much photo proof since it's mostly face it face, that photo was when I was in class today and I once I got home I got a mouth full) bit of context before hand. So my grandmother who is 60 years older then I am, 15 M is always down my throat about girlfriends, me spending money, and whatever else she can come up with. She drinks when I've asked her not to due to me having bad experiences with alcoholism. I don't live at my mum and dad's due to me having an avo on him, the reason I'm sayi
    via u/Aussiepride345
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    themselves and why haven't you had a root yet, with all the girls you hang around. (A childhood friend and her friends) then she might say or are you gay. With one my best mates being gay, I'm not and even if I was with her being incredibly homophobic, she would kill me. Any tips would be much appreciated. Sorry for my bad English and grammar, English wasn't my strong suit in school. This also one of my first posts due to Me hardly using reddit and this mainly being a rant I just needed get out
    via u/Aussiepride345

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