The Wildest Parenting Texts of the Week (January 30, 2024)

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Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor
Jan 30, 2024 9:00 AM EST

Parents and kids can agree on one thing: they never want the other to know every bad thing they've said about them when they're not around. There are things I wrote about my mom in my diary as a kid that I pray to God nobody ever reads, her especially. I'm sure she's said things about me that would've broken my heart when I was a kid. The key to maintaining this balance is never to read your parents or your kid's diary or text messages that they did not intend for you to see. That might be a radical concept, especially for parents of minors, but staying civil with your family requires maintaining boundaries and privacy, and if you can't respect that, things might crumble fast. These parenting texts include posthumous texts from a parent that were never intended to be seen by his daughters, and my heart breaks for her. 

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  • 01
    Haellecarn 1d My Partner (MtF30) changed her name on Facebook and this was her Mum's reaction. SMS ...
    via u/Haellecarn
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    You've changed your name? | I would have thought you'd give us heads up before reading it on Facebook. It's called respect + Text Message AS D Today 7:32 pm QWE ER 123 M Mum > I was trying to surprise you... Sorry FL RTY ZXC с The Will do I'm YU I O P GH J KL space V B N M X return 어
    via u/Haellecarn
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    It's called respect M Mum > I was trying to surprise you... Sorry Send messages to the kids right now too. They are the ones who will have questions asked of them. + How are they to respond? Are you now telling people? They thought they weren't to say anything and you were going to tell them when it was okay to share. Are we supposed to tell people now? Not a surprise. Disrespectful Throws all of us under the bus with no direction from you to us as to how to proceed if asked!!!!! Have you told T
    via u/Haellecarn
  • 04
    D0v4hki1n 1d The last goodbye...again SMS :
    via u/D0v4hki1n
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    Hi. I am getting my affairs in order. I have to it by my self because it makes ! to sad. My health is not that good. I had 18 seizures in 5 days at the end of December. wants a necklace with my ashes in it. I don't know if you would want one. will get everything I own. She can do with it what she wants. I know that you told horrible things about me so he would understand why he never met me. I pray that I will meet him before I die. Since you hate me so much I don't think you would really care.
    via u/D0v4hki1n
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    (First 3 blacked out names are my sis, the last 2 are my child) This is no where near the most insane message I have received, but this one has me off the most. For context, I cut off my mom when I was 18, and ran away from home. I have not had any sort of convo with her besides to tell her I'm not interested if she tried to reach out. My mom is a drug addict narcissist and was extremely abusive to me and my sis growing up. Also, she would bring around alcoholic men that abused us too, which is
    via u/D0v4hki1n
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    throwawayrac3car 1d Mom texted me pretty early on my day off, which I was sleeping in during because I was starting to come down with the flu (finally recovering today) and then lost it in my voicemails when I missed her call SMS ...
    via u/throwawayrac3car
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    < M Mom > Monday 7:40 AM I need to tell u something.... When you get a chance I need you to call me. Monday 11:25 AM Is it something bad? Sorry, just woke up Its not good news... I wanna talk to you. I will call u at lunchtime.
    via u/throwawayrac3car
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    Mom phone January 22, 2024 at 1:01 PM 0:00 ») (i) -0:13 m Transcription "What the you can't answer the phone or call me or knowledge me like I got something really important so you and I feel like you I don't know. I just need you to call me...."
    via u/throwawayrac3car
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    Monday 1:21 PM I'm not going to talk to you if me not being around to answer the phone means that you're going to speak to me like that in a voicemail. I'm sorry I didn't pick up, my phone was on silent and I was busy running errands. Things like that happen. I don't dog you out in voicemails when you don't answer my calls, so don't do that to me. I'm sorry if what you need to tell me is stressing you out and upsetting you, but do not take that out on me. I'm sorry.. u may wanna get up w your da
    via u/throwawayrac3car
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    throwawayrac3car OP • 1d Forgot to add this in the post, but I also wasn't particularly worried at first because she and my father both have the habit of being like "I need to talk to you" and will act like it's something serious and then it's something like. I bought the wrong size comforter for your bed. I lost my dog's favorite toy. Some kid you went to school with moved away. Someone you don't know's cousin's sister's grandson's godchild's stepdaughter is getting divorced. My neighbor you've
    via u/throwawayrac3car
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    Little-Committee7134 1d I can't believe that my father texted me this after meeting my girlfriend for the first time..... SMS G ...
    via u/Little-Committee7134
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    I don't get it What's wrong You know you can do better than that buddy ??? Are you serious?
    via u/Little-Committee7134
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    Jaded Historian_1969 2d Mom went to drop me something off at work without me asking or knowing. Walked behind the counter when I didn't immediately respond.
    via u/Jaded_Historian_1969
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    < Mom > That was uncalled for Whatever no, you were. you dont walk behind the counter i could get fired for that I already talked to your dad about it. He is not my father and you cant just walk behind the counter if you couldve waited i couldve taken them from you i could get fired mom you dont understand that I am over it I will never do a favor for you again mom im not mad at you i just need you to understand that you cant do that because my job is at risk if you do
    via u/Jaded_Historian_1969
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    duhaman 2d Look thru late dad's phone (not close) and he got in some last punches SMS ...
    via u/duhaman
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    + Ohh&hh.... well that's good - no more Mt dew. lol Yep I feel great Oohhh I'm so sorry 7. That's hard My oldest daughter was 110 lbs when she graduated high school and 1 year later 300 lbs Yes now no longer nill drugs sha Text
    via u/duhaman
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    Then my mom died after that. She was Very close with that daughter Few months ago I'm sorry your mom had passed. I know. She was always skinny and now SOOOO fat... I'm worried My d Text Thanks died too this
    via u/duhaman
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    8:56 0 K C C C I wouldn't scrap the good stuff I don't want them even having the photos I kept of them! They don't deserve them Well they won't get none of it then Thank you VOLTE Well you're quite welcome
    via u/duhaman
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    Deadbeat dad but I still chatted with him once in a while. He passed away a few months ago and I had to handle everything as the oldest (most responsible) child. Looked through his phone to see if he said anything nice about us, but found this instead. I gained like 50 pounds after graduating high school but was still not even 200 pounds luckily his friend didn't listen and let us have photos and called me when he passed, not keeping them away from us like the last message says. Been tough proce
    via u/duhaman
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    kokichisballsack 3d ... my (20f) boyfriend (22m) has actually insane parents SMS
    via u/kokichisballsack
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    R Tuesday 12:37 + hey it's said he was going to be here this morning but he never showed and i've been trying to contact him for 2 hours with no luck. I'm just concerned at this point and thought i'd reach out. Hi I'm sorry he hasn't been in touch. He is having a rough day with some decisions in his life and where it's going long term. I think he just hasn't picked up his phone today at all. I'm sure he'll be in touch soon. He is still here at the house sorting some things out. I am really sorry
    via u/kokichisballsack
  • 23
    i just don't know what to do or how to get him out of the situation he's in. i know for a fact that his parents don't like me (they are very religious and conservative and i am. not) I'm scared for his wellbeing because he's always been terrified of doing anything wrong in their eyes and does struggle significantly with his mental health so i feel like he's gonna just go along with all this until he can't take it anymore and do something really horrible to himself.
    via u/kokichisballsack
  • 24
    < Thanks for checking. He is. I'm sorry all of this is impacting your plans and your day. R Today 13:31 Hi know that I just thought I'd let you is going to be taking a break from his cell phone and other media while he gets his business started. He needs to get a landscaping contractor license and take some tests. He is studying for those now. I'm not sure how long all this will take but he probably won't be reachable for a while. He just didn't want you to worry about him. Hope you're doing ok.
    via u/kokichisballsack
  • 25
    this one is a doozy lol. my name is crossed out in pink and his in blue. some context: he still lives at home with his parents and does not have much access/control over his money and his car is in his parents name. these are texts with his mom. basically he was supposed to come see me on tuesday and spend the day with me since we already rarely get to spend much time together. he never showed up and completely ghosted me all day and i was so upset i drove the 1h and 15m to his house in the midd
    via u/kokichisballsack

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