The Wildest Parenting Texts of the Week (May 21, 2024)

Emmy Pratt • Writer and Editor

May 21, 2024 8:00 AM EDT

One of the wildest types of parents are those who helicopter parent into their child's adulthood. I can't imagine my parents handling my affairs in college, let alone in my day-to-day life as a grown-up with a job. I know that most adult children who find themselves on the receiving end of this "help" aren't happy about it. They have to beg their parents to stop scheduling their doctor's appointments or asking what they're doing while they lovingly gaze at their real-time location. On the other hand, some people fully embrace being a man-baby who needs their mommy to manage and fully support their lifestyle. I look upon that with a disgust that amounts to absolute detestation.

These parenting texts cover them all: the absent parents, the inequitable grandparents, the overly involved fathers, and the deadbeats. If you can't find at least one gasp-inducing moment in these parenting texts, your parents may also deserve a spot on this list.

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