The Wildest Parenting Texts of the Week (August 27, 2024)

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Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor
Aug 27, 2024 8:00 AM EDT

I don't want to brag, but I'm lucky to have a good relationship with my parents. I can go to them to talk about anything, and they are so willing to offer help. I'll admit the way I communicate with my mom and dad over text messages is very different. My mom and I text nearly everyday, and she always sends me lots of pictures of the doggies. I could scroll back forever with the texts I've exchanged with my mom. My dad is a different story. We're utilitarian texters to each other. He sends me New York Times articles; I ask him what the Disney+ password is. It works for us! Unfortunately, not everybody can talk so openly with their parents, in real life or over text messages. Sometimes, the only place where somebody can share their horrible interactions with their parents is in the hallowed halls of Reddit dot com, and these are some of this week's worst offenders. 

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  • 01
    Context: Me and about half my school went to Washington DC, she called me 16 times that day we were at a military graveyard, so we were asked to silence our phones. And she got upset at me when I didn't answer her PS: She knew I was on this trip.
    via u/Comfortable_Smoke_79
  • 02
    (9 Month Hotel) It would be nice to hear from my child I have not heard from you in a while this is ridiculous eli You are gone and never even thought about calling your mother that is pretty sad Wow have fun eli you are so mean Love you too
    via u/Comfortable_Smoke_79
  • 03
    Another wonderful conversation with my mother.
    via u/Safe_City_9284
  • 04
    TFW 10:12 AM 92% He's been eating less so he's lost a bit of weight He's gained quite a bit in a year. Gotta be healthy He's trying I'm finally like, a healthy weight lol It'll be easy for him You were always a healthy weight Found out I was 40 lbs underweight that's why I was cold all the time I was like in the 120s At my height I'm supposed to be closer to 160
    via u/Safe_City_9284
  • 05
    TFW 10:12 AM 92% < You were never under weight At least I'm not cold all the time anymore That's why when I gained weight I looked pregnant for a while You gain weight like that if you're underweight I'm telling you what my doctor was telling me That's not even true Okay whatever If you were 40lbs underweight they would have taken you away from me You ate good and well and were right in the weight category you Delivered
    via u/Safe_City_9284
  • 06
    I'm back again with more stuff from my mom. This one might not be nearly as insane as last time but... For context, I'm 19F and 5'8" (172cm) and I've been 5'8" since I was 16 and stopped growing. My weight was fluctuating consistently between 119lbs (53 kilos) and at the very most 132lbs (59 kilos. I am now 162lbs (73 kilos). My entire childhood I was constantly cold and dizzy. I was anorexic and bullimic. Was I ever allowed to tell this to the doctor? No. Was my weight ever questioned? A few ti
    via u/Safe_City_9284
  • 07
    my grandmother begging me to lie to CPS
    via u/cvfee
  • 08
    Then sons of b****** yesterday after they left the house and took your mom to the jail they called CPS so CPS is going to be coming to the house don't know when they're going to call me back It's cuz we live in a motorhome in the yard was dirty with stuff so and it's not a problem it's just b******* I'm really getting sick and f****** tired of them coming to my house Is Papa there 2:27 PM When I get home about 3:15 or so 3:20 I need you to be washed up hair comb good clean clothes on and ready t
    via u/cvfee
  • 09
    Dad kicked me out for almost no reason (context in description)
    via u/Mints1000
  • 10
    ■ill 02-UK < 10:16 57% + 000 Tap to call back 09:38 2 UNREAD MESSAGES ou don't ever speak to me like that. You're in big now mate. If you're so big and brave, you can go and find somewhere else to live. Also, I'm taking all your money out of your account Christmas or birthday presents and you getting this year. Who the all do you think you are? You little Oh, and tonight you're getting or money from me or too 09:48 Oh- and don't come back next week. You can make your own way to r Tuesday. 09:53
    via u/Mints1000
  • 11
    CONTEXT: So basically it's my birthday today, and it's also the day i get my exam results. I decided to wait to open them tomorrow so as to not get stressed. After I collect them, I get a call from my dad telling me off for not being grateful for my birthday present, which was an expensive work thing that I didn't need and I had told them explicitly not to buy it because it was expensive and I didn't want it. I regrettably wasn't very thankful. I also don't get on well with my mother because she
    via u/Mints1000
  • 12
    I feel like I'm always being manipulated for my money
    via u/SushiThatCat
  • 13
    3:33 LTE 48 < When can you pay back the $1500 you borrowed 2 weeks ago? I'm having to juggle my money a lot the last few weeks because I loan you money and I've been covering so much for Ok I keep having to dip into my savings to cover you guys It's ok That's what family do Think of yourself last not first + Message Q W ヨ The Read 3:32 PM I'm R T Y U | О P כ ၂ K L A S DF GH N X CVB NM 123 (:) space return ☑
    via u/SushiThatCat
  • 14
    My mom has always tried to help people financially or in some way that costs money, even if it puts her in a tight position or if she can't afford it. And whenever I have to step up financially for anyone, and I express discomfort and looking for my money back, I'm deemed selfish and that I need to stop thinking about myself. she said she would pay me back the $1500. Am I wrong for wanting to look out for my financial future? It took me by surprise and I was quite upset when she told me to think
    via u/SushiThatCat
  • 15
    Insane mother goes insane when I check in with my dad about his Alzheimer's diagnosis
    via u/_scotts_thots_
  • 16
    10:18 ◄ Reddit 83 Yes Dad > ..II LTE Hey, just wanted to check in. Mom is telling everyone you've been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Is that true? How far along? Early onset is what they are saying but still doing testing. Must do pet scan and mri to help diagnosis but I have already forgotten where I put all my thousands of gold coins. Thankfully haven't forgotten your sense of humor. I'm really sorry to hear this though. Please keep me posted? Today 6:24 PM .: this is your mother How + Text Mess
    via u/_scotts_thots_
  • 17
    10:19 ◄ Reddit 83 Dad > this is your mother. How dare you, you borderline I told and Abc I will need some knew that. support. And I you for trying to cause problems for him with the only person who is here to stand by and support him, you loathesome, diabolical your you and every ounce of up, ungrateful victim playing, diseased mind. I know the lies you have told about me and have until now chosen to take the high road but this went too far. You havent been in our lives and you certainly don't h
    via u/_scotts_thots_
  • 18
    10:19 ◄ Reddit 83 Dad > your selfish self. Who the | do you think you are??? All the times I sat for hours on the phone trying to talk you down from your breakdown du jour--- everything I did to make sure you had every opportunity I never did and all the love I never had. You ungrateful, loathesome, borderline piece of trash. needs support. I need support. Instead, you actively try to drive a wedge between two people who truly love and are there for each other when no one else has been for eithe
    via u/_scotts_thots_
  • 19
    10:19 ◄ Reddit <83 Dad > Would Never ever pull the you just did. You are dead to me. BTW, I'm not the sum total of mistakes I made 14 years ago that had nothing to do with you. The fact that you could just throw away every single thing I've ever done for you and all I've been for you and all the love I've given you over it says a lot more about you than it does me. You have always been out for yourself, but trying to rob of his only support system is low even for you. Get some help. BPD. Learn a
    via u/_scotts_thots_
  • 20
    Context: I've been no contact with my abusive (uBPD) mother for 4 years after finding out she had an affair 10 years prior with my high school sweetheart a year after we broke up (due to going to separate colleges). Had to cut out my dad because he said "if you won't talk to your mother, you can't talk to me." That one stung. Even though he's enabled her bad behavior for years, we were really close. I found out this weekend he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's because she told my siblings, trying t
    via u/_scotts_thots_
  • 21
    My girlfriend's father, everyone
    via u/dQD34nkw
  • 22
    Termination of Relationship 29-11-2014 Dear daughter 1 Since you have not offered any apology, not attempted any reconciliation, I am letting you know that I no longer consider you to be my daughter. This is your final notice. Yours sincerely Signed off with initials and surname!
    via u/dQD34nkw
  • 23
    Fw: Hi ☆ Dear daughter 2 It was very nice to hear from you after so many years of your silence. I hope you are in good health. I will not ask you any personal questions now, since I do not intend to tell you anything about myself yet. In order to see me again you will need to build my trust and that will take your time and effort. I propose the following way for you to prove yourself to me. I want you to become a volunteer at a local shelter for the homeless. You should spend at least 12 months
    via u/dQD34nkw
  • 24
    ← Fw: To my daughter daughter 2 ☆ 30 november 11:21 2013 Dear daughter 2 Thank you for your email. You are right to say that you are my 12 year old child and I am your father. With that in mind, from now on I will be the one to offer advice and not the other way around. I want you to write to me about you and not anyone else around you. I think it is time for you to concentrate only on yourself. I do not want you to try to solve other people's problems. You do not have to worry about the old toy
    via u/dQD34nkw

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