The Wildest Parenting Texts of the Week (September 24, 2024)

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Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor
Sep 24, 2024 8:00 AM EDT

Bad parenting can look a lot of different ways. Sometimes, it's super evident from the first time you meet a family that something is not quite right; it can also be challenging to pick up on, especially for people who don't have a lot of close contact with the family. When you look into the details of Gypsy Rose Blanchard's upbringing, it's difficult to wrap your head around just how horrible her mother was. Imagine medically poisoning your healthy child so that you can live off of the goodwill and charity of others…I know that a lot of people grow up in bad situations, and it's not a competition, but Gypsy Rose Blanchard's story is a cautionary tale that even the more seemingly pure people can be wicked underneath the surface. The parents from these parenting texts are not on the same level as the most infamous true crime story of the 2010s, but most are not examples of superb parenting. 

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  • 01
    My mom faked my death. (TW; Suicide.)
    via u/Weary_Actuator1498
  • 02
    ☑. 57 min. ago from Camera Roll A : lverize Wake up to her mom texting me She committed suicide.. My old friend committed suicide. She's dead 7:29 AM I cannot keep your name out of this. committed suicide last night the police have to do an investigation Omg are you serious?! She committed suicide?! Reply.chat Aa
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  • 03
    This happened about 4 years ago now, i was 14 about to be 15, and my mom had spent my whole life doing her BEST to isolate me, Covid and Lockdown came, and that was her of isolation, she was able to pull me from school for 2 years, and took away anyway for me to contact anyone, anyways about 6 months into it i tried to take myself out, I clearly did not succeed, as I am here posting this. Anyway she took that opportunity i was away at the psychward to tell all my friends DIFFERENT THINGS. She to
    via u/Weary_Actuator1498
  • 04
    I apparently didn't respond to enough texts.
    via u/Amariesw
  • 05
    Best line of the month: "AARP: the last sound you make before you die" Yesterday 3:18 PM IF YOU DON'T STOP IGNORING MY TEXTS I AM GOING TO DISOWN YOU. I SERIOUSLY MEAN IT. KNOCK IT OFF. You don't have to answer right away or anything, or answer to everything, but your rudeness is almost unbearable. If you were in front of me I'd slap you silly. You give short little clip answers and don't answer other things - which is answer enough on its own. Knock it off. The genes are sneaky, arrogant and se
    via u/Amariesw
  • 06
    She thought she ate..
    via u/Alyssaababy
  • 07
    5 8:27 Ill 5G туре IT you would always choose your daughter over and over again ... www.instagram.com 8:56 AM I haven't spoken to you since April if this is your stepmother's doing I don't even understand. Could you at least tell me because I'm gonna blast you on all social media if you don't call me I swear to God I will you at least acknowledge me and give me some excuse, and also I'm reporting your counselor that's the way that you would treat me Oh, and because I'm so will call a.id tell the
    via u/Alyssaababy
  • 08
    My mom called the police on me for a wellness check when I didn't give money from my scholarship
    via u/DumpsterInc_
  • 09
    77523 M Answer your mother 12:43 PM phone M I'm getting mother 12:49 PM call me mother guy now M Dead to me don't me don't mother call call my family I know your sees this deal mother ONLY WITH YOUR DAD AND HIS SORRY FAMILY WILL GIVE NE THE MONEY BUY YOUR OWNI SWITCH IF I CATCH YOU TRYING TO CALL MY FAMILY SINCE YOU SEEM TO CANT SEE MY TEXT AND YOUR ON YOUR PHONE 24)7 YOU WILL REGRET IT 01:14 PM M Okay you sorry block me your going to okay you know me to well and I'll destroy you 01:28 PM
    via u/DumpsterInc_
  • 10
    M Dead to me don't me don't mother call call my family I know your sees this deal mother ONLY WITH YOUR DAD AND HIS SORRY FAMILY WILL GIVE NE THE MONEY BUY YOUR OWN SWITCH IF I CATCH YOU TRYING TO CALL MY FAMILY SINCE YOU SEEM TO CANT SEE MY YOUR TEXT AND YOUR ON PHONE 24 )7 YOU WILL REGRET IT 01:14 PM M Okay you sorry your going to block me!!!!okay you know me to well and I'll destroy you 01:28 PM M Answer your phone or I'll call the school fora suicide concem on you or 29 mins And you know I'l
    via u/DumpsterInc_
  • 11
    I love my grandma, but she's an interesting person...
    via u/Stefano265
  • 12
    + A Wisconsin man loses his arms and legs and possibly his nose due to a virus contracted from... share.newsbreak.com [Video] A Wisconsin man loses his arms and legs and possibly his nose due to a virus contracted from being licked by an infected dog.- dnnlive Today 1:29 PM Grandma This goat was born with its eyes fused together share.newsbreak.com This goat was born with its eyes fused together iMessage
    via u/Stefano265
  • 13
    My insane "step mother" (ew) on my sisters upcoming surgery.
    via u/Mardilove
  • 14
    8:09 1 B Beverly > When is Sister getting her surgery? I'm so upset no one told me about this but I'm not surprised You need to keep me informed! I need to know everything that is going through your dad's mind BIG DUMMY!!!!! GET YOUR TOGETHER Would you like to hear about your father's condition? When you get a conscious, call me. + iMessage 634 Excuse me?
    via u/Mardilove
  • 15
    My sister is having a hysterectomy. My (technically step mother but I have and will always refer to her as "my dad's girlfriend" because that tbh) sister and her have NEVER gotten along. So much screaming, etc. step mother is ALWAYS drunk, my sister is a therapist so she refuses to engage, which Beverly off even more (which makes me laugh even more) anyway, she for whatever reason, thought she should know about my sisters reproductive system business. (Which is a game I do NOT play. Cardiac? Sur
    via u/Mardilove
  • 16
    I finally set an explicit boundary with my mother, who insists on using my deadname. She reacted about as well as one could expect.
    via u/Basketchaos
  • 17
    Il Wi-Fi Calling 12:17 PM 95% MB Mom > Thursday 9:49 PM You say you don't want to hurt me; and in the same breath, continue to call me by a name I have repeatedly asked you to stop using for me. If you want to know how to bridge the gap, my name is where to start. You are only pushing me further away by not respecting it, and moreso by pretending you don't know that you're hurting me. And Grandpa still calls me Cori -and annoyingly introduces me that way-despite my voiced (& consistent) preferen
    via u/Basketchaos
  • 18
    After no contact for 2 years, I tried to make things work again recently. Guess I was wrong.
    via u/haileymcr26
  • 19
    11:51 Mom > Today 7:39 AM just cancelled, so it looks like I won't be making my way out there today. Today 9:06 AM Oh weird, I wonder why! He expressed he had trouble getting to sleep and was exhausted. Hopefully he gets rested up and can help ya! There is no vehicle to help with. I might have to ride my bike, lol. Well thankfully it's a beautiful day today! Lol No, not really. I shouldn't have put the lol at the end. Nothing is funny about it. You were the last person I asked. I have no idea ho
    via u/haileymcr26
  • 20
    > 11:52 Mom Oh weird, it's sunny where I'm at. Unfortunately, until we talk about the conversation where boundaries were crossed, I'm not sure I'd be comfortable helping if I'm not already driving out there with don't mean for that to sound like an ultimatum, but that's how I feel right now. Yeah, I know, my children are always the ones running my life. I'm sorry you feel that way. It sounds like you're not ready to have that conversation right now. No, I am very ready. My therapist pointed out
    via u/haileymcr26
  • 21
    11:52 Mom > The way you talk down to me "sounds like you're not ready to have that conversation" is a prime example. You kids caused the issue by trying to get in charge. Now, it's MY fault that I'm not ready to talk about it. It's called gaslighting, projecting, and shifting the blame so no one has to take accountability. The first "ah ha" moment I had was when you all tried to bully me into believing that Jesus was just a made-up story, a fairytale. Since then, it has been 3 hard years of lear
    via u/haileymcr26
  • 22
    > 11:52 Mom I'm sorry if what I said was hurtful. Right now I'm trying to only focus on what I can control, and that is setting clear boundaries. I felt extremely uncomfortable when you made the assumption that and I were ganging up together with when in reality we just hung out and ate pizza together. was the one that brought up the idea of being his emergency contact. Not us. Because he's our brother, we chose to support his adult decision. I was also very uncomfortable with you making me a mi
    via u/haileymcr26
  • 23
    11:52 Mom The therapist also told BOTH of us that we have Borderline. You read a book to help ME I recognize I have things that make me "break" and there is a shift, like now. There needs to be more accountability. The three against one and blaming me for everything is exhausting. We ALL have mental health issues. It's okay if you're not ready to talk about it. I'm not blaming or shaming. I'm just trying to express that I'm uncomfortable. I'm being accountable by apologizing for hurting your fee
    via u/haileymcr26
  • 24
    < 11:52 Mom > Please stop saying that I'm not ready to talk about it. I'm talking about it right now. You are only listening to respond and not HEAR me. Whether you "thought" it was a harmless decision, you ALL "know" that it was a hurtful decision. That decision, put YOU, in the middle. Things were going great until you all threw a wrench in things. You know it, I know it, knows it and was oblivious. ALL I've EVER cared about is having you kids LOVE and ACCEPT me. I don't see why that is SOO HA
    via u/haileymcr26
  • 25
    11:52 1 Mom > Curten To Iu you WOT ever have to speak to me. I can be the horrible mother you all think I am!!! I'm putting my phone on mute for the rest of the day. I get to figure out how to go 8 miles to pick up my car, alone, and the irony in that! I am listening to what you're saying, but I'm having difficulty responding to each message promptly. We truly didn't know that an emergency contact was going to cause this much pain. It was not purposeful. We were only trying to help and with only
    via u/haileymcr26
  • 26
    A few years ago I went to therapy with my mom to attempt to fix things between us. She's struggled with mental health and her whole life and I have ADHD. After her therapist suggested we take a break from each other, we went no contact for 2 years. But honestly we've gone no contact before for shorter amounts of time. About 3 months ago, I reached out to her after going through a lot of therapy myself. I felt like I was secure enough in myself to give it another shot. Since then we've done a few
    via u/haileymcr26
  • 27
    Since then I've also expressed boundaries about not bringing up my sister (magenta in texts) who I'm close to but is currently no contact with my mom. She broke that boundary recently when my brother (blue in texts) who is 19 and about to go off to college and currently lives with her, wanted to list my sister as his emergency contact. She clearly didn't like that and tried to have me talk to my sister for her to get it switched. I said i wasn't comfortable doing that and expressed that I didn't
    via u/haileymcr26

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