OT: Favorite & Weirdest Parts About Being a Parent

[huskermack]

My daughters are 8 and 10.

My favorite times are watching them figure things out on their own.
It's so cool to watch them become more independent. They were just babies!
I really like shooting the BB gun with them too. They're both fascinated with how it works - and hitting a target.

My 10 year old is certain that she's going to start her period soon.
She woke me last night thinking it was happening. (Wife works at 05:00, and the kids don't dare wake her...)
I got her into the shower and had to search the house for pads.
That was kind of weird, but also really cool that she's comfortable telling me those types of things.

 

[Goskers07]

what are some examples of shitty parenting?

Again, I don't wanna derail an awful thread, but some quick examples to answer the question include: meth head parents and dead beat dad's and mom's.

 

[2010sarenevercomingback]

what are some examples of shitty parenting?

 

[SoCal_Corn]

one of my favorites:


at bedtime, the dog will be outside, as usual, on his chaise chair pool furniture.

i will grab one of his KONG toys

i'll open the fridge, grab his dog peanut butter from the shelf and open the jar.

at which point from 50+ feet away

he will get up walk inside, walk right past me in the kitchen, with zero eye contact, and head towards the master bedroom.



i'll load up his KONG with peanut butter and then walk into my room.

he will be waiting for me on the bed to bring him the peanut butter treat.

not a word need be said by either of us.

 

[Jim14510]

one of my favorites:


at bedtime, the dog will be outside, as usual, on his chaise chair pool furniture.

i will grab one of his KONG toys

i'll open the fridge, grab his dog peanut butter from the shelf and open the jar.

at which point from 50+ feet away

he will get up walk inside, walk right past me in the kitchen, with zero eye contact, and head towards the master bedroom.



i'll load up his KONG with peanut butter and then walk into my room.

he will be waiting for me on the bed to bring him the peanut butter treat.

not a word need be said by either of us.

I saw peanut butter and bedroom and was starting to get worried you thought you were in the "ding" thread.

 

[Cash68847]

what are some examples of shitty parenting?

Having four kids who live with you and getting high on meth is some shitty parenting. Here is a a text below from him a month ago. When he says high in the text he means meth. This guy had no dad around and he was doing drugs with his mom at 12.

Honestly I got high no justification, no excuse I passed out Just woke up if you want I'll be on my way in 5 or so minutes and work work until later if that's possible if not I understand.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

I don't think this is a hot take at all, but when you see morbidly obese children that's a pretty big red flag. Like kids grow differently and lots of people are chubby kids and that's cool, but when you see morbidly obese kids shitty parents aren't far behind

 

[BluesBucksNHuskers]

what are some examples of shitty parenting?

Kid walks to my house (9 years old) from a mile and a half away (across train tracks and a highway) and knocks on my door and breaks down in tears when I say my sons not home because his mom and dad were passed out on the couch and he couldn’t wake them up and he just wanted to play.

So we go to the baseball field and play catch and work on his swing for a couple hours until my son gets home while I battle with wondering if the system or shit parents with a good community is better.

 

[Cash68847]

Kid walks to my house (9 years old) from a mile and a half away (across train tracks and a highway) and knocks on my door and breaks down in tears when I say my sons not home because his mom and dad were passed out on the couch and he couldn’t wake them up and he just wanted to play.

So we go to the baseball field and play catch and work on his swing for a couple hours until my son gets home while I battle with wondering if the system or shit parents with a good community is better.

You deserve kudos for being a good guy.

 

[Adolph Coors]

Kid walks to my house (9 years old) from a mile and a half away (across train tracks and a highway) and knocks on my door and breaks down in tears when I say my sons not home because his mom and dad were passed out on the couch and he couldn’t wake them up and he just wanted to play.

So we go to the baseball field and play catch and work on his swing for a couple hours until my son gets home while I battle with wondering if the system or shit parents with a good community is better.

dude. great job.

 

[Adolph Coors]

I don't think this is a hot take at all, but when you see morbidly obese children that's a pretty big red flag. Like kids grow differently and lots of people are chubby kids and that's cool, but when you see morbidly obese kids shitty parents aren't far behind

i think obese kids is my #1 pet peeve

 

[Adolph Coors]

Having four kids who live with you and getting high on meth is some shitty parenting. Here is a a text below from him a month ago. When he says high in the text he means meth. This guy had no dad around and he was doing drugs with his mom at 12.

Honestly I got high no justification, no excuse I passed out Just woke up if you want I'll be on my way in 5 or so minutes and work work until later if that's possible if not I understand.

Jesus.

 

[Cash68847]

Jesus.

I forgot to say he tried running her over with a car when he found out she was cheating with multiple guys. She was one of the chicks in Kearney who was blowing the probation officer and in return he would look past shit she was still doing. He ended up getting the kids and she is suppose to pay child support, but she can’t even hold down a job, so yes those kids are fucked.

 

[Goskers07]

Kid walks to my house (9 years old) from a mile and a half away (across train tracks and a highway) and knocks on my door and breaks down in tears when I say my sons not home because his mom and dad were passed out on the couch and he couldn’t wake them up and he just wanted to play.

So we go to the baseball field and play catch and work on his swing for a couple hours until my son gets home while I battle with wondering if the system or shit parents with a good community is better.

Well done. That's some top notch dad-ing. You may just be the one that gives that kid a good future.

 

[HCFord1]

Let’s get this thread back on track - my baby boy is 4 months old and just started laughing regularly and it’s the best.

 

[Cash68847]

Let’s get this thread back on track - my baby boy is 4 months old and just started laughing regularly and it’s the best.

My 3 year old called me a dummy asshole the other day. I was laughing in my head, but I told him he was going to get an ass whooping if he said it again.

 

[BluesBucksNHuskers]

You deserve kudos for being a good guy.

It’s fucking heartbreaking

 

[Cash68847]

It’s fucking heartbreaking

I’m one of those people who don’t get affected by much, but when it comes to bad shit happening to kids it pisses me off more than anything on earth.

 

[Jim14510]

Let’s get this thread back on track - my baby boy is 4 months old and just started laughing regularly and it’s the best.

No better sound than laughing baby

 

[Baron Winnebago]

No better sound than laughing baby

The first time those idiots laugh is the best