"Every child deserves a parent but not every parent deserves a child" moment

The one about the 4 year old hurting her baby brother makes sense in a dark way. If her parent is willing to beat her instead of being an actual caring parent, then yeah she's going to think it's acceptable to do it as well. Perpetuating a cycle like that is pretty sad. Also, don't leave kids home alone even for a quick errand, that should be obvious.

That one with the person getting locked outside overnight in the snow in nothing but a shirt and pants over a spilled cup of milk that wasn't even their fault is one of the saddest things I've ever seen, along with the one about the 4 year old attacking her baby brother "because she felt like it".

8:06 that "because i felt like it" sounds like she's heard that before while being abused by her parents. Cps should be called

I absolutely hate people who invade there kids privacy. Especially when it comes to personal messages

"You are not done!" is very relatable.

i love how Robin goes thru this sub and is just like "you're not related to them anymore. nope. not at all." it's so wholesome in an aggressive way and i love it

I can SO relate to Robin's increasing rage the further he gets into this subreddit. Makes me feel like my head is going to explode... & appreciate my parents not being _insane._

I'm 22 and my mom still calls me several times when I'm done from work lol. She does it out of worry tho she doesn't gaslight me or whatever

The fact that the one parent was angry at their kids for reading 6+ hours of books tells a lot about their home life. Reading is probably their only escape from that POS parent.

My aunt and uncle went on vacation so I got to stay in their huge house alone and watch their two dogs. It was a breeze, I was very familiar with these dogs since I practically grew up around my cousins. One night, I had a major panic attack and tricked myself into thinking someone was outside and trying to break into the house. It was to the point I heard voices, it messed me up. I had never felt something like that before. I stayed in the same position the entire night until the sun came up, just staring at the only window that I didn't close the blinds for. Obviously, I was tired af. So I took a nap for a while after taking care of the dogs, they took a nap too. Things were good. I wake up to knocking on the door, so I look out the little window on the side and it's my dad. I open it and he says "I'm very disappointed in you" and starts going on this screaming, yelling rant about how he's been trying to get a hold of me. I try explaining to him the situation and why I had missed his calls but my dad is a stubborn shit who doesn't know how to calm himself down. He doesn't listen to anything you have to say. So he's screaming at me and I'm sitting here just crying, because it's been a rough 2 days. Keep in mind, I had kept in touch with them the entire damn week. It had been fine. I was literally 19 almost 20 when this happened. Like how tf are you gonna yell and scream at your adult daughter like that? Wtf are they gonna do when I eventually move out. It's very clear neither of them trust me (my mom was in on this too, over the phone) to take care of myself even though I've been doing it for years. I looked at my phone and there were over 30 messages of him sending "ANSWER YOUR PHONEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" I can't wait to get out of this hellhole.

23:00 I like how he's like "You didn't answer my texts so I'll turn off your ability to text until you respond." "..." "....wait."

If I ever saw more than 1 missed call for either of my parents I’d literally have a heart attack 😳

These people are the definition of “why did my kids put me in a nursing home”

i remember this one time my mom screamed at me because she lost her phone in my room and wanted me to look for it cuz it was “my room so it’s my responsibility” even though SHE lost it in there, and im not even overexaggerating, she literally got mad at me for not looking for something she lost.

I felt the illness one personally. My abusive mom's reaction to me being diagnosed with a very rare and life altering cancer was "why are you complaining? Everybody has it bad." My abusive birth father's reaction was to call me to freak out that the only person in my will was my younger brother (he's been absentee for my entire life and when we were together was physically, sexually, and emotionally abusive). He said he felt he "deserved" the money more. So that was my cancer experience (still ongoing lol).

In regards to Andrew Giuliani, there were a few celeb dad's recently saying how they go into the room for all their daughters gynecologist appointments and got reamed for it. Dad's are sometimes weird about their daughters virginity and genitalia.

Bro, I'm a Christian, and the people who try to cast demons out of their kids makes all the rest of us look bad. Kinda wish they'd stop. Like, f'real. edit: also the dumbbutts who are stupidly strict for no reason at all.

This subreddit really makes me appreciate my childhood. My mom may have been not that present while supporting us by herself but at least she respected us as people. I miss her all the time, I wish I had the chance to pay her back for all that

As a Christian I am very sorry for these crazy "Christians".

I am in awe as to how these children sound so much more mature than their parents

I bet these kids won’t have a “happy holiday” cause their parents... I’ll wish them happy holidays so they can be given a happy holiday by me!

That one story about the mom who wants her daughter to be "modest" sounds like an parent who's just placing the the same generational trauma she went though.(She's just an unhappy housewife who is accustomed to the toxic "submissive" and "bread able" teachings she has been taught.)

Watching this makes me appreciate my parents so much. They never pulled stuff like that and they respect me as I respect them. They give me space and let me make my own decisions, but they’re there for me as a guide, or someone to talk to, or for support. I feel so bad for these kids, they deserve better.

I’m 26 and I still have to tell my mom I can handle myself as an adult. I don’t blame her though since she’s just the kind to look out for everyone. It’s hard for a parent to stop parenting their kids no matter how old they get, so long as they’re not overstepping their boundaries.

I love how some of these parents document themselves literally committing crimes against their children...I hope they take their abusive parents to court.

My grandmother says Satan is taking over me just because I watch things LMAOOO

This is why the people with good parents should be grateful with what they have

"planting a church" means that you start a new one and you (or a another pastor) leads it.

there should be a law that brings all of those idiotic parents to jail

the mom who wanted to buy his son his xbox back, that one deserves a redemption

“you’re always on your phone” “WHY ARENT YOU ALWAYS ON MY PHONE AND REPLYING TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY TEXTS??”

My parents aren't perfect but I thank the universe that they aren't like these ones 😳

That one parent that took their kids bed and then admitted to it for a sale post they made on Facebook I hope cps came in and Locked them away for taking away their child's bed which is almost as bad as daily beatings

21:31 At this point, I don’t even look at what Robin is talking about and just enjoying the cat in the background

24:07 “is it a federal crime to open up someone else’s packages” YESSIR! It is absolutely a crime to open up somebody else’s packages and that mother can face potential jail time or fines if she’s convicted

That's exactly why I'm no contact with my mom. Telling a teenager at 11pm to pack her things because "You're not my daughter anymore" and "I'm going to drop of you off at an orphanage" just for some random shit that's not even meaningful like not being hungry for dinner. She did that since I was little. Tormenting me until I'd cry and beg her not to leave me and then she'd be all like "Aww mommy is here, no worries, you're a little b*tch but you can stay I guess" And then I'd be grounded. I remember when I was in elementary school and I cut off a bit of my dogs hair in summer (you could not even see it) and she locked me in my room for an entire week, only allowing me to come out if I needed to use the bathroom, I only got once a day food and it was just a slice of dry bread and a glass of water. She made me write a single sentence the entire day 100 times, the entire week about what I was punished for. I hate her. Still do. Now without her and with my loving dad in the picture, I'm better than ever. Well functioning adult living my life.

Reminds me of the time my sister (23) was having a mental breakdown, crying in the bathroom in the dark. Mom wanted to know why, but my sister didn't know exactly why. Probably because she was going through the emotions and couldn't think straight. Mom got more aggressive in asking, but my sister just kept on crying her eyes out, and wanted to be alone. Mom then says "Quit your crying or I'll throw a water bottle at you, then you'll have somthing to cry about." I have no idea where that came from, but I might have punched my mother if she did do that. I say might becuase my mother's mother abandoned the family to start like 3 different family's. So she never really had a supportive mother to begin with, and she probably doesn't now how to handle this kind of situation. But threatening to hurt your own daughter, when her anxiety and depression has taken over her, to the point where she dosent even know why, is like putting water on a grease fire. I've never been one to talk back, but I would've thrown hands man, no matter the punishment.

My parents when I was in the throws of crippling depression and considering taking my life : "Stop whining, you're just trying to be interesting. You know, it's that kind of behaviour that makes people want to bully you." My parents today, got my mental health back and taking care of myself in total independence and living 300 miles away : "Why don't you ever ask for anything? You know we'll help you, you're what matters most in our lives."

6:14 Mom attempts to get OP to commit a possible serious offense to prove their location Taking a picture of the movie screen tends to be illegal

When that one post said that they wanted their daughter to be "modest and obedient" it gave me the same uncomfortable shivers as when people unironically use "submissive and breedable"

The story about reading 6+ hours sticks out like a red flag. These kids are going through something that makes them use escapism to cope. I would not be surprised if they develop depression later on in their life.

some old people feel like having a conversation via text is rude or disrespectful, and don't understand that not everyone thinks the same way that they do and might not see a problem with it. often people like that expect you to just know what they are thinking without them telling you

10:30 happened to me too. my parents are abusive and i really wasnt having a good time so i couldn't handle them and they called the police to my dorm room. the police handled the situation in like the worst way possible and terrified me (I get jumpy when i here loud noises now due to that and bc of growing up with my parents). needless to say, that was the final straw and we've been no contact for a year now.

7 missed call from mom: 🙂 1 missed call from dad: 💀

The fact that parents say "this conversation is over!" and continue arguing is relatable

My heart breaks for that 4yr old and 7mo who knows what they have been through, they need new parents asap 💔

This reminds me way too much of how my family would treat me and my brothers, and they still wonder why I keep everything too myself

I just had my first kid 9 months ago. I am so glad I will never be these parents 0_0

"I cover you in the blood of Jesus" *drink-slaps with a full glass of wine*

There should be criteria that need to be met to have a kid. I know it's a bit extreme, but it would legitimately save so many kids. 1. Doesn't believe in tough love or helicopter parenting 2. Accepts their kid's religion and sexuality 3. In a stable economic place (this criteria could be replaced by a government fund for parents, but they're probably gonna spend their money elsewhere, like minting pennies, where you put in 1.8 cents and get 1 back.)

2:13 ObeDIEnce Cant spell obedient without die

The last text message in the one about the kid sleeping on the recliner had cut off text that said "beat their a*s" all I have to say to that is 😐

Funny thing is my mother had a tendency to flip out like this. Randomly shoving into my face how she raised me and everything for... ...not doing the dishes as fast as she hoped I would. Boy, am I so fucking glad I moved out.

The fact that 12:07 would be be my mum. She was literally fine with me having rainbow stuff until she found out that I was bi?? Then she threw out all the rainbow stuff I had,like bro not everything rainbow means lgbtq 😐

15:43 Wow that is very f*cking disturbing

As serious as this is meant to be, I can't help but laugh at OPs message from her friend at 24:28 "All hail Ryan Reynolds, bread dilf" I've never heard a more true statement

Robin should do a lot more r/assholedesign

I'm so glad that my parents aren't like this and if someone has parents like these, then I'm terribly sorry for whatever happened.

0:41 I had 70 errors happening in my brain attempting to understand that wtf

The weird thing about the mom texting “I cover you in the blood of jesus” is that the blood of jesus is wine, so she is covering them in wine

11:14 didn’t start thinking about how crazy my mom was until I read this. Edit: I realise from the comments that I made it seem worse than the situation was, she did do something similar, but not the exact same…. Currently the situation is better. I MEANT SHE USED TO DO THIS!!! I’m fine now.

We need a “wholesome parents “ subreddit

My situation is a bit different. As a disabled adult who needs lots of assistance I have let my parents track me since that option was available. It keeps me safe and gives me peace of mind. Thankfully they have always been very respectful and only use it when it’s needed or there is cause for concern. And in return they let me track them.

i go to this subreddit whenever im upset about something my parents did

This brings back memories of when I had girl guides, baseball, gymnastics, swimming, and soccer all at the same time on top of school. And not only that, I asked to stay one day home from baseball (because I was scared of the ball hitting me and my dad getting mad at me for that) so I stayed home with my mom, so his choice was "I'm gonna kidnap them!" genius. Forced to baseball as I was sobbing hysterically in his car to baseball, even the other parents at baseball were concerned

Totally a “Why don’t my kids talk to me anymore” moment

I remember my parents getting mad when I farted somewhere outside the bathroom.

24:00 It's a FELONY to open another person's mail without their consent; this includes simply opening their mailbox. Exceptions include having their mail be sent to your mailbox by mistake, and taking it to them yourself.

a parent not wanting children to read. oh how the turntables

I like to watch this when someone caring for me did something I wasnt really super fond of, and then I'm way happier thinking about how they're not these people

Bruh, let me tell you, that sending daughter away to remote church (cult/convent actually, but whatever) parent is a great example of someone who apparently doesn’t give a SHIT about their children. Like, you know what kind of HORRIFYING shit usually goes down at those places? I’d DARE them to send me. With all the schools scouting that kid, they prolly have full rides lined up. If that were what I was looking at ahead of me, they’d be lucky if I didn’t burn down the “church” upon arrival. That’s fucked.

I did not expect this subreddit to make me think of my own abusive father, but oh well. One of the main things he did was starting pretty much when I could walk at about 4 (I had a disability that made it so I was walking a little later than most people) he would force us (me and my two brothers who were one and two years older than me) to go on walks with him, and because I was the youngest and slowest, he would leave me behind, in the middle of the city, sometimes for hours, simply because I “couldn’t keep up”. It’s a miracle I wasn’t kidnapped or murdered or something. This happened more times than I can count, and he did it on bike rides as well

I hate those parents who think being overly religious makes a good name for Jesus Edit: I can't read every single comment

0:26 holy shit 811 messages wtf

17:14 the blanked town is sarasota, so of course its in florida.

The fact that I cannot magically teleport to these parents just to argue with them makes me mald

As I watch this I can't help but think of all the crap moments I had growing up, my parents never trusted me and were constantly undermining any hobby or outlet I took up. They stole from me and it was a common "joke" that I was not as "important" as my siblings. I am now in my mid 40s and we are still patching things up but a huge part of that was that the moment I turned 18 I stopped putting up with their stuff, I stopped attending any and all family events and was very vocal about why, especially in front of friends and family and would basically tell them I was simply reacting to how I had been raised. Years of mistrust and bad blood, but now we tolerate each other and are slowly moving forward. To anyone going through stuff like this, just remember, you are your own person and regardless of how someone treats you you are wonderful and strong and can make it through this.

The husband doll one is sad and concerning, the loss has obviously broken her and they should really look at getting her some professional help.

“End of conversation” in the same sentence as “you can’t have a conversation, one minded.” Makes me very, very angry.

23:24 my room get a hell of a lot worse than that because my dad used to say things like "tidy your room because youre lazy and this is why you are depressed, if you dont clean it ill take all your things (the only things that make life possible to deal with, including my cat) and not give you food until its clean". now he isnt as bad because i never listened and he eventually understood that he was wasting his energy and stressing himself out, now he still asks me to clean but is a lot nicer about it

We WANT MORE R/INSANEPARENTS it's just soo good this subreddit and watch Robin get frustrated every god damn post I just love it

21:59 my mom does this shit sometimes too. But she emotionally manipulates me into getting whatever she wants out of me, and when I give her what she wants she back tracks and praises me for being “responsible” and says she’s “so proud” of me and how she “couldn’t ask for a better child.”

Parents: you are not done Me who finished everything I possibly could have: prove it Parents:

I feel so bad for these people.. like bruh I cannot express how sorry I am for literally like everyone in this video

The thumbnail was me, but with scam calls instead. Even after I installed _multiple_ call blockers a few always slip by, like one from “social security” that almost suckered me.

9:39 Why is the term "asshat" one of the funniest things I've ever heard

I swear, I think literally every mom started a group dedicated to calling their sons everyday at every hour.

This subreddit literally gives me hope. To know that people out there are also dealing with insane parents makes me feel so much better. I'm waiting for the day I can escape and Robin and this subreddit boosts that hope. Thank you EmKay!

i have several asian friends and i constantly feel the same frustration as you when reading these nearly every one of these is like, the perfect depiction of asian parents, and it really hurts to know my friends have to go through all that, and i can't do anything about it :(

19:17 HEEECK NAH THIS IS NOT OK. I just hope cps got involved and took action. No kid should have to live through this and it disgusts me to think that the parents think that this is ok.

I like how Robin will correct the posters texts but rip into the parents for using the wrong your

Watching this subreddit makes me grateful for my mum. I hope everyone in a tough situation with their parents or just anything gets better soon. And happy holidays!

12:14 "Rainbow Mafia" bruh thats a insult? that sounds MUCH more cooler than just "Gay" or "Homosexual"

3:02 WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO ME??? ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME??? I CRIED THANKS TO YOU DANGIT.

You know... Seeing these videos make me slightly happy to be orphaned.

The story at 20:30 is making me question if I've posted on this subreddit before. This is beat for beat a convo i had with my dad before permanently cutting him off. Turns out he was trying to use my social to get a loan for a truck he couldn't afford.

WE WANT MORE R/INSANEPARENTS thank you editors, voice actors, and everybody on the emkay team for producing entertaining content for us for free, we do not deserve you

Robin is the best narrator, please, held him hostage 24/7.

My mum was like all of these parents all began when I was teenager and she started drinking, it wasn't until I met my husband and he helped me see thar what she was doing was wrong that I cut her completely out of my life.