It’s no secret that online parenting groups are completely and utterly out of control. Instead of providing parents with a positive online forum and community, these groups tend to morph into toxic echo chambers just oozing with misinformation, bad advice, and overall brain rot. Here are 17 screenshots to prove it:
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This parent who wants their 3-year-old to get a perm:
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This person whose 30-something partner won’t stop wetting the bed and won’t take any accountability:
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This parent who is considering lying about their child’s vaccination records so they can go to school:
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This wildddd online overshare:
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This parent who needs tips on a crayon detox:
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This entitled rant from a mother-in-law who needs to stay in her lane:
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This question that melted my brain:
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This parent who wants to get their 3-year-old a smartwatch:
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This parent who wants to prevent their kids from getting measles with herbal remedies or old food medicine hacks, but NOT the vaccine:
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This parent who wants to give their 7-month-old beef liver for low iron rather than the prescribed iron pills from the doctor:
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This parent who is rightfully disturbed by their toddler’s proximity to a gun:
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This unsolicited advice to take a baby to a chiropractor:
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This parent who is still breastfeeding their 5-year-old:
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This commenter who suggests pee as an ear ache remedy:
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This parent who wants to use THC to help make their baby sleep:
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This parent who’s forgetting that seatbelts aren’t optional:
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Finally, this odd piece of advice that reads a bit like a threat: