Online parenting groups are a strange, strange place filled with questionable advice, herbal remedies, and gross oversharing. Here are 27 screenshots that’ll leave you scratching your head and fearing for future generations:
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This person who is absolutely confident that slathering a child’s head with honey can prevent a concussion:
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This person who might just hate their husband:
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This parent who is setting their kids up for lifelong administrative and logistical issues:
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These people who really, really, really love urine:
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This pregnant parent who wants to know if traveling to Punta Cana while one week post-partum is a good idea:
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This person who really, truly believes they can save their kid from infectious diseases by giving them cayenne over vaccines:
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This parent who can’t trust their husband to put their own child to sleep for three nights while they travel for work:
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This eager commenter who would encourage those suffering from hemorrhoids to shove whole bulbs of garlic up their butts and sleep on it:
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This parent who’s in a sticky (and stinky) situation with their teenage daughter:
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This dad who is extremely disturbed by his 4-year-old son playing with Barbies:
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This bizarre parent who was not only excited about the size of their unborn baby’s genitalia, but decided that excitement was appropriate to share online:
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This parent who wonders if they should be worried about their 3-year-old’s exposure to his father’s gun (the answer is YES):
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This parent who is waaaaaaay too casual about popping out babies without proper planning:
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This parent who decided to homeschool without any prior knowledge or planning whatsoever:
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These parents who need to get over themselves and take their child to the dang hospital:
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This post from a concerned parent about the abandoned baby their teen found in a Five Guys bathroom (and the unperturbed father the baby was returned to):
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This mother-in-law who needs to chill, OMFG:
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This parent who seems to think parenting a newborn consists of putting them down to sleep…and nothing else:
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This commenter who reeeaaaaaally believes in the power of baby chiropractors:
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This overstepping, misinformed grandmother who needs to mind her own dang business:
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This parent who clearly has an issue with their child having an LGBTQ+ teacher:
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This parent who is frustrated with their toddler’s inability to expertly work an iPad:
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This mom who wants other mom friends…only if they have as much money as she does:
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This person who would really like to preserve their toilet water-covered placenta:
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This parent who is deeply worried about their sons hearing bad things about Trump in school:
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This busybody parent who needs to stop policing their daughter’s reproductive choices:
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And, this parent with a homeschooling schedule that makes me weep for the future of humanity: