r/Insaneparents | you have 34 missed calls.

[@missmadness564]

Hearing these stories makes me grateful I have a good family, I feel bad for everything these people have to go through because of theirs

[@Darkinu2]

Oh, me too. How can parents turn into these shadows of Humanity?

[@beaverbeliever4325]

thank god i and many others have a good family who isn't toxic i hope these people get help

[@johntrad806]

Yeah every time I watch these i reflect and am grateful that my parents aren't toxic either.

[@HenryTV-ko9oi]

I agree. Nothing else,just agreed.

[@elizabethh.9556]

Same here.

[@derpyduck264]

It never fails to amuse me that each of these parents cannot for the lives of them use proper grammar or even form coherent sentences/metaphors, yet the kid in the situation, whether they're 12 or 24, always has a much better grasp on the basics of the english language

[@cristinaelizabethkraat1569]

Bruh ur such a nerd

[@alexismyers6053]

From experience, it may be a combination of small keys (if it’s typed on a phone) and high emotions. I know when I type something on my phone and am excited or upset, it looks like a keyboard mash in some places. But these people could also just be idiots that failed elementary school.

[@ABANDONED23456]

It shows how f*cking stupid they are

[@zocritter]

@@alexismyers6053 insane parents always seem have jussst enough word coherence to be recognizable from excitement/stressed keymash

[@alexismyers6053]

@@zocritter yeah good point lol

[@CassieJo]

4:55. This one right here, officer. She endangered her child (because you just know it's her mother that did this post) and basically invited every child predator within a 200 mile radius of her home computer to kidnap their daughter. And now everyone knows what the girl looks like, where she goes to school, what her nickname is, and other private information about her "grounding."

[@msthecommentator2863]

Seriously, I was reading all of that going, "That's a funny way of saying 'Please abduct my daughter' honey." Idc how mad you are at your child, putting them on blast on social media is straight up childish - and in this case, incredibly dangerous 😨

[@CassieJo]

@@msthecommentator2863 Exactly. The only thing that mother forgot in her post was her home address, the idiot.

[@lololollololol629]

Holy shit that is one retarded parent... They even give a perfect time for some creep to kidnap her too by saying the only time she's allowed outside is to walk her dog..

[@EEEEEEE36364]

@@msthecommentator2863 FR??? What kind of crazy ass parent would do that??? Fucking weirdos out there☠️☠️☠️

[@Cosmik60]

Most cut and dry case in a courtroom. even WITHOUT a lawyer.

[@whiteduck99]

I love when editors forget to censor Robin's "fuck you". Really adds to the video

[@MyChemicalBreakdown_]

“Forget”

[@BigChungus-jd5cf]

i think its cuz they feel the same way lol

[@davidzea-smith1417]

Make it a competition. The insane parent who deserves an uncensored swear the most, will get an uncensored insult.

[@Xonida_NcTroller]

where?

[@exyro]

timestamp?

[@DjGrimmace]

Dude that doxxed his daughter basically is trying to get her kidnapped.

[@xd._.28234]

Ikr that's literally illegal lol

[@bakugokatsuki3841]

Literally!! Especially specifically mentioning that she goes out with the dog ALONE with NO PHONE??? like omg... people are idiots. Hope that poor girl stays safe.

[@Averagehxhfan9]

God bless that kid, hopefully she lives a better life when she turns 18

[@elaexplorer]

The funniest part about people suing for "grandparents rights" is that those laws are for grandparents who were active in the child's life, in many cases practically raising the grandchild, when their child (parent of the grandchild) comes(returns) and decides they're going to take the grandchildren away.

[@msthecommentator2863]

Do these parents who instantly snap back with the "you can't spend ONE minute on your family?!?" text ever think that maybe - just maybe - *they're* the ones with the timing issue? For a group of folks who like to tell younger people "the world doesn't revolve around you!" they sure seem to think it's the other way around 😬

[@AnArtistDoesThings]

Seriously. Horrible mudlins.

[@PxPtheBook]

“The world doesn’t revovle you! It revolves around me! I’m am the ruler of the earth, and everyone must treat me as sunch! For those who don’t, off wiht their heads!”

[@sandvichofthesea4910]

Nah see, cause that would require any self awareness!

[@Lunar994]

Cute pfp

[@hmnhntr]

Well duh, that's how they know it doesn't revolve around you!

[@ripjawterrorofthedeep6997]

This subreddit reminds me of something I've long realized; every child deserves a parent, but not every adult deserves to be a parent.

[@msthecommentator2863]

George Carlin: "Respect is not given, respect should be based on the parent's performance."

[@nataliemorett1911]

When that one parent said communism thoughts I was thinking of that hearts of iron ad IV lol

[@Just_a_commenter]

Quick reminder; if anyone out there has parents like the ones in this video, just know you'll be free of them eventually. There wil come a time when, if they fail to grow, you can _safely_ cut them out of your life. As much as it hurts to deal with them now, you'll be free eventually. Be safe in the position you are now, and once freed, find new people to call family that love you as you are. Just a personal tradition of mine to share such commentary on most InsaneParents videos I find... Now, on with the video.

[@Blaze_1379]

ohio ahh pfp 💀

[@Bopl_]

It must suck to post a heartfelt comment to help people out and then get roasted for your admittedly abnormal pfp but I appreciate the effort

[@skootergirl22]

Yea, once the parents die, then the child can dance on their grave

[@Just_a_commenter]

​@@Bopl_It is what it is lol I know I'm strange because of my pfp, and I just roll with it. People are free to dislike me and hurl insults, I just don't end up caring. :b

[@TheKitty699]

do it fart tho

[@barrydheil]

In a way, "we will pray for you" when no one asked to be prayed for is a pretty clear cut way of saying "I will happily violate your consent by asking God for things you may not want or may not be helpful in your life." It's kind of a telltale sign of how willing they are to violate your consent or go behind your back and do things that may hinder you.

[@confusedaf1112]

This! The "I will pray for you" when no one asked for sympathy thing has always rubbed me the wrong way but I never knew how to explain it.

[@msthecommentator2863]

I saw a C&H comic once with an old lady telling a punk that "I'll pray for you" and then it shows the laptop of God and it receives a new message in the spam folder 😂

[@cristinaelizabethkraat1569]

Alright so I guess I won't sympathize with you if you don't want it then. Sorry for caring.

[@barrydheil]

@@cristinaelizabethkraat1569 Excellent example of using manipulative language, yes! The "Sorry for Caring" was a nice touch to attempt to twist the knife in the open wound. Rule still stands, if a person doesn't want your sympathy, don't give it to them.

[@tantalizingtiddies4220]

​@@cristinaelizabethkraat1569 If someone doesn't want you to pray for them, don't. If someone doesn't want your pity or sympathy, don't give it to them, at least not openly.

[@wabsert9063]

Imagine putting someone in this world and treating it like a punching bag of sorts, I feel like that’s the shittiest thing you can do

[@aetherinfuse]

The entitlement some people have to Mother's Day is surprising to me. Maybe it's me (I'm not a family person) but they are just blowing it out of proportion

[@msthecommentator2863]

We postponed mother's day breakfast this year because everyone in the family came down with a nasty bug, the examples in the video are definitely making mountains out of molehills. Setting simple events back for a later date doesn't diminish the event in any way

[@skootergirl22]

In the uk mothers Day is in March

[@Kimairan]

It's especially funny to me since it was the opposite in my family - our mother explicitly told us _not_ to do anything major for Mother's Day since it was "commercialised bullshit".

[@Saje3D]

I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to ignore both. Never really had a mother and never expected anything from my kids for dad’s day.

[@xlabratx5729]

As a child I grew to hate Mother's Day (and Christmas) because somehow, every year one of my siblings or I would 'fuck it up' and result in her screaming, crying, or going off about how disgustingly ungrateful we are. She loved pulling off whole guilt trip sessions where she shuts herself in her room and tells us to leave her the fuck alone, ensuring we're anxious and stressing the whole day (while also trying to crawl for her forgiveness) Every damn time, now it leaves a feeling of dread every holiday :/

[@haveagoodday1187]

When the one about the "first easter" with the grandparents remind me of my Grandmother. When my sister was a baby, she tried to feed her PEPSI in a BABY BOTTLE. Her defense when my dad got angry? "Im her grandmother!"... That generation is wild

[@xd._.28234]

Lmao ayo?

[@Seraphic2004]

Bruhh that deserves a massive "so what?"

[@mom.left.me.at.michaels9951]

I saw a reddit story where a grandmother would absolutely not stop putting some kind of alcohol in the bottle. To the point where the mom had to cut all contact and get a restraining order after the baby had to go to the hospital for alcohol poisoning and CPS started to get involved. The mils response "none of my kids died from it, your baby is just weak" 😮

[@guh-.]

Watched this after being yelled at because i didn’t eat a food that had a weird texture to me. Made me realize more things my mom has done that aren’t great.

[@crimjim2912]

I get that. My parents screamed at me for over a hour yesterday just because I wanted to tell them I was proud I completed a tough assignment I was working on, which led to me having a panic attack- thank god my friend helped talk me through it

[@xd._.28234]

Been there but with Grandma years ago, that woman sometimes was crazy, plus was a fascist so what expect lol(and yeah,not ironically, she was)

[@coffeething]

Reminds me of when my mom forced me to eat a bad fish at a restaurant, she threw up when she tried it after forcing me to eat most of it, she laughed about it and of course the list just goes on... Now she wants my money But now im an adult and not living with my mom and you will one day be away from yours too

[@MooseShower]

I was banned from eating for 2 days after I refused to eat expired pizza rolls when I was a kid. Then I vomited while begging my mom to forgive me :)

[@xd._.28234]

@MooseShower maybe next time you tie her down to a chair and force her to eat expired food til gets a diarrhea and when she says please, water,you don't til she cries for mercy Seems a great vengeance When an adult abuses a kid doesn't deserve sympathy

[@Nylak-Otter]

The "You won't even care/cry when I die" manipulation thing is so bizarre to me. My borderline mother did everything in the cluster B personality playbook to manipulate me but that. She probably just knew that I'd agree. And I didn't when she did pass (early, because she was a bit nuts and did nutsy things like not get vaccinated for covid and then go around in public without a mask on and not go to the hospital THE THIRD TIME SHE GOT IT) for a long time. I'm still trying to process how I feel about it.

[@confusedaf1112]

And the worst part is whenever you have family like that and you try to open up about how you really feel about them, people will judge you for it ("BuT tHAt'S uR fAmiLy").

[@redfromberk]

​@@confusedaf1112 i grew apathetic to people, since that honestly

[@elvingearmasterirma7241]

My sperm giver pulled that with me So I just said: You're right. I won't care.

[@mom.left.me.at.michaels9951]

My grandma was crazy abusive and honestly we all just tried to stay out of her way for the most part. But my mom was her personal scape goat and they couldn't really be in the same room for very long. But then grandma died and honestly I might be a terrible person, but I internally celebrated. My mom on the other hand made up this totally fictional woman to grieve for. She drives for hours to say multiple roseys at her grave and tells these stories about wonderful things that never happened. We all process death in strange and somewhat unique ways.

[@DownBadAutistic]

My mum has a heart condition (I think it's POTS but I never asked) and she genuinely tried to manipulate me to clean my room because she "could have a heart attack". Too bad lady, I can't feel empathy due to my autism and you're abusive as fuck 😂

[@ectothermic]

These make me unreasonably angry. The absolute audacity, entitlement and conceit in these people. There's a reason many call them "sperm donor" or something like that.

[@Ghostfighter797]

Can Robin do a chill subreddit, I think he deserves a break from the crazy subreddits

[@ectothermic]

They've been giving him alternating happy ones recently, poor guy deserves it haha

[@Josh_the_jester]

Like r/murderedbywords that'll put a smile on him

[@icomment4aliving]

​@@NyakoLeaf if lexi gets one of these kinds of subs she'll either die or go technical

[@turdboi420-69]

Yeah but also he is the best one for crazy subreddits too

[@turdboi420-69]

r/mademesmile would be good

[@alwayslucky664]

8:39 always love it when a swear slips through the cracks

[@unknown20005]

if i saw that one about the daughter posted somewhere either online or on a random flyer i would find that mom and call cps and maybe the police on them and also report her to the school for sharing her daughter’s private information publicly and possibly putting her in danger or at risk of being kidnapped or being stalked by creepers

[@ClownHoundII]

I can't wait to be free of my own insane mother. My mom unironically stated that my job while being in her house is "taking care of her full time". I wonder how she will do when I move out and work at an actual job instead of dropping everything to be her caregiver like she "jokes" about.

[@WeirdWonderful]

@5:02 "Please literally act as secret police and spy on my, a literal stranger's ELEMENTARY AGED CHILD, secretly in public, and then post her photos online" That is just the best parenting ever.

[@gordzilla8443]

I love how some of these insane mothers are referred to as “Birth Giver” by their kids 😂😂

[@pinkdarkman]

Honestly, no hate to most pregnant women/moms, but can we change the terms to "Birth Forcer" and "Forcing Life"? Nobody chooses to be born, it's something forced on you with no consent, and I feel like flowery terms just leads to giving certain types of people god complexes about their children and leads to abusive mindsets.

[@ceilingfanv]

@@pinkdarkman girl what

[@-t_.]

@@pinkdarkman What

[@jaythememester2002]

​@@pinkdarkman TRU PREACH QUEEN

[@typeoddnamehere2362]

There's also 'egg donor'

[@Applz_]

We love when emkay posts

[@griffrostron]

It doesn't happen enough

[@realnickhiro]

@AwesomeCoalStuff We love that too.

[@nothingisworththerisk791]

9:29 she said LOVE, not love, LOVE, is level of violence. explains her actions alot!

[@SomeDudeCauseYes]

undertale reference???

[@UpClear13]

Yes ​@@SomeDudeCauseYes

[@insanity_attacks6347]

I love it when they use the “what if I died “ card as a form of manipulation and guilt tripping.

[@exeintt]

Or the "I carried you for 9 months!" whenever they lose an argument

[@dillpickle487]

i love when the editor doesn`t censor bad words sometimes, it makes it 10x better

[@xylophone_888]

about that "you won't even care if i die" manipulation i can relate SO much, i vividly remember how once my mother called me when i was about six or so for literally no actual reason, yelled at me about how i apparently won't care when she dies and will go dancing? of all things? mind you, she's not old-fashioned or anything like that, but she specifically said "youre gonna go attend some ball on my funeral" and just kinda... hung up?? still don't understand what in the world that was lmfao

[@Lumi34]

You know, every time I question if I'm doing ok as a parent and I worry I'm not....I remember these people exist and feel a bit better about my ability to parent.

[@sjfrench8034]

If you're legitimately stopping to question and consider whether or not you're a good parent, then you're already doing better than a lot of parents.

[@felixmustdie8534]

@@sjfrench8034 yepyep this exactly. it's the same thing as people who question if they're narcissists or not. 9 time outta 10, those who question it probably aren't the thing they're worried about

[@GingerSnape46]

I think Robin is probably gonna need a few drinks after this episode. Poor Robin.

[@lukedavies3654]

A moment of silence for the kids who have had to deal with these people...

[@MetallicDeviant]

0:20 A somewhat similar event happened to me except no cops. She threatened to pack up her things and leave the house. I was at work, phone on silent. She thought I was ignoring her while I was on break. I love my mom but she overreacts when she is having a rather aggressive depressive episode.

[@potatolover389]

I find it hilarious how some people's parents are like this, I went NC with my entire fam last year (My mom and dads side of fam including step fathers/step mothers fam) because my mom had physically and mentally abused me and blamed my fathers death on me, I was like 2 1/2 when he died, I didn't even know him. Everyone in my family was fine with her doing this too, then when I came out as gay she threatened to kick me out, I left for a few months then the police forced me back, then just last year when I went NC I came out as trans and she kicked me out of the house. (I was 17 now 18) I don't honestly wanna do anything about it cause I'm happy I'm not stuck with her or any of my other family. (My life is better now, I live with my boyfriends family in Britain and just graduated high school and am now about to go to a musical college to follow my dreams.)

[@kingkevin1786]

im so blessed with a good family. i dont understand why parents treat kids this way

[@zombieguy4444]

"I carried you for nine months" And I gave you tax benefits

[@Morgansliftadventures]

He knew he didnt respond, bro literally tried to call twice in less than a minute

[@pomzieee9373]

i agree with the many ppl saying robin deserves some calmer subs too, but im glad he often covers this sub, his voice and personality are calming and its sort of a light in the dark thing for me, robins been a big part of my online life since before emkay and its nice to have him cover this stuff and be a voice i can rely on if that makes sense through my own parents shenanigans, love ya robin (in a non-parasocial way ofc) and i hope u all have great days

[@hiitsme2814]

It bothers me so much when grandparents try to act like they have every right to their grandchildren and try to parent them (in most circumstances.). My grandma has always tried to act like me and my sister's parent, against what my mom feels comfortable with. My mom always told me about how she is constantly texting her trying to parent us, and I grew up seeing it firsthand, when EVERY TIME my family tried to go out and do anything, even just grocery shopping, she would call my mom yelling, upset that we didn't invite her (even though she is crippled and obese, and wouldn't physically be able to get around anywhere.)

[@xd._.28234]

LITERALLYYYY BEEN THERE Grandma sometimes put her nose when she shouldn't have in terms of how mom educated me,like angry bc I was a manly woman and would menace me with being grounded or slapped etc with no reason and getting mad at mom for not "correcting me" and let me "be" saying that no man would like me being like that and me like oh boy if only u knew 😂😂 Also she was a fascist when I spoke to her ab politics just to know what she thought etc and yep, she praised the Spanish dictatorship we had like 70 yrs ago so like what expect and she was a Christian She just needed to raise the arm to be a pearl from the sea -_- And she sent mom to an only girls religious school, not allowing her to experience love til like uni years and being constantly forced to believe or act in a way mom wasn't either!! And glad mom is straight bc if not she'd lived hell with her! Grandma was like : "OH, you mean the fword-s? I don't mind... UNLESS ITS MY HOUSE! And me like... OK? 😑 Mom is atheist so is uncle and they were forced to go to Christian bullshit until uni years and becoming independent... 🐒 And she was that twisted that tried to impose me bad ideas with the Bible about people when I wasn't even 10, so glad I went to atheist school and they taught me science or easy sex Ed adapted to kids that age...and mom's help, so I wouldn't fall for it! But oh God who knows how'd I have ended if I was manipulated, I'd probably be a stereypical homophobic in the closet by now

[@s0LLagal]

Man, now that I'm more conscious of my own mother's abuse, I'm starting to notice juuuust how similar a lot of this stuff is to my own life.

[@Therizzyrizzler-y4z]

I'm sorry

[@s0LLagal]

@@Therizzyrizzler-y4z Don't. There's no reason for you to be sorry, it's my own problem, and .. well, I don't really have to deal with her anymore. The gesture is appreciated, but like- you don't need to be sorry

[@Therizzyrizzler-y4z]

@@s0LLagal no I wasn't saying I was sorry like that, I meant I felt bad that you had to go through that. But I'm glad you were able to get out of that situation.

[@s0LLagal]

@@Therizzyrizzler-y4z Ah right. Apologies for the misunderstanding-

[@JavAnimations14]

Same here :/

[@bioopbee]

Idk why but the way Robin speaks is so like verbally appealing? Not like in a hot way but like in a like "I have adhd and learned how to copy the cadence and speech patters of people and would deem this one as a pleasing one to copy" like, some people just have splendid ways and speeds the talk and Robin is one of them. also as someone who has immense trouble telling the differnce between people talking (gender or other like normal distinguishing factors don't seem to do shit), and can only really tell who is speaking based upon cadence, it's nice to be able to be fairly confident that it's robin speaking when he's hosting(?) (also I say fairly bc when writing this I had to check the comments and look for the little thing saying who was talking just to make sure I wasn't making a fool of myself here)

[@TheaterCryptid]

So you use patterns more than voice itself to determine who's talking? I find it interesting. Also, I cannot explain how I agree but I just do - Robin does has a certain way to speak that's pleasant to hear. I don't know how, it just- is.

[@bioopbee]

@@TheaterCryptid Yeah! I do! It's kinda wacky but it's how I do it and right?? It's hard to explain but soe people's voices, like Robin's, just lovely to hear

[@cristinaelizabethkraat1569]

I find his voice irritating. Idk why, I just do.

[@TheaterCryptid]

@@bioopbee So say someone has you on the phone and you don't know who it is, you would use the speed of their words, etc to recognize who it is? Sorry to stick on the subject but I find it fascinating. Also, as someone with ADHD and a hypersensitivity to sensory stimulus including sounds, I think you said it well in your first comment. It's soothing to hear but it also feel like it would be to talk like him? While I'm bad a imitating, I have that thing with something repeating sounds or words I hear and it feel like it would be fun to repeat his.

[@bioopbee]

@@TheaterCryptid I'd probably just use speed of their words as you said and certain patterns or words they comonly say/ what topic they are talking about. If I can't figure it out with that I'll either straight up ask them or fumble my way through the convo until they say something that gives away who they are. Also totally fine! Also yes! this like, some words are just nice to say like they're just great and fit in mouth just right and the way people say things or if they say somethign a certain way I just gotta repeat it

[@samdayak427]

Give Robin a break, please. He can't be angry all the time

[@TheaterCryptid]

To everyone that can't leave a toxic environment safely for the moment, there will be a time where this gonna end. It's terribly hard to go through but just held on a little bit longer. I was a kid and a teen that couldn't make any decision, that felt bad every day simply for existing. With those people, it's always a damned if you do damned if you don't. You can't talk back but you better answer, you can't stand up for yourself but they keep telling you that you don't communicate, etc. Those stories always reach a part of me deep down and honestly it hurt still. I have a long way to go. But it has been a year since I'm away from home. A year since I can say I'm living more to live than surviving everyday not knowing if I'll be able to still live tomorrow, because of the climate but also of everything that I've internalized. It's still hard, of course, but healing, while taking time and effort, is easier when you can breathe. One day you'll be there too. All of my support to all of you, I believe you can do it❤ Edit: I remembered that sentence I told a friend once: "It's okay to mourn the child that you never got to be". They said it helped. Even if you were parentized or feel like you were never able to just be a kid, it's still totally okay to mourn the child you could've been.

[@smol7224]

Hey fellow mutual escapee from toxic parent(s) person here! It does get better, and while it may take time, having the freedom and privacy you deserve is something that should be given freely not a dumb privilege or tool used for guilt tripping that a lot of these crazy parents or families utilize. You are a person, you are valid, and once the time is right and you are able to make like a U-Haul and m o v e, it will be incredible rewarding. As for the folks that want to make things right with their parents and want them in their lives, be cautious. It's not going to be easy and more times than not it's better to step away and let them learn the hard way, but overall if you have the choice to go soft-no contact or hard no contact at all, take it and run with it. Some parents will unfortunately never learn and be better, that goes for any family member that falls under this category as well, but there is the select few who will. Pick and choose what you believe is worth it in the long run and set up a game plan. Stay safe, take care, and best of luck to any and all that are currently dealing with stuff like this. Much love and support from your local art blob, Smol

[@TheaterCryptid]

@@smol7224 Hey there, thanks for your words, it means a lot! And you had some great points here. There's sometimes still that voice in the back of my mind telling me that I could've make it right if I tried just a little bit more and that I ruined my chance. I don't know if it will fade someday but I'm learning to deal with it because my situation was absolutely not one I could've solved any other way than completely cutting contacts and moving away but it's like there's a tiny bit of hope still there. This is not an easy decision, I had to leave my younger sister behind. I think that's the hardest to this day because I would've done anything to bring her with me but I just can't in my situation and I wish that she won't he mad at me the next time we see each other, could be in a few years. Wishing you the best

[@Volvith]

Thanks. I needed this. Honestly i want to move out, i want to leave because my mom is so unstable that i've basically forced myself into becoming a compulsive expert in reading people's emotions and doing everything to please everyone all at once, and it's tearing me apart. But between the housing crisis and just 0 affordability / availability i'm stuck. I'm tired of constantly walking on eggshells, never knowing when the next emotional breakdown is around the corner.

[@Beth-ux6jn]

These messages are so lovely, hopeful and realistic. I'm a trauma survivor 2 years out of my family home in my early twenties. I was fortunate to be able to rent initially and then moved in with my partner, as the rental situation has also been stressful. I've been in regular therapy for 3 years and finished a domestic violence/family abuse therapy group last month. The damage this kind of behaviour does to a child, and later adult, is immense and life-altering. For those who can't get out just yet, please know you are doing what you need to to survive. None of it is your fault. You deserve better and you will get there because you are the compassionate, hard-working soul your abuser wishes they could be. And to all abuse survivors: you are not the monster, they are. And you were not wrong for loving them. You're more human than most. You deserve better and you will be able give that to yourself, in time. Their suffering is not your fault or your responsibility. You are not too much and your feelings are not too big. You are allowed to mourn the childhood/parents you deserved or the person you could have been. It takes time to be able to accept that it was abuse, sometimes, and that's ok too. You have done the best you could with the tools and information you've had. It takes time and energy but it really does get better. Remember where you are now and look back on it in a few weeks, a few months or years to decades. Read back on your journals. Treat your younger self with the kindness, love, attention, importance and respect that wasn't afforded to them before. Keep surviving so you and your younger self can know what it's like to live ❤️‍🩹

[@redfromberk]

honestly, im at a point where i dont know if i can move on, im gone, but all that hate and manipulation has just become a part of me, i dont know what to do or how to even be an adult, because i not only did not learn how to, but got abused for trying to get out.

[@QwertyVirtualReality]

Parents after making normal things overly difficult for themselves and then taking it out on the kids

[@JamesTDG]

5:38 there may be no do-overs for the first, but there is always the enjoyment of the next time the holiday comes around. Kid probably won't even remember the event after enough time, so it can be a 1st time again

[@skootergirl22]

You won't get the frist memory until at least 3 and you'll forget it

[@wisteriaaa_23]

I’m currently watching this sipping hot chocolate that my mum got for me. Which makes me feel bad for everyone out there who have strict parents like these.

[@silvxrjae]

poor robin… why must he keep suffering? all of these painful subreddits 😭

[@mauron55]

I love then fact that so many people have their moms as ''birth giver'' on their phones.

[@willow_rayne6678]

My mom was a narcissist, but I didn't know that until I was almost 30 and I left my (now ex-) husband who is also a narcissist and I realized that the behavior was very similar. I didn't know about gaslighting and love bombing until then. My mom died when I was 27 from lung cancer - I'm going to be 35 in a few weeks - and I still have so many unresolved emotional/mental trauma that I'm trying to deal with. The ONLY time she told me she was proud of me was about 2 weeks before she died. She'd gone into a coma the last week she was alive, so she couldn't talk then, but the week before she was talking, moving around some, etc. I'm a mom now to two kids. I support my kids, encourage them, love them, and tell them every single day how proud I am of them. When they make a mistake, I don't yell at them or degrade them. I could NEVER talk to my kids the way my mom talked to me. I could NEVER treat my kids the way my mom treated me. My boyfriend knew my mom (we grew up together) and he's such a sweet, kind, and understanding man. He knows what I went through because he seen it - and was in it at one point when we dated for a few years when we were younger. It was because of my mom that we broke up... There were things that my mom did that made things incredibly hard for me and I didn't want to go NC because I still wanted to see my dad. However, my mom would threaten to call the cops on me if I came by, which made things incredibly difficult mentally and emotionally. When my dad became very sick and almost died, she told me that if I had been at home, my dad would have had the help he needed and wouldn't be sick. I was almost 19 at this point, not living at home because she kicked me out the moment I turned 18, and she's the one who told me not to come by. Not only that, but my younger brother was still living at home and I didn't cause my father to get sick, but that's what she did. She would blame the weather on you if she was mad at you. I still have problems today with certain things because of the years and years and years of abuse that I went through with her. I ended up marrying my kids' father who was narcissistic. I didn't know that's what it was at the time. I also didn't know about the things they do... We've been divorced for 6 years and I'm so much happier. Yes, I still have to deal with him because of our children, and I arm the kids with how to handle certain situations and things with him because of how he is and his temperament (plus they're in therapy). I shower them with love, affection, and I've taught them that it's not their fault for the way people are, behave, and act. They're only in control of themselves and their reaction to those around them. I want them to not have the same kind of feelings and deal with the same crap that I deal with, especially as adults. So, I've made damn sure to make sure they don't. I'll never understand how parents can treat their children the way that I've seen in this subreddit, and around the internet (or in person). I'll never understand how someone becomes a parent and still loves themselves more than the child they had. How can you blame your child for your actions and misgivings???? I know someone who blames their adult child for everything that went bad and that still goes wrong. Somehow, some way, it's her daughter's fault for whatever is going wrong. I don't understand it. People either don't realize, or they don't care, that how you talk to someone, and how you treat them, has an impact. Especially if it's your children.

[@PixelaGames2000]

Every time I see a video about this subreddit I thank god that I have normal parents who aren’t insane And who actually care dearly about me And I feel sorry for those who don’t have that Also yes some people should not be parents We need to just make a license for parenthood

[@wisteriaaa_23]

The first one is how obvious it feels when they guilt trip us 💀

[@phydeux]

I only made it 1/3 of the way through before I had to stop. My parents were toxic enough, listening to this just brings it all back and adds the knowledge other parents were just as bad. And I don't need that in my life.

[@angryparsnip9363]

Most of these people have their moms saved as "birth giver" in their phones. Says a lot.

[@artsyhoodies]

Barely a minute in, and I'm laughing like a choking seagull over "CoMmUniST tHoUghTS".

[@rn2497]

I once got scolded by my mother because I didn't answer her calls nor her texts. She called me early in the morning WHILE I WAS SLEEPING. I had a bad mood the entire day after that

[@RHumxn]

even tho this is really messed up, it brings me comfort that i wasn't the only one going through parents like this. like i wasnt actually alone in my situation... i love u guys, please keep moving forward and making urselves better ❤️🧡💛💚💙🩵💜

[@LexusLFA554]

When I grew up I also had a step-mom that was the worst. 10 years of bullying at school and bullying at home because of undiagnosed Asperger Syndrom completely annihilated my self-worth. At school I was the only loser who never had internet as a child. Therefore I never knew what the other kids were talking about, or what was currently the big deal on KZbin. This left me very scarred so I never want to live without internet again. At 17 I finally left that place to completely restart my life. I finished an apprenticeship and have now found work. I can tell that my stepmom is furious because she thought I would never bring it to anything in life.

[@erfchug-xc8cn]

Fuck was the Easter kid supposed to do on his FIRST EASTER?? Did OP’s mom think that he’d just be able to walk around and collect eggs????

[@StopMotion-Dann]

17:00 the fact that her contact is "Birth Giver" shows what kind of relationship they had

[@squeakatu1981]

This sub makes me so anxious because my mum is like most of these parents, I've been no contact for a few years now and it was the best decision I ever made. If anyone reading this is going through this with their parents please know it's not you it's them!! They are the one's with the problems, if you can get some help and try to go no contact life is hard enough as it is without having to take abuse from people we should be able to trust 100%

[@ChaddyTheGamer]

i have a mom EXACTLY like this. will absolutely go mad if things dont go her way. REFUSES to believe i got OSDD because "It was a punishment" YEAH, YOU HIT ME WHEN I WAS ONLY A YOUNG CHILD MULTIPLE TIMES

[@TheaterCryptid]

I hope you are away or can get away as soon as possible, it won't erase everything of course but still, good luck

[@jesseyu162]

That’s terrible. Honestly, I don’t understand why spanking isn’t considered abuse. It definitely is.

[@xd._.28234]

Yeah it's horrible!! I always encourage people ik to learn how to do self defense so next time they try sth, whether is bullies, partner or family, they can respond sometime and leave tf outta there bc God,some people are true psychopaths and words don't work 💀

[@johntrad806]

I am soo sorry for those who have to deal with "parents" like this.

[@averagehumanperson]

I hope Robin gets more chill subreddits where he doesn't have to read. It's probably really frustrating for him to force himself to do it.

[@bioopbee]

You know, I feel it may be telling that everysingle "insane parents" video is things my parents deem as normal traditional punishments or actions-

[@blazejunior2293]

16:57 you know they have the best connection with the parent when they’re called “birth giver” in their phone

[@NellaJade]

I love how so many of the kids calls their moms “birth giver”

[@acehylian4653]

"LOVE is all you need" LOVE, too, is an acronym... its stands for LEVEL OF VIOLENCE.

[@LumiKaten]

Now we need one for sane parents

[@mr.xearro]

11:16 it is called frivolous litigation, however for this case she say A kid and didn’t/couldn’t know before the court case therefore no punishment will happen. However if she decides to try again for the same kid a second time THEN a fine of 25000$ will be issued.

[@Ryanthusar]

1:35 - The OP in this case should take a police officer along with him. Being a minor that can easily be arranged to happen, simply needs to cite there being a possible danger, not to mention the threat of father calling the cops, and simply showing them a copy of that txt sent to them. Then if anything is gone, and OP can prove they bought it all with their own money, they can have good old dad arrested for the theft of it all, unless it pays cash restitution there and then on the spot. 10:45 - Oh, there will be punishment for wasting courts time, more so when OP politely informs the court that they dont have a child, of course they would either need to bring the friend along to help prove that. or filling out and signing an affidavit. If I was OP in this situation, personally I would have the friend bring their child with them and watch good old mother go all Karen and be told off by the judge even more.

[@janelbbuck]

Bruh 4:59 is so dangerous. There was a case of a pedo going after a kid after he was able to stalk where the child was based of photos and then we have this parent here basically giving out the child’s information and location on a silver platter.

[@Danap-mykaykat]

**gets murdered while at disneyland** That one mom from 19:43 : I just don’t see how you’re having a bad and unhappy time at the happiest place on earth?!

[@theoneandnovi]

hearing “what the actual hell are you talking about” be whispered close to the mic sounded like a fkin alternate

[@siliswest498]

8:39 damn, it feels so much better to just hear robin do the uncensored "fuck you"

[@Springtrap11556]

19:50 “Anybody would want to be there right now.” Me with family living in Orlando: Do I want to stand in lines for an hour for a 5 minute ride? NO FUCKING THANK YOU!

[@queennecra]

Journals in neon cursive.... I've learned to hide stuff and write an own stenography script. Had massive being screaming at sessions for both, like 8 PM to midnight. Incoherent stuff, worse than the screaming sessions I got for the stuff I wrote in regular journals. Learned to just memorise key things instead of writing them down. Having no new journal entries resulted in even more regular being screamed at sessions for hiding things.

[@lethallightning2]

17:00 what i find odd is i went through a similar thing: i got diagnosed with a fruit allergy (i can't eat fresh fruit only canned) and my grandma said it's "not real" and "an excuse to not eat healthy" even though i LOVE fruit. went to get a surgery in 2019, told my nurse i'm allergic to fresh fruit, and wow! she put it down in my chart as an allergy! it's a real allergy! who woulda thunk?!

[@SckharVawn]

I am so glad I've always had a great relationship with both my parents.

[@Volvith]

"I am depressed" "Watch porn and take your mind off it" ... _Well that took a sharp left turn down unexpected boulevard..._

[@johnreich1878]

Let me backup spankings, while potty training SHOULD NEVER BE FIXED WITH VIOLENCE, there’s a reason spankings are given on the ass, because it is thick enough to not break any bones yet hurt enough so it actually serves as punishment.

[@suzannep4122]

The bad grammar always triggers something in me (my abusive mom had bad grammar too)

[@7sins_of_life]

Reminds me of the time my mom complained that I didn't call her for Christmas. She was sitting next to me on Christmas. Or a few weeks ago she told me that she never wants to hear from me again (Yes, gladly!) and then she complained to my dad (whom she blames for everything she fucked up) that I didn't call for mother's day. Wtf?

[@baguetteperson]

Mmmm, I sure do love parents who think living human beings are basically their property. But seriously, if you can relate to this, I AM SO SORRY. Hopefully soon you’ll be in better places, with better people.

[@skootergirl22]

If they want something alive to control they should get a dog then birth a new human

[@xd._.28234]

Lmao literally grandma towards mom and i-, sick, even when mom was like 50 yo she'd still want to badly control her!! Mom.left the house at 18, even at moments where she had to count the cents so she could eat a sandwich that day while living with friends temporarily

[@xd._.28234]

​​@@skootergirl22 exactly,and not even with dogs u can do it

[@bluntizard4481]

11:12 @Robin some places in the US now have Anti-KAREN laws which do punish people that abuse police services (namely California)

[@SomeDudeCauseYes]

should be around the world

[@alexismyers6053]

0:39 someone else pointed out that the first message we see was sent at 4.15 and the last one was sent at 4.24. Woman is calling the police after 9 whole minutes! Like… lady!

[@skootergirl22]

I'm the same with my mum, I worry about her a lot if she doesn't text back but now I know she's possibly busy or her phone is acting up. I'm neurodivent and has anxiety

[@alexismyers6053]

@@skootergirl22 lol people get upset with me if I don’t text back or answer when they call. Like… I told you last week that my sleep schedule has been off for a while, what did you expect? I have anxiety and I’m ND (I’m told sleep habits like mine are common in people who have ADHD but idk). I just find the differences funny

[@xdarin_]

10:06 That shit's dryer than a Twitter apology.

[@knivspit]

5:08 this parent clearly has no fear of pedos…

[@pleuvoiraine]

Catch me stealing 'birth giver' for my mom's contact name

[@KingRinVT]

To be fair with the court one, sometimes grandparents are doing to check on a child who could be in a possible abuse situation and it can be a way to get the child out of the house. Most of the time it's shit like that tho. Just because they believe they have the right.

[@guts60]

My god. I am a Christian man, and the one thing I hate hearing the most, out of any saying, is “I/we will pray for you”. It means that you don’t plan to do anything to actually help. Be a good Christian and actually provide your own support. Don’t get me wrong, I believe in prayer, but prayer isn’t bargaining. You have to actually commit to supporting the person yourself before your prayers will be answered or something along those lines. TL;DR local Christian hates the phrase “I/we will pray for you”

[@skootergirl22]

I'm sure God couldn't do anything to change the minds of his sheep's lambs

[@G.O.A.T.M.]

Fun fact: When your parents complain about you, just tell them you could become a serial killer.

[@PursuedBelt]

Hi emkay (: Love everything you guys make! watch your videos almost every day! Everyone has a excellent voice and sound like a cool person! I feel cool to see a video of yours so soon after it was made! Wish you would see this comment.❤ I think you guys are good people so you are like an idol to me! I myself and just am a small youtuber and you are a big one that deserves to be bigger than me because you know what people like, and I just draw bad pictures that disappoint people. I know you don’t care but I love your channel!

[@ohshanana2397]

19:49 wait that sounds like my school we went for a trip to Disney last school year

[@goat_4_it550]

Yoo that post was me actually! Have no idea how to see if it was the same one but we went in around January or February I think

[@iwannaleavee]

im here watching and STRESSING about this, how are so many parents this dumb

[@Solecita19]

Boy am I glad I have normal parents. Well not exactly normal, but weird in a good way 😂 I am an adult but going home and visiting my parents is still one of my favorite times.

[@Aleezaurr_]

So glad my parents aren't like this..i feel bad for people with these horrible parents.. my blood is boiling right now 💀

[@SmoothCriminal69]

These insane parents have been denied the right to have kids by a Smooth Criminal

[@depressedglub32]

At 4:36 I’m glad they didn’t blur out the contact photo of her mom, it’s always nice seeing what the shitty parent looks like lmfao

[@nathanmorris2983]

11:45 I swear to god if someone sent me texts like that I would block them or see if theyre drunk, cause telling someone depressed and anxious to just masturbate and "get over it" is actually disgusting

[@Twilight.Knight]

9:17 southern country grandparent nicknames, that's what I called mine too, plus nana

[@indie6585]

like they say, every child deserves a parent but not every parent deserves a child.

[@thedd5021]

I swear why do parents like this exist

[@thedd5021]

I'm going to be honest, my theory is that these parents had parents like they are now, this sets a bad role model.

[@RuSosan]

Mental health issues, they had equally bad parents, cultural issues like religions, illnesses, entitlement, tough times like poverty, deaths in the family or divorce... Tons of potential causes, but there's never a valid reason for being a shitty parent.

[@xd._.28234]

Mental issues, trauma, bad education, ass laws depending of the country and treatment of minors as if they're toys which doesn't help

[@xd._.28234]

​@@RuSosan exactly, being abused isn't an excuse to become one,u need therapy and pills,not ruin others lives.