\nWe’d rather not have any birthday wishes at all from our mothers than this backhanded, insulting message. No wonder this person has such foul mods around their mother.
"],"title":"A Birthday Gift","image":{"name":"nh0v8bu77c93lte0.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":692},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":384}}}},{"text":["There are dog people and there are cat people. Usually, the two groups can get along fine, but place them in a house together with a dog, and someone is going to be unhappy.\nIf their kid didn’t like dogs, most parents would wait until they moved out before they brought one into the house. This parent couldn’t care less and refused to respect their child’s boundaries or acknowledge their rights as an individual. You can’t force anyone to pet anything they don’t want to.
"],"title":"That’s Ruff","image":{"name":"4x8hrgn78cgihsvb.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":316,"height":500},"mobile":{"width":316,"height":500}}}},{"text":["When the pandemic hit, tensions between family members became all the more strained. Now, instead of having any kind of escape, people were stuck in the same house for weeks on end with others who really ground their gears. \nNot to mention, people became extremely fearful of the possibility of contracting the disease. Even an allergic reaction to pain medication might convince people that the individual is carrying the virus and should be avoided at all costs.
"],"title":"Worry Meter","image":{"name":"agr54q3g7b2mao2z.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":906},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":503}}}},{"text":["Our parents tend to be technologically challenged, and it, unfortunately, falls on the kids to be both the person to explain how it works as well as the person they unleash their frustration on. \nIn situations like this, it’s best to let the person calm down and figure it out on their own. Trying to tell them calmly that you were only trying to help never blows over well, as this slightly insane mother shows us.
"],"title":"Don’t Bother, Print-cess","image":{"name":"4tm9cp4wd56plt8y.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":772},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":429}}}},{"text":["Technology, we’ve come to realize, is a double-edged sword. It makes communication a whole lot easier and puts the whole world in our hands. Unfortunately, it also leads to a whole lot of miscommunication, and uncomfortable situations, like this one. \nWhen this person’s phone died, their mom was all too quick to start taking away their medicine as punishment. All it takes is one dead phone to really show your mom’s true colors.
"],"title":"Worth a Shot","image":{"name":"t6aspoqnfd1j8rvr.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":895},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":497}}}},{"text":["When we’re younger, taking the trash out or doing the dishes is the last thing we want to be doing. Cleaning the whole house is another chore entirely, but this mother still expected her son to get it done. \nToo bad she didn’t give him a realistic chance to get his tasks done, nor any semblance of understanding when he was trying to talk reasonably with her. Sounds like she was just looking for any excuse to punish him.
"],"title":"Clean Up","image":{"name":"g6uayep3gpfbr9fr.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1119},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":622}}}},{"text":["At first, this family dynamic confused us. Why would someone living in his parents’ house—even getting his room cleaned by his mother—have their own bank account? What is the age of this person and what are they paying insurance for?\nAfter reading this conversation, it’s clear why they tried to separate their finances from their families'. With an invasive mother like theirs, we too would want to keep our business to ourselves.
"],"title":"Debt Collector","image":{"name":"49h9u440uncllyba.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1154},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":641}}}},{"text":["Times moves so quickly, and kids grow up right before your very eyes. While many parents dread their children losing their innocence and getting old too quickly, most don’t go to these lengths.\nThis mom picked up the habit of dressing her child when her daughter was little and never was able to shake it. Now, she doesn’t know how to handle it when her daughter finally asked for some autonomy when it comes to dressing herself. Talk about controlling.
"],"title":"Clothes Minded","image":{"name":"um88uiyjmzn9rt6w.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1043},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":580}}}},{"text":["Money is always an awkward topic among family members, especially when that conversation includes asking someone to loan you money. In a bind, these parents asked their child for some extra money for a payment, fully expecting them to give it up willingly. \nIf their child couldn’t lend them the money, they might as well take the opportunity to lecture them about their spending habits. Sounds pretty hypocritical to us.
"],"title":"A Small Loan","image":{"name":"yuxoeinpkony8oma.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1155},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":642}}}},{"text":["These days, it’s not uncommon for kids to have their phones within reach at all times—even during class. Therefore, it's not crazy to assume that your kid will text you back even if he’s at school.\nUnfortunately, this child was taking a test when his parent texted him, and they were unable to calm them down before the parent had a proper freakout. We'd be so embarrassed if our dad showed up to school unannounced just because we didn't text them back.
"],"title":"Testing My Patience","image":{"name":"lihivq4ep749ig0q.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":666},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":370}}}},{"text":["No one likes being ignored, but parents have an especially hard time being ignored by their children, especially because their kids are usually so good at it. This parent had one solution to solve their problem of being iced out.\nWe wonder what question they asked their kid that was so imperative for them to know the answer. While it’s not the worst thing to send your kid over and over, it's entirely unnecessary to spam them until they answer.
"],"title":"Love Bombing","image":{"name":"hvwtaxaa2zp2ifip.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1261},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":700}}}},{"text":["Let’s face it—some parents are just toxic. When being around parents causes far more harm than good, some kids choose to take a step back for the sake of their own well-being. \nThese boundaries often surprise parents. In the best-case scenarios, they open up the opportunity for conversations like the first message to occur. Unfortunately, for the most part, boundaries set by kids result in their parents being defensive—or even threatening, in this case.
"],"title":"Costly Silence","image":{"name":"8axu4xy541u298bc.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1170},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":650}}}},{"text":["There are some people who can’t help but make every situation about them. Obviously, when this girl makes any life decisions, she has to take everyone else’s opinions into account. \nWe’d hate to be in this family, where any form of self-expression, such as getting a haircut, is automatically assumed to be done with the purpose of ruining a wedding and agitating their mother.
"],"title":"Hairy Situation","image":{"name":"6d4td0w0px7q0fwg.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1152},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":640}}}},{"text":["For decades, older generations have been scared of the implications of certain music genres. We thought people had moved on since metal music has been around for so long, but this mom is having a seriously hard time accepting that her grown child likes a certain band. \nShe should’ve checked who she was marrying if she was that nervous about anyone in her family listening to this band.
"],"title":"Devil’s Music","image":{"name":"cb2pbgfdv7xi9qj9.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1150},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":639}}}},{"text":["We’ll admit it—sometimes, it’s easier to pretend that we didn’t see our parents’ messages than it is to answer them when they are being ridiculous. At her son’s graduation, this mom was more focused on pestering her daughter than enjoying the event.\nWe’re not sure why she couldn’t just lean over to her daughter to ask her these things. Just how desperately did she need that piece of gum?
"],"title":"Chewed Out","image":{"name":"kwu96ujt5gy3qy0o.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1131},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":628}}}},{"text":["Some relationships have experienced such rifts that there seems to be no way to mend them. Desperate situations lead to desperate measures, especially when it comes to trying to get your kid to talk to you, but we’d highly recommend you think before you resort to this method. \nThis is the weirdest threat we’ve ever heard. We wonder if he’s tried to have a normal conversation about how their relationship could improve instead of being so creepy.
"],"title":"Take That","image":{"name":"rl8fh2jrshgh1ib8.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":545},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":303}}}},{"text":["There are few parents we know that are completely accepting of tattoos and piercings. While tattoos have grown in popularity in the last few decades, many parents still hold traditional views that associate tattoos with negativity and rebellion. \nThis mom couldn’t help but tell her child exactly what she thought of the tattoo. It’s too bad her broken heart won’t change the fact that this is on her kid forever.
"],"title":"Tat-too Far","image":{"name":"7ghem6ubpxif4xox.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1160},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":644}}}},{"text":["Just because you're connected to someone by blood does not mean that you must maintain a relationship with them, especially when that person tries to control your every move long after you’ve become an adult. \nAfter not talking for months, this mom insisted that her son move back into her house, and even threatened to call the police on him—although we’re sure she’d have problems providing reasonable grounds.
"],"title":"Control Yourself","image":{"name":"ajlx6n5wx8owaps8.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":700,"height":1210},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":691}}}},{"text":["The point of having a bedroom with a door is to maintain some sort of privacy. Living in your parents' house already takes away some of that privacy, so the least they could do is respect a closed door. \nThis father not only crossed a line by going into his daughter’s room without her permission, but these parents went way too far when they had a conversation about her undergarments and shamed her about the state of her room. This would make us so uncomfortable.
"],"title":" Make a Mess","image":{"name":"sixvlb3tab8tbvia.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":700,"height":1492},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":853}}}},{"text":["For some people, a trip to Miami sounds like the relaxing vacation of their dreams. For this person, going to Miami with their mother is their idea of a nightmare.\nFrom not listening to their schedule, to making them pay her back, to threatening to call their company, we’re not sure which is the worst part of this conversation. Not to mention that this mom can’t help but insult their child at every opportunity.
"],"title":"Relaxing Vacation","image":{"name":"xjrvgigpqmw9eoab.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":710,"height":730},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":411}}}},{"text":["You’d think that going to university would allow children to finally feel independence from their overprotective parents. Unfortunately, for this person, their dad still kept very close tabs on their every move. \nIf this father is paying for his kid’s way through university, there’s not much they could do about them checking their location, schedule, and grades, but we feel really bad that even in university, this dad is overbearing and distrusting of his kid.
"],"title":"University Blues","image":{"name":"r08px48ofxxd2yeb.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":708,"height":672},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":380}}}},{"text":["We’ve heard of clingy boyfriends and girlfriends, but we’re not sure we’ve seen a clingy parent like this before. If your kid isn’t answering the phone, they’re probably sleeping or just busy. \nBlowing up their phone with endless messages is not going to wake them up any earlier, nor make them want to answer your thousands of texts any faster. This is wholly unnecessary.
"],"title":"Hello?","image":{"name":"y017kq8uxckq5slx.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1086},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":603}}}},{"text":["The holidays are the perfect time to get together with family members you haven’t been able to see in a while. Unfortunately, asking your kid for money has a way of killing the festive mood.
\nAll this person wanted to do was spend time with their father for Christmas. Instead of acknowledging the text at all, this dad demanded money for a loan that his child probably didn’t have anything to do with anyways. Guess there won’t be a nice Christmas all together this year.
"],"title":"Happy Holidays","image":{"name":"l9l6zo6l4l0j1q6x.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":442},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":246}}}},{"text":["It’s a good reminder for everyone that commenting on someone’s appearance that’s irreversible isn’t helpful to anyone. When this person got a haircut, both of her parents made sure to tell her exactly how they felt about it. \nLucky for the two of them, it’s not their hair! Surely, these people have something more important to focus on in their lives than ganging up on their daughter for a haircut.
"],"title":"Cut it Out","image":{"name":"a4126yls2h3t4i01.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":767},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":426}}}},{"text":["Life is full of disappointments, and for many kids, disappointing their parents is something they actively try to avoid at all costs.\nWith a mother like this, disappointing her seems to be the only option. Even though her child had a good excuse to miss an event, their mother was all too ready to lay on the guilt extra thick. Dramatic much?
"],"title":"Dead Serious","image":{"name":"4zurx5yjs1auqlhi.jpg","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1183},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":657}}}}]}; Technology is pretty brilliant, right? Nowadays, we have the power to stream our favorite television shows and movies onto the smallest of screens, we can see people across the world without any trouble, and we’ve even been able to take pictures out in space. Despite all of these advancements, it’s still pretty easy to send awkward texts to the wrong number – and that becomes pretty awkward when you accidentally send them to your kids or your parents.
We all know what Plan B is. We also all know that you should never accidentally text your mom anything about Plan B – especially when you’re trying to keep it a secret from her. It seems as though this son or daughter didn’t get that memo, though…
And they also didn’t look at who they were writing the message to before they hit “Send.” The end result is something that we wouldn’t wish upon our worst enemy. We bet that was a pretty tense discussion.
There’s nothing worse than your parents knowing the business that goes on between you and the person you like, and there’s also nothing worse than knowing they have seen the text messages between the two of you.
Unless your mom steals your phone and reads your texts, there’s very little chance of that happening, right? Well, think again. Sometimes it’s easy to accidentally send a text to the wrong number, and that’s exactly what this person did. It’s a good thing they’re not their mom’s type.
It’s no secret that parents often get pretty fed up with their kids, but it seems as though some moms and dads often create rude little nicknames for their children – and you can probably guess a few of them without us telling you.
When this dad meant to text his wife and ask whether they had picked up the kids – using a very rude word in the process – he didn’t realize that he had actually texted one of his children instead. It’s safe to say that it didn’t go down too well.
When it comes to technology and texting, parents are sometimes a little off the mark. They often think that everything is possible on their little devices, and they often think that they are going to be inundated with text messages as soon as they turn their phones on.
This mom obviously thought the same, which is why she messaged her child to let them know that she didn’t want to be contacted in the next hour. She also had to make it doubly clear when they replied with a snarky message back.
There’s nothing better than receiving a “Good morning” text from the person that you love, is there? While there are some lucky people in this world who receive that text on a regular basis, there are others who have to do without.
Well, it seems as though this mom didn’t want their son or daughter to go without, so she decided to send them this message from their imaginary boyfriend. We can’t work out whether it’s cute or insulting. We’ll go with both.
Although many accidental texts to your parents can uncover dirty secrets and nuggets of information that kids would rather keep to themselves, sometimes they just showcase the love that those kids have in their hearts.
Of course, that’s still pretty awkward. Most people say to their dads that they love them with multiple hearts and bear emojis – but that’s exactly what this person did. It seems as though this dad had no option but to roast their child with the same text back, and we don’t blame him.