35+ Parents Who Should Be Fired From Being Parents

This article appeared in thedaddest.com and has been published here with permission.

Some people were born to be parents, raising their little ones in a healthy environment and trying to always have a good influence on them. But, some people out there should never have had kids in the first place. From leaving your four-year-old in charge as the babysitter to dismissing your child’s mental illness, we’ve compiled a list of posts that prove these parents really should be fired from their parenting duties.

Potty Mouth Toddler

Children's language grows and develops based largely on the language they're exposed to by the adults around them. Unfortunately, this means they also pick up the things we don't want them to say, like curse words.

So she's not even sure if her toddler, who barely understands what they say and hear anyway, said a bad word, and reacted by shoving the kid in a corner for half a day. Talk about an extreme reaction. We won't even address why on earth a toddler has an iPhone.

Grandparents Aren’t Free Babysitters

Most grandparents love to spend time with their grandchildren. There's nothing like seeing the humans you raised create and raise tiny humans of their own. This does not, however, mean that grandparents want to be taken advantage of.

She gets a free babysitter two Sundays a month, and her mom had already agreed to a whole weekend, which is a long time with a baby. Instead of complaining, she should be grateful her mom even helps her out at all.

Babies Are Not Like Dogs

With modern medicine having advanced so much, home births are becoming more and more popular. They allow women to have their babies in the comfort of their own homes, just like in the old days, but also have great medical care should they need it.

Ears and tails are not the same thing as your child's reproductive organ. Circumcision is already a questionable practice, but it's definitely not a DIY type of procedure! We hope her friend convinced her before it was too late.

A Very Bad Idea

One thing parents often ask themselves is how old their children need to be before they can be left home alone. A lot of factors play into this decision, like how long the parent will be gone and if there are any neighbors they can go to should something go wrong.

We think pretty much every parent can agree that four years old is definitely not within the acceptable age range to be left home alone. Kids that age can still barely string proper sentences together, let alone look after themselves!