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r/insaneparents • u/hoedoughfriend • 56m ago

SMS context to both is that i asked for my own bank account because they spend all my money

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r/insaneparents • u/Lanky-Animator6902 • 1d ago

SMS My dad because I started testosterone without my parents permission

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r/insaneparents • u/Ursisisatmyhousern • 1d ago

Other caption of my brain-dead mother's social media post

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r/insaneparents • u/Ashamed-Clue-8192 • 1d ago

SMS confronted my mom about taking money from my account without permission again. Went as good as it always does

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r/insaneparents • u/kittycatgirlgus • 1d ago

SMS I only agree to go on a week-long family trip next month because my controlling mother threatened to show up at my house, which she's done unannounced before in the middle of the night. Now she's accusing me of 'hiding.' She wonders why I avoid her, then speaks to me like this.

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r/insaneparents • u/mildchaosmajorodd • 2d ago

SMS Haven't talked to my father in years, got this wild ramble the other day from him.

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r/insaneparents • u/BeeJay1973 • 2d ago

Other Hi everyone, please meet my mother. Is she insane/a narcissist/abusive? And why after decades of this shit and doing my best to maintain a distance, does it still get to me?

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r/insaneparents • u/external_escape0 • 2d ago

SMS The conversation with my mom, days before an account was opened in my name

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r/insaneparents • u/Squimble-the-cat • 3d ago

SMS Dads mad I fed my cat the recommended amount (text conversation from after he screamed at me)

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r/insaneparents • u/external_escape0 • 4d ago

SMS Had an account opened in my name, told my mom about it.

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r/insaneparents • u/Motor_Yam_5560 • 5d ago

SMS Message A friend got in his family group chat because "The bathroom isn't clean enough"

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r/insaneparents • u/Eclipsed_Valentine • 5d ago

Other My father is crazy

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r/insaneparents • u/SkyeeeHulo • 5d ago

SMS My parents started leaving seeds in their drive-way when I left home, and it sounds like still nothing has changed

345 Upvotes

39 comments

r/insaneparents • u/nacho-friedtortillas • 4d ago

SMS My mom is a big asshole and she doesn’t roll care abt me. Hope she doesn’t find this :T

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r/insaneparents • u/kalzan • 6d ago

SMS Constantly acts like I'm the one ignoring him when he's the one ignoring ME

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r/insaneparents • u/speedyhobbit13 • 7d ago

SMS My mom did not like me setting boundaries about not violating the lease on MY apartment

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956 Upvotes

108 comments

r/insaneparents • u/thevodkapapi • 9d ago

SMS Love my mom lmao

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r/insaneparents • u/Melody_39 • 8d ago

SMS My dad

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r/insaneparents • u/Siliconius_ • 8d ago

SMS This is toxic, right? I tried coming out as an atheist to my dad and it didn’t work out (whole other can of worms). I wanted space so I decided to stay at a friend’s house, this is how he handled it.

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r/insaneparents • u/caveunicqrn • 10d ago

SMS whh???

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r/insaneparents • u/HunterShotBear • 10d ago

SMS My mom’s reaction to me wanting to take my 6mo boys to visit his grandfather in hospice for the upcoming Christmas and Thanksgiving, which are likely to be my fathers last. He could potentially not even make it to then. She’s already pushed my two sisters away, one by making wild public accusations.

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r/insaneparents • u/AnubusFury01 • 11d ago

SMS So my dad freaked out because I didn't message him at 4 in the morning. I 16M had woke up around 630 about 30 minutes before my bus arrives. Typically I either take a cold shower or play my oculus for a bit to wake me up. This day I didn't look at my phone until I was on the bus when this happed...

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r/insaneparents • u/Tiny_Distribution783 • 12d ago

SMS Mum pissed off because I didn’t send pictures of me as a bridesmaid at my half sister’s wedding. She was uninvited by my sister because of her childish behaviour about not being invited to the ceremony. I was up since 7:00am

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