22 Screenshots Of Helicopter Parents Who The Word "Boundary" Is A Foreign Word To

    "I make my children talk to me. Secrets don't exist in my household."

    1. This parent who showed up at their child's place unannounced and didn't see why they were upset:

    Screenshot of a text exchange
    Screenshot of a text exchange

    2. This parent who didn't let their kids have access to the internet:

    "My children's schoolmates are their siblings"

    3. This parent who was mad their child was taking three AP classes instead of four:

    Screenshot of a text exchange
    Screenshot of a text exchange
    Screenshot of a text exchange
    Screenshot of a text exchange

    4. This parent who was furious that their 18-year-old had been sexually active for a year:

    Screenshot of a text exchange

    5. This parent who blew up their 18-year-old's phone with messages because they didn't answer the phone for 20 minutes:

    Screenshot of a text exchange

    6. This parent who set a strict weekly dinner schedule as soon as their 22-year-old moved out:

    Screenshot of a text exchange

    7. This parent who was incredibly strict about their kid's screen time:

    A parent says their 16-year-old child doesn't have a phone and can only go on the internet with a parent present, and their TVs are programmed so he can only watch certain channels

    8. This parent who tried to make their child feel guilty for rescheduling lunch:

    Screenshot of a text exchange

    9. This parent who didn't see their child as "pure" anymore because they were living with their partner before marriage:

    A parent asks their child to return the ring they had given them for their wedding because they thought they'd walk her down the aisle "pure" to give to her husband

    10. This parent who didn't let their kids keep some things to themselves:

    Screenshot of Reddit comments

    11. This parent who sent their child on an unnecessary guilt trip:

    Screenshot of a text exchange

    12. This parent who didn't approve of the play their grandchild was in:

    Screenshot of a text exchange
    Screenshot of a text exchange
    Screenshot of a text exchange

    13. This parent who wasn't considerate of their child's finances:

    Screenshot of a text exchange

    14. This parent who threatened to spank their child for not using the bathroom:

    Screenshot of a Facebook comment

    15. This parent who didn't believe children deserve privacy:

    A parent refers to children as property and says if they want privacy they can move out

    16. This parent who was too opinionated about how their grandchildren were being raised:

    A grandparent tells their child they need to "get control of these kids" in response to a picture of their grandchild sleeping on the couch and cuddling a cat

    17. This parent who announced their child's pregnancy news before they had a chance to announce it themself:

    A pregnant mother asks their mother-in-law to take down a social media post announcing her pregnancy, and the mother-in-law refuses

    18. This parent who got mad that their child was busy at college orientation:

    A child says they were in orientation so couldn't answer the phone, and their father responds "I will match your responsiveness to me when you need something"

    19. This parent who demanded their 27-year-old child download a location-tracking app:

    The child refuses the tracking app and says they're 27, and the parent responds "I am just putting your name on my list, don't get your feathers ruffled, relax"

    20. This parent who wanted proof that their 20-year-old child was at the movies like they said:

    A parent asks if their child has gotten to the movie, the child says yes, and the parent asks for a picture of the movie screen or ticket

    21. This parent who wanted to punish their child for eating ramen noodles:

    A parent asking a social media community for a suitable punishment for her child for bringing instant ramen noodles into their house and eating them at night

    22. And this parent who turned off their child's wireless data because they wouldn't share their location:

    A text chain of the parent threatening to turn data off if location services aren't turned on, then days later, asking the child to call back and then saying data is back on; the child never responds to any of the texts