Posted on Jan 31, 2023

19 Screenshots Of Helicopter Parents Who Desperately Need To Loosen Their Grip

"I would rather die than play with my kids. It's boring beyond acceptability."

by Ajani Bazile-Dutes

BuzzFeed Staff

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

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

A parent says they had a "mommy moment" and smashed their child's XBox and are now looking for a replacement because they feel bad

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

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"

The parent sends a Fox News clip, the child asks them to stop, and the parent responds with a rant that says "you don't know shit liberal" and "I want nothing to do with you"

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"

The parent says they're bothered that their child liked a Facebook post about someone being unbaptized, the child says they must have liked it by mistake, and the parent asks the child to go back and unlike it

A parent says they provide for their child but don't play with them, that's what friends are for, and says "I would rather die than play with them, it is boring beyond acceptability"

The parent asks their child to go to church, the child says they're not religious and have COVID, and the parent says "both bad reasons" and that they had hoped to see them in the afterlife

The parent asks for their child's social security number, the child asks why, and the parent says "don't ask me, just give it to me"

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

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

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

The parent says it was reported to them that their child was spotted on the highway and asks where they're going; the 40-year-old child says "this is how you get blocked mom"

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

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

A parent says "I'm so sick of the consent trend, I show my kids on social media because I want to and that's no one else's business"

A father tells their child that their mother will be angry if the child gets a separate bank account and asks why they want to hide their purchases

The child continues to insist on separate accounts, the father says "try approaching from a different attitude," and the child says "No, everyone I tell about my mom seeing my bank account says it's crazy or weird"

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