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Parentner

Parentner
(noun)
pair-ent-ner

A Parentner is a person who shares the role of parenting with their former romantic partner in a spirit of love, respect, and collaboration. Though no longer spouses or in a romantic relationship, Parentners remain united as a family through their shared commitment to their children’s well-being.

They are not husband or wife — they are Parentners:
partners in parenting,
co-creators of peace,
and steady co-navigators in their child’s life journey.
Please meet Mike he is my parentner
by KLOMC June 14, 2025
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Parent Watching

When someone judges how a Parent is Parenting their kids.
"She shouldn't let her kids play video games all night" no you just Parent Watching, it's my kids let them have fun.

"Kids shouldn't be exposed to lgbtq+ content" no you just Parent Watching, they can understand it.
"They shouldn't punish their kid for having one C" no you just Parent Watching, my kid need to be smart and successful.

"A father should be disciplative" no you just Parent Watching, My kid turn out respectful.

"A mother can't raise a kid without a father properly" no you just Parent Watching, my kid turned out normal.
by Daytime35 September 8, 2025
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parental technology mismatch

When you ask your parents for the latest PlayStation, but instead you get older, more obscure gaming console Commodore CDTV / Philips CD-i / Casio Loopy because your parents don't want to get addicted to video games. Same as when you ask your parents for the latest smartphone, but instead you get Texas Instrument calculator that has always been the same since 1995, a Jewish flip phone, an MP3 nugget, and a digital camcorder because your parents don't want to get addicted to smartphone.
When I asked my parents for the latest PlayStation, I ended up with a Commodore CDTV instead, highlighting the classic parental technology mismatch.
by Emotional Cruiser September 19, 2025
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parentification

The psychological phenomenon where children grow up too fast, often taking on adult responsibilities to please their parents and surrounding adults.
She became the family caregiver at a young age, a classic case of parentification that made her miss out on a normal childhood.
by Emotional Cruiser September 21, 2025
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Parental Darwinism

Parental Darwinism is the complete failure of a parent at raising their kid.
She should get a award for Parental Darwinism with how bad she screwed up that kid by coddling him and teaching him to be nothing but a cunt.
by Mike OxMaul 187 September 27, 2025
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Parenthetical

The act or status of 8eing extremely a8normal a8out Meenah Peixes, pre or post scratch.
Guy 1: hey i made you some cupcakes :)

(Guy 1): )(OLY S)(IT what 8rand are they
Guy 1: oh it's just the normal betty crocker cake mix

(Guy 1): 🙂
Guy 1: stop looking at me like that man you're too damn parenthetical. you need an intervention
by jaspers serket November 30, 2025
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Parentflation

When the “cost” of being a parent keeps going up—not in dollars, but in expectations. The idea that you have a chorus of PTA Karens and amateur child therapists looking over your shoulder, ready to call CPS if your kid faces any hardship whatsoever, while your tiny, Wi-Fi-enabled know-it-all doesn’t want to see “a dinosaur”—they want to see a Parasaurolophus, accurate to scale.

Symptoms may include:
-Packing three separate snacks because one is gluten-free, one is dye-free, and one is “crunchy but not too crunchy.”
-Talking to your child in calm therapist-speak so you don’t go to jail while they’re actively feral in the grocery store.
-Scheduling your kid’s life like they’re training for the Olympics at age six.
-Staying within three feet of them at all times because God forbid they fall off the monkey bars.
“Bro can you imagine our dads confirming snacks, screen limits, and emergency contacts just so we could go to a birthday party? My dad would’ve just tossed me out of the truck at whatever house looked right, and said ‘don’t die.’ Parentflation is real."
by ScaryFeet December 9, 2025
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