Parental Fail

When your parents either are unreasonably strict and controlling or are drug dealers. And not the fun kind of drug dealers, either.

"Oh my gosh, my parents are making me drop my AP class and Jazz Band! They're such parental fails!"

by Vanessa(: August 30, 2009

Parent(s)

1. Lifeless people who have nothing better to do than make their child miserable and isolate them from their friends

2. people who abuse children because the THINK that it will hlep them learn manner/behave

3. People who don't shut the hell up and annoy you throughout life. Though you wish they would just go away, they won't.

4. people who will not let you go anywhere because they like annoying the shit out of you

Me: I can't go to the park today.
Veronica: Why?
Me: Parent(s)

by S.B.C! January 16, 2009

tank parenting

The opposite of Helicopter Parenting, where rather than hovering over and monitoring children closely, the parent remains in a stationary position, only turning their head when they hear crying or someone yelling "Mom" or "Dad" for a sustained period of time.

I'm more into Tank Parenting, where I just swivel my head and yell when my kid is demanding my attention

by jbassic July 25, 2018

Insane Parent

A parent or guardian of one or more children that over reacts to their children's choices, beliefs, and/or privacy. Usually acting on their own ignorance to disprove or disrupt their childrens actions in a dramatic fashion.

Also shown on the Website Reddit as r/insaneparents where several people post screenshots or other kinds of evidence of their parents/gaurdian acting irrational.

"My insane parents just blocked all my friends from my phone."
"Oh yeah? My insame parents use a gps tracker to find out if I'm at work. And I'm 25!"

by Cool1Weirdo March 25, 2020

texticopter parenting

a style of parenting in which an overprotective mother or father discourages a child's independence by being too involved in the child's life - and when they can't do it person, they do it by way of texting.

texticopter parenting: texting your teen at school to see if they've signed up for a class, conferenced with a teacher, remembered to pack warm enough undergarments for after school sports, etc.

by jpal June 20, 2016

parental tax

The portion of the goods or services acquired or earned by children that can be claimed by their parent(s).

Child: Dad, look at all the candy I got for Halloween!

Dad: Cool. Give me your peanut butter cups.

Child: What? Why?

Dad: Parental tax.

by Riconator October 30, 2010

Drone Parenting

The act of parenting in a manner in which you are so far up your own kid's ass that you lose your identity, or ability to function in a reasonable, rational and otherwise non-destructive way.

I used to worry about being supportive of my kid, but then I saw Christy and her drone parenting style - I'm alright letting little Jonny entertain himself a while.

by Snarky_Minotaur October 30, 2014