totalitarian parenting
A parenting style so controlling that the child needs permission to choose a breakfast cereal. Unlike authoritarian parents, who simply demand obedience, totalitarian parents seek complete dominance over every aspect of their kid's existence: friends, hobbies, opinions, clothing, internet history, future career, and occasionally the direction in which they are allowed to breathe.
"Bro, my mum grounded me for disagreeing with her movie review. This isn't authoritarian parenting anymore—it's totalitarian parenting."
"Wait, she actually grounded you for that?"
“Yeah. Next thing I know I’ll need permission to have an opinion.”
"Wait, she actually grounded you for that?"
“Yeah. Next thing I know I’ll need permission to have an opinion.”
totalitarian parenting by Georgy_K_Zhukov122333 June 14, 2026
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