What makes you think, "yep, those are shitty parents"?

1. Your little badass kids acting up isn't cute, don't encourage the shit.
   — radpandaparty


2. When they passively tell their kids "no" but don't actually do anything to stop it when the kid misbehaves. One of my neighbor's kids is like this, and I hate having her over because her mother just lets her wreak havoc.
   — flooferdoofer


3. If your kid is dirty. And I don't just mean juice on their face or some grass stains on their clothes. I mean when the child has obviously not been bathed in days/weeks. Also, if a child has bad manners and the parents do nothing to correct them. You are raising rude and inconsiderate people.
   — lostmysoultothedevil






4. I used to work in a discount variety store. This unwashed, often barefoot woman would often come in with her kids. I thought she was nice enough, until one day her daughter innocently asks if she can buy a lolly, and the mum went OFF. Screamed at this 7 year old kid about how they can't afford it, and I'm not lying, she called her child a cunt. Screamed the word. In public. Her kids were always so well mannered, but they were usually dirty. I felt so bad for them.
   — mftittysprinkles


5. Parents who dismiss their child's emotions
   — Aphrodite70


6. Seeing fizzy drinks in baby's or toddler's bottles makes my teeth itch. They don't need the sugar or the caffeine, or simply that much non milk fluid Edit: there's a few comments asking what kind of drinks I mean. The incident that inspired this was an 8 monthish old with a cola type drink, ie high acid and high sugar, plus caffeine. Carbonated water is different but may have a weird pH so it's worth checking the label imho. Plus heavily gassed liquids are not ideal on anyone's stomach.
   — wotsname123






7. When they don't realize that their kid (no matter how small) is a full person with their own feelings and instincts and journeys in life and just dismiss anything about their kids that they don't understand or want to be true
   — morebunniespls


8. Heard a mother say to her little girl, “Shut up! I hate your voice.”
   — man-panda-pig


9. When I hear them talk to elementary age kids like adults... “Oh you have it tough!? Well fuck. I worked a shitty day and had to come home to you!” My neighbors
   — dedredcopper






10. When the kid smells like cigs. I understand you smoke but have enough decency to make sure your kids clothes don’t reek
    — JoLabs


11. Kids running around wild in public. My friends and I actually act as spotters for each other during cardio workouts now, in the sense of “spot and stop the moron kid who thinks it’d be fun to try and run between your friend’s legs in mid-workout while their parents watch and do nothing”. The dumbass apple doesn’t fall far from the dumbass tree.
    — PoochyEXE


12. When they sound like a child or preteen themselves telling their kids what to do. Example: "Oh my God, shut uppppppuhhhh"
    — victoryspades






13. Infanilising children. Kids are not stupid. They know what's up. Also parents who rule by fear, you can see it when the kids flinch too easy
    — Bookwormsmittie