Parents Who Completely Ignored Boundaries

Some parents act like boundaries are just suggestions—and the results can be awkward and unbelievable. Get ready for stories that prove adults sometimes need more parenting than the kids do.

• Last weekend, I was grocery shopping and I was walking down the aisle when all of a sudden a child that was running between the aisles bumped into me. I guess he must have been around 8 years old.
  Neither one of us fell or anything, but for the child, it was quite the bump. He stumbled backwards a few steps. He looks up and says, “Sorry, mister.’’ Just as I was about to say, “It’s okay, buddy,” his mother shows up behind him, grabs him by the wrists, and leads him away. I hear her say "Don’t apologise, it’s his mistake, he didn’t see you.’’
  This shocked me. This child was behaving perfectly as any polite human being would, yet his mother is steering him towards rude behaviour. © alii66E / Reddit

• I used to work in retail. Was walking through the baby aisle to go on my break. A woman and her daughter, maybe 5 or 6, were walking ahead of me. Little girl bumped into a rack and knocked a bunch of little clothes off onto the floor. She reached down to start picking them up. I was just about to tell her, “No, it’s ok, I got this,” when her mom yanks her away and says, “Don’t clean that up, it’s someone’s job!” I hope that girl grows up and continues to be polite and thoughtful, and whoever adult taught her that has more custody than her mom. © FiftyShadesOfPikmin / Reddit

• I was having a small birthday dinner with friends at a restaurant, and when the cake arrived with lit candles, everyone started singing. Out of nowhere, a mom from a nearby table walks over with her toddler and says, “Let him blow out the candles, he loves doing that.” I thought she was joking, but she was dead serious.
  I was caught off guard by my friend stepped in and said, "It’s her birthday. The mom actually scoffed and said, “So? He’s just a kid. Don’t be rude.” I blew out my own candles, and she walked away muttering that I ruined her evening. Sorry, but your kid is not entitled to hijack someone else’s celebration. © Annual-Strength-751 / Reddit

• I agreed to watch my cousin’s 6-year-old for an hour, but the kid is a nightmare. After the hour passed, I still hadn’t heard from her. I called, and she casually mentioned she was planning to spend the night out and wouldn’t come until tomorrow. I was so angry that I dressed her, took her out, and texted my cousin that if she didn’t pick him up soon, I would leave him in the park. She came over immediately but accused me of being heartless and non-supportive 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️