The #AssholeParent Hashtag Is the Hashtag All Parents Need
Every parent knows that no matter how hard you try to please your children, sometimes you’ll strike out.
As a result, you’re left with grocery store meltdowns, post office temper tantrums, and restaurant blowouts. These moments can make you feel like you’ve failed as a parent, but rest assured, you have not.
In fact there’s a whole Instagram hashtag dedicated to these parenting moments. It’s called #assholeparent, and it’s exactly what you need right now. The hashtag allows parents to sound off on the minuscule instances that have pushed their children into fits of rage, tears, or a little bit of both. Observe:
The hashtag allows parents to sound off on the minuscule instances that have pushed their children into fits of rage, tears, or a little bit of both. Observe:
Observe:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BaKdj2MFzfX/?tagged=assholeparent
We’ve all had this happen to us, sometimes in a public place.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BXJOTVyF-_t/?tagged=assholeparent
Of course “no biting” warrants a crying fit. Why wouldn’t it?
https://www.instagram.com/p/BX2r9tWDOjZ/?tagged=assholeparent
How dare you not toast the bagel to absolute perfection? (cue waterworks)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BaJr5wxFAmS/?tagged=assholeparent
How could you BE so stupid? WATER in OATMEAL? The audacity.
Target atrocities.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BaExgpVlDIM/?tagged=assholeparent
This one is actually true though…
The next time your child decides to have a meltdown for no logical reason, know that you have an online place where you can commiserate with other parents.
Lauren Levine is a freelance writer who has contributed to publications and websites including The Charlotte Observer, U.S. News & World Report, American Way magazine, The Huffington Post, Hello Giggles, Bustle, Thrillist, Thought Catalog, and others.
