Bad Parenting Debate

Commenters criticize or defend parents, especially fathers, for selfish decisions like abandonment or neglect that burden their children, often referencing a specific story and sharing personal family anecdotes.

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Sample Comments

cheez Apr 24, 2019 View on HN

That guy's parents had a talk with him.

Invictus0 Dec 15, 2019 View on HN

Parent is saying he didn't enjoy wasting it. He didn't choose to be alone.

Swizec Dec 7, 2022 View on HN

My family cut out the underperforming father when I was younger. Does that count?

bm3719 Aug 13, 2012 View on HN

That was my thought reading this. This guy's child will get to pay for his father's expanded comfort zone.

nraynaud Mar 9, 2015 View on HN

nope, with the kid, did the guy create a fatherly bond with the kid?

boxed Nov 22, 2022 View on HN

"Holy shit, our son isn't a wunderkind, he's a gigantic fraud" might be a good reason.

hyperpallium Dec 20, 2016 View on HN

Yall being unfair to GP. His dad had the impulse at the time.

vacri Mar 13, 2016 View on HN

Yeah, how dare that father have any life experiences of his own.

deeg Oct 2, 2025 View on HN

Only because he has made it so. If he loved and accepted his daughter like most parents he wouldn't be railing like this.

5874-4b22-a4e0 Jun 6, 2019 View on HN

But it sounds like thier son is a f'ng looser. He would've had some sense beaten into him if his parents actually cared.