The internet can be a nice—or a bad—place. Sometimes, even both at the same time. It all depends on where you look.
Take parenting, for example. Dive into articles, forums, and social media, and you’ll find a mix of heartfelt advice, heated debates, and downright bizarre drama. Whether it’s a debate on the cost of childcare, or a sad multi-level marketing pitch, these spaces can be equal parts supportive and absurd.
That’s where ‘[Stuff] Mom Groups Say’ comes in. Created in 2018, this subreddit has grown to 421K members and continues to judge the “no-judgment” culture.
#1 A New Twist On An Old Classic
#2 I’m Posting The Last Gem I Found Today
Two-thirds (66%) of parents say raising kids is harder today than it was two decades ago and just 7% report it is easier, while 26% think it is about the same.
At the same time, more than half of parents believe they spend too much time on their phones (56%), with smaller shares saying this about the amount of time they spend on social media (36%) or playing video games (11%).
#3 You Can Do Everything Right And Still Fail
#4 Full Time Job? How Do You Work Full Time Selling Oils From Your Garage?
#5 Now What 😂
Mothers (61%) are more likely than fathers (49%) to say that they spend too much time on their phones, as are White parents (60%) compared to their Black (52%) and Hispanic (46%) “colleagues.”
Parents’ assessments of their social media use follow similar patterns, with parents who are female, White, younger, and who are more educated claiming they spend too much time on these sites.
#6 More Essential Oil S**t
#7 I Don’t Know What An Appendix Does But I Do Know The Doctors That Are Trying To Save My Child Are Just Quacks
#8 Saw This And Just Knew It Belonged Here
The phenomenon of parents posting about their children on social media, sometimes referred to as “sharenting,” has been the subject of many editorials and opinion pieces in recent years. As many as 82% of parents who use social media say they have posted photos, videos and/or other information about their children on these sites.
Of those, again, women are more likely than men to say they have done this (89% vs. 71%), as are younger parents – between the ages of 18 and 49 – than their older — 50 and up — counterparts.
#9 Couldn’t Decide If This Deserved The Unfathomable Stupidity Or Vaccine Flair
#10 God Forbid He Learns To Cook
#11 “Motherly Instinct” Is The New Phd
#12 Vaccinations Made My Daughter Gay
A big reason why ‘Stuff Mom Groups Say’ doesn’t run out of content is ease of use. 76% of parents who post about their kids on social media say that the ability to effortlessly share things about their children with friends and family is a major factor in their activity, while smaller but meaningful portions say it comes from a desire to showcase their children’s accomplishments (36%), and peer pressure — sharing because other parents they know share these things (11%).
#13 You Ask Your Toddler To..what?
#14 Thats More Than 3 Pagents A Month If They Start When She Was Born! Of Course The Poor Thing Doesn’t Want To Out Her Sippy Cup Down Shes A Baby!
#15 Fake Tans For Toddlers!
#16 65lb 2 Year Old Is Healthy
Mutual animosity can also be an element that leads parents to posting edgier content in these groups. Michelle Brown, the host of The Pondering Stepmom Podcast, said, “Some mothers are quick to judge the parenting of a fellow mom by pointing out failed parenting methods or perceived behavioral flaws in other people’s children.”
“This is an ever-evolving problem. With the influx of mom reels and videos on social media, the mom comparison game has significantly impacted mothers everywhere,” she explained.
#17 In A Why Did Your Toddler Tantrum Thread Mom Admits To Sending Her Son To School With No Shoes Or Clothes And Posts Them Completely Unrestrained In The Car
#18 A Water Bottle
#19 Is It Ok If My Toddler Shares The Same Eating Disorder As The Rest Of The Family?
#20 Need To Pee? Hand Your Baby To A Random Stranger In The Public Restroom!
“For some reason, many of us moms (myself included) can easily get caught up in toxic mom bonding, which happens when bonds are created through gossip, negativity, and drama,” Brown added.
“When groups of moms get together and immediately start comparing notes on their kids — what they eat, how they behave, how they’re disciplined, how they’re doing in school, what activities they’re in, which moms work outside of the home, and which moms don’t, a phenomenon of mean girl behavior and unhealthy motherhood competition can begin to grow.”
#21 Mmmmmm… Placenta
#22 Wild Child Rearing, An 8 Year Old Nursing And Free Birthing
#23 “My Kids Were Wrongfully Taken By Cps…”
#24 All Of Our Shoes Stink, It’s Just The Way It Is!
To paraphrase Brown, finding the right parent tribe can take time, and the people you see in these pictures don’t necessarily belong to every group there is. Heck, I want to believe they’re the minority—it’s just that content like this receives more attention than the normal kind. But, if you want to see more, fire up our older publications This Online Group Is Dedicated To Shaming Insane Parents and 40 Helicopter Moms Being Shamed Online For Their Behavior.
#25 Prayer Isn’t Billable To Insurance, Karen
#26 Five Year Old Grinds Her Teeth, Mum Immediately Jumps To Parasites 🤦🏼♀️ Luckily All The Comments So Far Are Reasonable People Explaining What It Could Be Rather Than Parasites
#27 I Don’t Even Have Words
#28 Teachers Should Also Have To Wipe Children’s Behinds
#29 My Child’s Future Means Nothing To Me
#30 I Wonder Why My Toddler Isn’t Sleeping?
#31 My Kid’s Dentist Told Me Skipping Antibiotics Will Be Really Painful For Her, So I’d Like To Go Ahead And Do That
#32 Babes, She’s 6 Months Old…
#33 On The Screen At My Doctor’s Office – Too Bad They’ll Never See It
#34 This Extreme Fear-Mongering Pisses Me Off So Much
#35 Anti-Vaxxer Tried To Post This As A Proof Of Her “Valid Medical Exemption” From Vaccines. The Body Makes Formaldehyde As A By-Product 🤦🏻♂️
#36 What Do You Do If You Have Rabies?
#37 You Don’t Need Either
#38 Mother Of The Year. Comments Were 90% Not On Her Side
#39 What Could Possibly Go Wrong
#40 The Comments Are Filled With Her Explaining The Science Behind It
#41 Some Girl Posted A Question Asking Pregnant Moms If They Thought They Have Or Have Had Covid-19
#42 Mom Is Concerned Her Daughter Might Not Be Getting Brainwashed
#43 Found In Mom Group As An Entry For A “Bow Contest”
#44 Found In The Wild From One Of The Local Mom Groups I’m In
#45 Kid Won’t Eat? Just Yell!
#46 Yep Karen. They’re Putting Dr*gs In Your Pizza
#47 Y…..yes???
#48 Big Yike
#49 “They”
#50 Yes, There’s Live Fish In There. Confirmed In Her Comments. I Presume Her “Work From Home With 25% Travel” Is Her Essential Oils Conferences
#51 Generational Trauma Personified. It’s Now Too Intimate For Your Daughter To Cut Your Husbands Hair
#52 That’s Not How This Works, That’s Not How Any Of This Works
#53 But Mama Needs It
#54 Antimasker Karen Being Treated “Unfairly”. Posted In Mom Group For Support
#55 Oh Boy, Wait Till She Finds Out What DNA Does When It Duplicates
#56 How To Ruin Your Relationship In One Easy Step
#57 Maybe Because That’s Illegal
#58 “As I Have With All My Babies”
#59 Bad Boy Mom Bad
#60 Why Even Go To The Doctor? Fb To The Rescue!
#61 She Probably Has A Stockpile Of Toilet Paper From 2020 She’s Trying To Sell Too…ffs
#62 The Not-So-Humble Brag
#63 A Friend Posted The ‘Before And After’ Pics Of Her Child’s Room. It Wasn’t That Bad Beforehand But Someone Thought Otherwise
#64 All You Fake Moms With Your Pretend Kids Just Need To Stop Now
Momica98 Momica98 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago Report
I just broke the news to my son that we don’t know who his real mom is.
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A C A C Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago Report
F.u.c.k you!
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Roxy222uk Roxy222uk Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago Report
I still don’t understand how miserable and lacking in self-esteem someone would need to be to want to say this to other women.
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tresgatos72 tresgatos72 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 11 months ago Report
If you are stupid enough to believe c**p like this, you are just an egg donor and incubator, not a real mom.
2 2points reply CurlyCucumber CurlyCucumber Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 11 months ago Report
Or I could have just died in childbirth and be a dead mom.
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Lynda Marshall Lynda Marshall Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 week ago Report
Being a “real mum” has nothing to do with how your child entered the world. It’s all about the sleepless nights, the preparing meals, washing clothes and giving the best hugs. Whether you carried a child in your womb for 9 months or welcomed a child into your home – you are a mum.
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Bi.Felicia Bi.Felicia Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow Premium 
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Wait till this idiot finds out that, those who have their children, via a surrogate mother, are also ‘real moms.’
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