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man speaking caption "Trigger Warning:Emotional Abuse" "which is a clear sign of emotional abuse" (l) Little girl crying smashing phone with hammer dad next to her caption "Trigger Warning:Emotional Abuse" "Daddy is tired of mama being disrespected" (c) man talking caption "Warning Trigger:Emotional Abuse" "doesn't mean that she is not emotionally distressed" (r)

‘She is being forced to do something that she would never on her own do’: Dad called out for ‘emotional abuse’ in viral TikTok, sparking debate

'It’s not ever okay to humiliate and emotionally destroy a human.'

On May 15, 2022 by Jack Alban

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baby boy holding bottle has amber teething necklace on caption "Me and my kiddo love his" "We also loved our amber teething necklace.. (l) two women standing at podium speaking for funeral photo of little boy caption "Until it strangles my son to death. Know better do better! child safety isn't a parenting choice it's a duty!" (c) woman kissing baby son caption "Me and my kiddo love his" "We also loved our amber teething necklace......" (r)

A mother on TikTok is bringing attention to the danger of amber teething necklaces after one killed her son

'I bought one before my daughter was born and your awareness saved me from ever putting it on my daughter.'

On May 15, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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kitchen with a few things on floor (l) children's play room racecar carpet pink tent (c) bedroom with closet doors open bags on floor (r)

‘You could at least be kind’: A landlord evicted a single mom and claimed she ‘trashed the place.’ Commenters are divided on if he was in the right

'She kept using the single mom card.'

On May 14, 2022 by Jack Alban

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Pinterest app from appstore on phone on wooden table

‘I’m sickened’: A woman allegedly found child exploitation images on Pinterest and parents are terrified

'This is very, very common among all social media.'

On May 8, 2022 by Dan Latu

Tech

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‘What happens to the babies who fail the test?’: Mom throws child into pool for ‘surprise float test,’ sparking debate

'Watch my 14-month-old pass her surprise float test.'

On May 4, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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overlaid dialogue on tiktok (l) black mother with white son (r)

‘This can be very traumatizing’: Stranger asks Black mother how she knows her adopted white son

'These conversations should not happen if it's solely based on the color of one's skin.'

On May 2, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

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‘As an adopted child I’m horrified’: Parent blasted for saying that talking to kids is ’emotional labor’

'That's most of what parenting is.'

On Apr 20, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

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‘I would have been extremely upset’: Father-to-be cheers with the boys before girlfriend at gender reveal party in viral TikTok, sparking debate

'He could've ignored them tho for a second.'

On Apr 7, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

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Woman and toddler on couch caption " hey marten, you want leche? yeah ok, where do your hands go? which one? that one! this one?" (l) Woman and toddler on couch caption "breastfeeding my toddler: a boundaries conversation" " hey marten, you want leche?" "is this "gross" to you?" (c) Woman and toddler on couch caption " honestly I know this probably looks weird to a lot of people but I ALMOST quit because this was so hard to accomplish without any good extended breastfeeding models" (r)

‘I know this probably looks weird to a lot of people’: Viral TikTok shows mother breastfeeding her toddler, sparking debate

'A little too old don’t cha think??'

On Apr 5, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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‘The pink tax starts so early’: TikToker shows girls’ clothes at Target are shorter, thinner, and costlier than the boys’

'This is a patriarchal issue, not an aesthetic one.'

On Mar 27, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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‘U know u can get locked up right?’: Dad jokes that daughter missed 217 days of school, sparking debate in viral TikTok

'How is she not expelled?'

On Mar 21, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

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‘The way my anger set up I would’ve been in jail’: Black birthday girl called a ‘gorilla’ in racist birthday card

'Who even drew this?'

On Mar 16, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

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Female greenscreen tiktok video over iPad notes caption " When I found my dad's notes about me in his iPad in middle school" (l) naughty list on iPad screen caption " When I found my dad's notes about me in his iPad in middle school"(c) female greenscreen over iPad notes caption " When I found my dad's notes about me in his iPad in middle school"(r)

‘I found my dads notes about me in his iPad’: TikToker finds Notes draft outlining her behavioral problems when she was a teen, sparking debate

'What's with the crazy helicopter parents these days?'

On Mar 12, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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woman walking into fast food restaurant with caption "had to pull up on my older daughter job. my baby said her manager keep harassing her" (l) wendy's sign (c) inside wendy's

‘I don’t play wit no one when it comes to my kids’: Mom confronts Wendy’s manager for allegedly ‘harassing’ teen daughter

Some criticized the TikToker for 'intruding' into her daughter’s work life.

On Mar 8, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘Next time you f*ck with her, I’m going to beat your a**’: Dad confronts child’s alleged bully in viral TikTok, sparking debate

'Normalize adults of bullied kids, getting together & doing this!'

On Feb 18, 2022 by Laiken Neumann

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