/r/Parenting - top ten submissions for each month of 2026

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2026, April
Am I the only one spiraling since the POTUS’s T...
2167 Am I the only one spiraling since the POTUS’s T...
Realized I probably had a "last" experience today.
1753 Realized I probably had a "last" experience today.
Shaken by racist attack on my toddler, heartbroken
1644 Shaken by racist attack on my toddler, heartbroken
My daughter didn’t get invited to a Birthday Party
1553 My daughter didn’t get invited to a Birthday Party
13 year old is lonely and just got rejected AGAIN
1166 13 year old is lonely and just got rejected AGAIN
What routine are you so mad you started?
1042 What routine are you so mad you started?
HS Senior with unrealistic college expectations.
859 HS Senior with unrealistic college expectations.
When a window is closed, a door opens
647 When a window is closed, a door opens
My 3rd grader says she is the only kid at schoo...
603 My 3rd grader says she is the only kid at schoo...
How's your April Fools going?
600 How's your April Fools going?
2026, March
Do your kids spend way more time with you than ...
1790 Do your kids spend way more time with you than ...
New hack unlocked
1385 New hack unlocked
Parents of young adults, how much do you help?
1311 Parents of young adults, how much do you help?
I feel rage when my kids wake up too early
1254 I feel rage when my kids wake up too early
A child passed away in my daughters daycare class
1107 A child passed away in my daughters daycare class
Did I accidentally commit some sort of birthday...
813 Did I accidentally commit some sort of birthday...
Mini-rant: Weekend homework is anti-family
702 Mini-rant: Weekend homework is anti-family
We had a blowup, I reacted horribly
701 We had a blowup, I reacted horribly
Lack of resiliency in kids who lead very easy l...
684 Lack of resiliency in kids who lead very easy l...
Talked with our 9 year old about dads cancer re...
666 Talked with our 9 year old about dads cancer re...
2026, February
Letting him fail is........devastating
4315 Letting him fail is........devastating
My daughter broke up with her bf and I’m sad….f...
3274 My daughter broke up with her bf and I’m sad….f...
Grieving toddler
2310 Grieving toddler
I didn’t restrict screen time until 3 years ago
1461 I didn’t restrict screen time until 3 years ago
The rsvp nightmare has happened to us
1457 The rsvp nightmare has happened to us
Please tell me I am not the only parent doing t...
1267 Please tell me I am not the only parent doing t...
My cat takes part in parenting. My son seems to...
1005 My cat takes part in parenting. My son seems to...
I just don’t want to play.
909 I just don’t want to play.
Visiting kindergartens for my kid made me so sad
898 Visiting kindergartens for my kid made me so sad
The cost of youth sports is absurd
835 The cost of youth sports is absurd
2026, January
How the heck are we all ok with this scam??
5343 How the heck are we all ok with this scam??
Classes cancelled for my 6yo because of ICE
2629 Classes cancelled for my 6yo because of ICE
Husband passed away when baby was three weeks o...
2175 Husband passed away when baby was three weeks o...
Tonight my daughter said "I don't want to call ...
1672 Tonight my daughter said "I don't want to call ...
My kid said something mean to me and I’m in my ...
1503 My kid said something mean to me and I’m in my ...
No one tells you that the most important season...
1480 No one tells you that the most important season...
Father to an 11 year old daughter…She started h...
1258 Father to an 11 year old daughter…She started h...
A teaching assistant told my kindergartener it ...
1187 A teaching assistant told my kindergartener it ...
I now understand why people aren't having children
1164 I now understand why people aren't having children
Avoiding the "training bra" embarrassment with ...
1073 Avoiding the "training bra" embarrassment with ...