Nobody Gives you a Manual [Parenting]

[Adorable] - ML's mom

[Adorable] - ML's mom

[Adorable] - FL's dad

[Adorable Funny] - ML's grandma

[Cutely Protective/Supportive] - ML's mom
[Dishonorable] - Dad

[Heartwarming] - FL's parents saved many of FL's shoes throughout her stages of growth, When FL leaves home they line the shoes up from baby to adulthood all the way to the door.

[Funny] - ML's grandpa

[Funny] - ML's parents

[Funny] - ML's & FL's moms

[Good] - ML's parents. No yelling & support ML in Art School.  They get matching good luck charms.  Stuffed mini-pillow w/ a cute animal pic on outside.

[Endearing] Stepfather

[Bad] - FL's daughter (middle-aged, cold, mean tongue)

[Bad] - FL's mom

[Invader] - ML's mom.  Coming into kids' room while they are in bed w/out permission is way too invading personal space.

[Bad] - Grandma treats her grandson like crap....but surprise she did it so he would leave her, so he could have a good life.  She slaps ML & tells him to sign loan document telling him he is unfilial.

[Bad] - ML's dad - requires his son to take out school loan to pay for gambling debts.

[Bad] - ML's mom - wanted to punch her in the face

[Bad] - ML's mom - who tells her son she wished she had $ for an abortion 18 years ago, She is hard to watch.

[Bad] - FL's dad controlling which makes no sense since his life decisions are poor.

[Bad] - ML's aunt - can't believe she would treat a nephew who lost his mom this way

[Bad] ML's mom - her & son's relationship toxic & creepy

[Bad] ML's mom - controlling witch

[Wannabe Social Climbers] FL's parents pressure FL to go to school for wealthy to bag a lucrative husband, & continually support them financially/pay their creditors. They are not evil but find their avarice deplorable.

[Super Suppressor] ML's mom locks up her son & tranquilizes him to get him to submit to her demands to marry a rich girl. Very cruel way to treat a child.

[Overbearing] - both sets

[Overbearing] - calling kids on their honeymoon is not okay in my book

[Despicable]  ML's mom makes ML act as his dead twin brother & ignores ML.

[Good] - FL's dad

[Horrendous] - ML1's mom

[Unfair] Parents fight over 1 kid over the kid over the other

[Abominable] - ML's mom

[Cruel] Grandma - blames ML for his parents death & withholds love/affection

[Money Grubbing} - mom

[Dead beat] - Dad

[Overbearing] FL's mom - tells her daughter it's her fault her boyfriend cheated 

[Bully] - FL's mom

[Mean Bully] - FL's mom - your daughter has cancer & you act like that?

[Selfish] - Mom - lies that caller is son - which helps her, but not other missing 9 boys/their parents.

[Worthless] - ML dad

[Biased] - FL's dad biased against his daughter/in favor of flawed son

[Parasitic neediness] - FL's parents relied on FL.  They whined about FL getting them a house....get your own damn house!  How old are you?

[Parasitic] - FL's mom steals FL's money and leaves

[Unconventional] - Tough love that gave a disabled son his best life. Gave me "The Blindside" mom vibes.

[Villainous] - called students insects & tried to kill them. Gave her daughter drugs, fixed grades for her & controlled her.

[Horrible] FL's stepmom - sold FL to rich heir, embezzled $, cheated on husband & verbally abused FL

[Unfathomable] Serial Killer's dad continues to aide & abet his daughter

[Unfathomable] - In 2nd story prostitute mom offers her super young daughter to her client, even more memorable is that you can feel that she loves her daughter...such conflicting emotions. (most mom's that offer their young daughters to pedophiles are depicted as pieces of trash)

[Disgraceful]  Mother of son tells her son she won't except a deaf daughter in law.  Then tells girl to get lost.  When son is in accident (which GF witnesses) mom tells GF hatefully he died & it is her fault.  The father has to coerce wife to retext that son is alive, but GF already dying on rope. Son truly loved deaf girl & was going to propose.

[Lovable] -  ML's Dad with his matter-of-fact humor.  Heartbreaking as he is running to save his son.

[Complex] - A serial killer who ENJOYS  killing bad men but protects/plans for her son to become a caring adult man.

[Saint]  FL's grandmom takes on rehabilitating FL & keeping her from a path of evilness

[Misogynist]  FL's dad.  Says to his daughter "You can't live without me.  I've fixed everything for you." Locks her in her room...at her age of 35 to stop her from moving out.  Constantly condescending to his wife.

[Tough Love] ML's parents divorced but love still lingers.  ML's mom is a pastor who is very interesting.

[Horrible Humans] 

FL's dad - viewed FL as property to abuse/terrorize &
ML's mom - treated ML as her pawn

[Devoted]  Uncle turned dad due to sister's death.  He & his mom were amazing role models.

[Wicked] FL's mom tries to sell FL, hunts FL down at work, extorts $ from FL, & forces FL to have abortion (ML saves FL/baby)

[Unfathomable] Dad kills his son out of love & his son wanted him too.

[Control Freak] ML2's dad needed to be in control of EVERYTHING in son's life. Dad refers to his son as weak when he finds out he tried to commit suicide.

[Criminal] - Many parents shown exhibiting abusive behavior which they felt was justifiable. How I will never comprehend. Harassing a teacher, giving their kids drugs/no freedom, practicing elitism.