r/regretfulparents↗
A safe place for parents who think they shouldn't have become parents
This is a safe place for parents who think they shouldn't have become parents to rant, confess, and get things off their chest about their kids, partners, families, etc. No judgment or bullying allowed.
223k subscribers306 posts / mo in Sep 2026244 authors / mosince 2013
r/regretfulparents has 223k members (+28% over the last 12 months). It gets about 306 posts a month from 244 people. Top topics: Parenting Issues, Parenting Debates and Baby Sleep.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Parenting Issues0.5%
- Parenting Debates0.2%
- Baby Sleep0.2%
- Pregnancy Journey0.1%
- Kids on TikTok0.1%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Whop
- Substack
- Taking Cara Babies
- ChatGPT
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