Toxic Parenting Phrases Trend
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Toxic Parenting Phrases Trend
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Finishing Toxic Parenting Phrases is a TikTok trend where parents ask their children to finish "toxic" phrases that strict parents are known to use on their kids. The trend is inspired by "gentle parenting," a practice gaining traction with younger, millennial parents. The videos typically show parents asking their child to finish sentences like, "I brought you into this world (and I can take you out of it)," "I'll give you something to (cry about)," and "Kids should be seen (and not heard)." and children completing the sentences with incorrect but kinder messages. The trend began gaining traction online in April 2025.
Origin
While the exact origin of the Toxic Parenting Phrases trend is unclear, one of the earliest notable videos following the trend was posted by TikToker[1] @elysedschroeder on April 23rd, 2025. The video showed the TikToker asking her daughter to complete what she called "toxic parenting discipline phrases," which resulted in lines like "I brought you into this Earth so I can help you," "I'll give you something to eat," and "Children should be seen and hugged."
@elysedschroeder This trend healed me. ❤️ #girlmom #millennials #cyclebreakers #gentleparenting #parenting ♬ original sound – Elyse Gets Healthy-ish
Spread
Other TikTokers participated in the trend in late April 2025, including TikToker[2] @rose8_0, who posted a video asking her teenage daughter to finish "toxic parenting phrases" on April 25th, 2025. The video showed the daughter finishing the sentences correctly, and gathered over 160,000 plays and 13,000 likes in three days.
@rose8_0 Welp there’s that. 😂 Everyone else’s is so sweet. #heypoodle #trend #parenting #gentleparenting #fypシ #fyp @Bella ♬ original sound – 🌹 Rose
On April 26th, TikToker[3] @chelseaherk posted a video that gathered over 120,000 views and 12,000 likes. The video showed the TikToker asking her young daughter to finish "toxic parenting phrases," only for the daughter to respond with incorrect but positive answers.
@chelseaherk This trend healed something in me 🥲❤️🩹 #generationalcurses #gentleparenting #childhoodtrauma #toxicparenting ♬ original sound – C H E L S E A ⚡️
On April 27th, TikToker[4] @emilyfauver posted a similar video, showing her daughter completing "toxic parenting phrases" incorrectly, gathering over 6 million plays and 1 million likes in a day.
@emilyfauver Not this girl healing me little by little every single day 😭
The trend also spread to Instagram[5] in late April, with @annakristinam posting a video asking her son to finish certain parenting phrases on April 27th, and gathering over 5 million views and 500,000 likes in a day.
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@marissaandrea1 the most healing trend
@makaylasamountry Guess how I was raised #boomers #millenial ♬ original sound – Makayla Samountry
@annaboebana Replying to @julie :) ♬ original sound – Anna Muller
@joss_maura Apparently we are heavy on respect in my house 🤣💞 #jossnunez #relatable #parentsoftiktok #parenting #boymom #trending ♬ original sound – Joss Núnez
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External References
[1] TikTok – elysedschroeder
[3] TikTok – chelseaherk
[4] TikTok – emilyfauver
[5] Instagram – annakristinam
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