15+ Strange And Funny Parents Who Still Treat Their Kids As If They Were Small

It is said that a parent's love for their child is eternal. This is certainly true, but some parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and other family members take their love to a new level, providing endless amounts of care and support for their children, even when they are no longer young, but rather adults with jobs and families.

“Parenting is a lifelong commitment and it is hard for us as parents to let go and grow with our children as they age,” Anisa Lewis, a positive parenting and life coach, told us in an interview via email. Scroll down to see what she said about why some parents treat their grown-up kids as if they were kids.

Below we wrapped up some of the funniest and most wholesome examples of parents and caregivers treating their adult kids like children. More funny pictures of parents nurturing their adult kids can be found in our previous feature.
 

#1. Thanks Dad

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#2. This Is What Happens When I Leave My 90-Year-Old Mother Alone In The Kitchen For Ten Minutes

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#3. Check Out The Scarf My Mom Made For Me. Love You, Mom

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Sometimes, adult children may feel overwhelmed with all the attention they get from their parents. Anisa confirmed that it indeed can be overwhelming to still be parented when you yourself are an adult.
“My advice is to open up and communicate, don’t bottle things up. Use ‘I feel’ statements to speak to your parent(s), come from a place of love and gratitude for all that they have done and perhaps are still doing but be open and honest with where you are at and what you want,” she said.
“Perhaps you can problem solve together to work out a solution that will work for everyone, it could be a way to build the family bond and make it even stronger by finding a united way forward,” the parenting coach concluded.
 

#4. My Husband Is A Full-Grown Mining Engineer. His Mom Got Him This As A Gift. It Took Him A Night To Build It And He Won't Share It With The Kids

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#5. I'm A Teacher In Canada, My Mom Made Me This Scarf To Keep Me Warm

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#6. Some Moms Never Think It’s Too Late For Baby Pics

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In some rarer cases, treating an adult like a child can have serious consequences. In psychology, it’s known as infantilization, which creates a cycle of dependence in which the adult constantly needs to be told what to do and how to do it.

Southern Mississippi researchers believe that it’s the excessive control involved in overparenting that is at the heart of the difficulties that children of narcissistic parents can experience. According to this article from Psychology Today, Winner and Nicholson define “parental psychological control” (PPC) as emotional intrusion, not just the attempts to limit the child from becoming a grown-up.

#7. My Mother Made Me The 2-Year-Old Outfit And The 39-Year-Old Outfit

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#8. This Year I Am Going To Miss My Yearly Family Easter Egg Hunt And Dinner Because I Am Away From Home Training To Be A Flight Attendant. My Mom Sent Me This Care Package

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#9. My Mom Made Me This Blanket For Christmas. She's Awesome With Her Hands

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#10. I'm 21 And My Dad Still Makes Me An Advent Calendar Every Year With My Favorite Candies. Thanks, Dad

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#11. Got A Cryptic Text From Mom Today To Look At My Porch. My Siblings And I Are All Adults Now, But Still Mom Never Misses Easter

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#12. Every Year On My Birthday My Dad Lays Out My Childhood Toys "The Guys" And It Makes Him So Excited

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#13.My Mom Got Me Super Mario Sheets For Christmas. I'm 22 And Have Been Living In My Own Apartment For 4 Years

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#14. Christmas Present From My Parents For My 25-Year-Old Self. I Built It In Under 2 Days And Had A Blast

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#15. This 58-Year-Old Dad Still Dyeing Eggs Even Though All The Kids Have Left The Nest

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#16. My Mom Still Does My Old Room Up Like This When I Visit For Christmas. I'm 33 Years Old

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