What absolutely outrageous demand have you made of your kids lately? You know, like “Brush your teeth.”

Confession is good for the soul, they say. Confession sets you free.

Well, I confess I have been extraordinarily unreasonable lately, and that I am, in fact, ruining my children’s lives.

For example:

And I know. I know. I suck.

Fortunately, it turns out I do not suck alone, because children everywhere are suffering. So I asked the parents who read my blog what totally awful, terrible things they’ve done to their poor children lately and here, as a way to honor the victims of our collective madness, are:

30 Totally Rotten Things Parents Have Confessed to Doing That Are RUINING Their Children’s Lives

In conclusion, we parents are horrible people out to irrevocably wreck the lives of small people around us. And we should be ashamed.

An earlier version of this article was originally published at the Five Kids blog, it appears here with full permission. All quotes are credited to comments of the Five Kids blog readers... who are, obviously, the raddest momrades on the planet.

Do you have any more outrageous parenting demands to add to this list?