Top 10 Ways Adults are Hypocrites

Don’t get me wrong, I respect parents, teachers and others as long as they’re respectful back, but I can’t help but notice how hypocritical many of them can be, so this list is about that.
The Top Ten
They yell at kids for doing something that they most likely also did as kids

If parents are going to yell at kids for doing something, they should speak firmly but calmly, instead of yelling. Parents should also set a very well-behaved example by admitting their mistakes and telling their kids nicely not to make the same ones. Doing this can help kids of all ages understand better. Parents should be good role models for their kids.

Then they try to cover it up with the "when I was your age" speech. "When I was your age, I was perfect," or "When I was your age, we didn't have (insert thing)." We get it. Your life sucked. Stop blaming it on our generation when your generation was the one that created it.

They say kids are wasting their lives on their electronics like they’re not always on their phones

At least I can go more than 5 minutes without being on my phone, hypocrite!

My mum tells me not to spend too much time on my phone, but she does it herself.

They tell kids not to smoke, but many of them do it themselves

It's kind of funny in a way because finding someone born before the '90s who doesn't smoke is pretty much a miracle. I think I only know two people between the ages of 20-70 who don't smoke.

They tell kids not to swear when they do it themselves

Not to mention that most parents swear in front of their kids, so the kids most likely got it from them.

My parents are the biggest hypocrites in the world!

Growing up, my mother told me not to say "ugly words," yet she practically used those same words as punctuation.

They tell kids not to do drugs, but sometimes they do it themselves

Okay, yeah, this isn't as common with parents as the other items, but it still shows that your parents might not be as good of role models as you thought when you were little. It's great that they're discouraging their kids from using drugs - every parent should - but doing the drugs themselves doesn't automatically make them good role models.

They tell kids not to lie but, it’s okay if it’s vice versa because they’re adults
They almost never respect kids, yet they expect to be respected because they’re older

Everyone focuses on feminism and racism, and both of those are indeed problems, but not many people focus on the injustice children receive - not just from their parents, but from some other adults too.

Listen, I don't care how old you are because physical age means absolutely nothing. If you've been nothing but an ass to me, you're going to get that same treatment back.

No! Everyone should be treated equally with respect, whether older or younger.

They can yell at you as much as they want, but even just explaining yourself to them is “talking back” and therefore not okay

Oh my god, stuff like this makes me want to snap at them.

That is a very bad example for their kids.

They tell kids not to go to college when some of them didn’t even graduate high school

This is supposed to be they tell kids to go to college, but they get mad at kids for dropping out, even though they might have dropped out themselves. I don't encourage anyone to drop out of school because, while parents may exaggerate, it is generally harder to get a good job without a degree. So, you definitely want to stay in school. What I'm saying is that they treat you like a failure for the rest of your life if you do drop out, and act like you'll never achieve anything. It's especially funny when they dropped out themselves.

They nag at kids to do assignments when they most likely weren’t that dedicated to their own assignments when they were the kids’ age
The Contenders
They can complain as much as they want, but kids can’t be anything other than happy, even if their feelings are reasonable
They’re allowed to yell at you as much as they want, but when you yell back, you’re “a psycho”

Even if I show the slightest annoyance when they make me do useless things I hate, they get mad and call me disrespectful and selfish, making me feel like a terrible person. Sometimes they yell at me for over 30 minutes and force me to listen. But they're allowed to scream at the top of their lungs, strip me of my rights like electronics and privacy, and even get physical.

Parents may be hypocrites, but calling your parents a psycho sounds very mean.

At a friend's house when you're having a good time, they call you when it's time to leave, but when you come down, they talk with the other parents

When I was in elementary and middle school, my little brother and I would go to family friends' houses with our parents. They'd always say, "When we call you guys down, come down without arguing, or we won't bring you here again." But then, when they called us down, they'd end up talking to the other parents for over 10 minutes, and we'd just have to stand around waiting.

My family friends' parents do this too! Once, at our house for a Thanksgiving potluck, my family friend's parents made him come downstairs, but then they played poker for over half an hour, so he was stuck there waiting the whole time.

They can point out your flaws as much as they want, But when you do it, It's considered disrespectful
It’s only bad when it’s their kids doing something bad, but when it’s someone else’s kids, it’s “cute”

I cannot stand this at all! I never would've gotten away with doing a lot of the things the kids from these dumb vlogging channels do every day and get praised for. Not even at their age! So why is it suddenly cute when they do it? Because "they're famous and rich"?

They tell you to get ready, but then when you are, they’re not

My mom and dad always do that. Parents who tell kids to hurry up but take even longer themselves are setting a very bad example for their kids.

I do this to my kids all the time. Shame on me.

My mom takes forever to leave the house.

They complain that you don’t spend enough time with them, but when you do try to talk to them, they interrupt or ignore you

Every time I try to spend time with my mum, she isolates me and rudely screams at me for no reason. This is why I've lost so much respect for her - she is very rude to me for no reason. I'm always nice to her, but she screams at me a lot. If I start to scream, she acts like something is wrong with me. What a hypocritical mum! Then, all of a sudden, she acts like she's the victim when it's clearly her fault. My mum is always on my dad's side, even when he harasses me.

They tell you to control your anger but they can scream at the top of their lungs when they are mad

Whenever you get mad at them, they tell you to control your anger and you get in trouble for being "disrespectful." But when they get mad at you, they can scream louder than a jumbo jet, threaten you, shame you, get physical, or punish you. It's so unfair!

Every time my mom gets angry, I never accuse her of being rude and just mind my own business. But when I do the same thing, she tells everyone that I'm very rude and overreacts.

They tell you to come to them if you have a problem, but they almost never listen or try to help when you do

Either that, or their help is useless and would actually get you into more trouble.

They say to enjoy life, but they restrict you from it

They always say this, but then they make me depressed and get mad at me for it. Then they try to make me feel like a bad person.

They’re allowed to bitch as much as they want, but if you even get the slightest bit upset with them, you’re “playing the victim”
Moms tell that you can't wear any shorts, mini dresses, and skirts, but she and your sisters are allowed to wear them

My mum wears shorts, mini dresses, and skirts, and she allows my sisters to wear them too. But if I wear anything short, my mum gets angry with me in a very aggressive way and tells me I look like a prostitute. For every little thing, she's always ashamed of me. This makes me want to fully hate my mum and my ugly sisters!

Parents (and sometimes relatives) ask you for help on financial affairs, but then they restrict you on your methods to earn money
They want you to have an outside life, but they also make you choose from their suggestions of what outside life is for them
They want you to listen but they don't listen back.
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