Bad parenting can look a lot of different ways. Sometimes, it's super evident from the first time you meet a family that something is not quite right; it can also be challenging to pick up on, especially for people who don't have a lot of close contact with the family. When you look into the details of Gypsy Rose Blanchard's upbringing, it's difficult to wrap your head around just how horrible her mother was. Imagine medically poisoning your healthy child so that you can live off of the goodwill and charity of others…I know that a lot of people grow up in bad situations, and it's not a competition, but Gypsy Rose Blanchard's story is a cautionary tale that even the more seemingly pure people can be wicked underneath the surface. The parents from these parenting texts are not on the same level as the most infamous true crime story of the 2010s, but most are not examples of superb parenting.