Parenting is challenging enough with a partner, so it's no wonder that the main characters on Single Parents struggle so much over the show's two seasons. Main character Angie D'Amato (Leighton Meester) is raising her sweet son Graham (Tyler Wladis) and, along with her best friends Will Cooper (Taran Killam) and Poppy Banks (Kimrie Lewis-Davis), she knows that she can get through it... well, hopefully.
Single Parents is a perfect family sitcom as the characters have quirks but they're not so weird that they're tough to relate to. But even though this funny gang tries their best, they do make some parenting mistakes that stick out.
10 Angie Lets Graham Hang Out With His Dad, Derek, Alone
Adam Brody is best known for playing Seth Cohen, who loved Summer Roberts, on The O.C. and as he and Leighton Meester are married, he played Angie's ex Derek on Single Parents.
Angie wanted Graham to get to know his dad, so she let them hang out without her. This was a poor choice on her part because she already didn't trust him and wasn't sure that he even knew how to be a father. She should have waited until she got to know Derek a bit more.
9 Will Doesn't Send Sophie's Space Camp Money In On Time
At the end of the first season, the kids were thrilled about going to Lance Bass Space Camp, a totally ridiculous (and totally hilarious) place to spend the summer.
Will messed up by not sending in the money for Sophie's place at the camp, and that meant that she couldn't go. This was a pretty bad parenting move, as he wasn't on top of things or being responsible. It was very disappointing for his daughter to learn the truth.
8 Poppy Encourages Rory's School Presidency Knowing He'll Be Too Powerful
Season 2 of The Politician recently started streaming on Netflix, and school elections are often the focus of sitcoms and drama episodes. It's no wonder that Netflix made an entire show about a high school President as the premise offers up a lot of juicy drama.
On Single Parents, Poppy encourages her son, Rory (Devin Trey Campbell), to run for President of his school. Of course, once he wins, she realizes that he's totally drunk with power and she definitely regrets her decision. While parents should always encourage their kids, this was the wrong move and Poppy could have gotten Rory interested in any number of hobbies or activities that would have had a better outcome.
7 Angie Lets Her Crappy Printer Cause A Fire
Although it's not exactly Angie's fault that her house burns down, she's not blameless, either.
She knew that her printer was a hazard of sorts and she didn't get it out of the house or buy a new one. Even though Angie tries, she makes a lot of mistakes because she gets lazy and doesn't always think things through. This wasn't one of her finest moments.
6 Douglas And Poppy Don't Tell The Kids About Their Relationship
There are many great sitcom parent characters, and while Douglas and Poppy love their kids, they do make some poor parenting decisions.
When they first start dating, which is great news for fans who shipped them, they don't tell the kids about their relationship. They figure that it's better to keep it a secret, but that's not true at all. It's irresponsible and disrepectful to their children, who are smart enough to figure it out for themselves.
5 The Twins Have A Tool Shed And Use Dangerous Tools
Twins Amy and Emma (Mia and Ella Allen) couldn't possibly be cuter. Just don't talk to them about The Parent Trap as they find the movie offensive to twins.
Brad Garrett's character, Douglas, is doing the best he can raising his daughters, but he makes a pretty poor parenting decision when he lets his young girls have a tool shed in the backyard. Even worse, they use power tools (and they even have a system for signing them out). What dad would allow that?
4 Angie Doesn't Want Graham To Leave Her All Summer At Camp
Summer camp is often a horror film setting and it's also a big part of the season one finale of Single Parents.
Angie is distraught at the idea of her son Graham going to Lance Bass Space Camp and she doesn't want to be on her own all summer. This is really strange behavior as, sure, she loves her son, but shouldn't she want him to have a fun summer? This doesn't seem like a healthy mother/child relationship.
3 Angie Struggles To Take Time Off To Celebrate Halloween With Graham
In the season one episode "Politician, Freemason, Scientist, Humorist and Diplomat, Ben Franklin," it's Halloween, and Angie isn't sure that she can spend it with Graham.
She needs to tell her boss that she's going to go home to celebrate Halloween with her kid, but she's having trouble talking to him. This seems odd because why wouldn't she think that this was important enough to talk to her boss about? As a parent, she definitely needs to stand up for herself more.
2 Miggy Throws A Party Even Though He Should Be Responsible Now
In the first season episode "Summer of Miggy," the character, played by Jake Choi, gets upset that his baby, Jack, is growing up so fast and walking. He thinks that the right thing to do is have a party, like the events that he used to have all the time.
This isn't the best parenting decision, since he needs to leave those partying days behind and become a more responsible adult who can raise his son.
1 Douglas Lets The Twins Basically Run Their Own Lives
The twins Amy and Emma totally give the Olsen twins a run for their money as they are so charming. But even though they seem so grown-up, they're still really young, and Douglas doesn't seem to realize that.
He loves them, but he basically lets them run their own lives and be in charge of their own schedules. They don't get a lot of parental advice, guidance, or compassion from him, and it's weird that they are so independent.
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