Lois sending Francis away to stay with Ida for 3 or 6 months.

Both Hal and Lois (but mostly Lois) micromanaging Malcom and using him as the golden goose who will bring himself and the whole family out of poverty.

Hal and Lois emotional and physically neglecting Dewey.

Lois embarrassing Malcom on his first day of high school when she saw that stain on his pants.

Hal and Lois (https://www.reddit.com/r/malcolminthemiddle/comments/6ts7u5/whats_the_worst_thing_hal_andor_lois_have_done/), spending (https://www.reddit.com/r/malcolminthemiddle/comments/54lm6p/worst_things_characters_did/) Malcom's scholarship money.

Hal constantly making the boys take the fall for his crazy schemes.

Their overall continued economic challenges that they found themselves in. Yes they both had jobs, but they were terrible with money.

Having way to many kids when they couldn't afforded them.

Hal becoming obsessed with using a steamroller, he neglected the entire family and stopped going to work, only to be pulled out of his addiction by Dewey.

Hal and Lois having so much sex that they were neglectful of everything and everyone around them.


Malcolm In The Middle: 10 Worst Ways The Boys Were Punished (https://screenrant.com/malcolm-middle-worst-ways-punished/)