Choosing to have kids is the start of a wonderful journey. But as almost any parent will tell you, it’s naive to think that it will be easy. Parenting is full of unforeseen challenges, temper tantrums, and so little sleep that you sometimes miss being single. And yet, through all the ups and downs runs a silver lining full of humor and absurdity.
Bored Panda is featuring some of the most hilarious, painful, and facepalm-worthy posts from exhausted parents who, despite loving their little prankster imps, are, from time to time, (almost) regretting having kids. Scroll down for a big dose of frustration, annoyance, and quality humor.
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Blaming On A Doggo. Heckin Bamboozled
This is a good reason to hang a mirror near the front door so you can check yourself before you wreck your self image.
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Planning To Have Kids? Considering…
It's a child. The parents are to blame for not getting them properly settled or getting off the plane. Utterly selfish people.
$25.00-$30.00 Down The Toilet!
Meirl
Dam! The perfect time for everybody's favorite superhero! Old Man with a Metal Detector!!! Where are you Old Man with a Metal Detector? Save us Old Man with a Metal Detector!
Child Moisturized Cat
I just discovered my 4yo has covered my cat (8m) in human moisturizer. I’m about to wash him off now in the bath. Do I need to worry about skin absorption of toxins? (Pictures of cat and moisturizer ingredients)
Update: thanks all! The cat has been washed with cat-safe soap. Luckily it was a water based moisturizer and it came off really easily. (She'd washed him before she moisturized him, so he isn't saturated with moisturize to the extent the picture suggests.) Child and I had a good conversation about why you don't moisturize the cat, or paint the cat or put anything on the cat.
Kid Scratches Ferrari While Playing. Owner Sues The Family For 100k
Yea if I saw four kids I didn’t know playing all over my car like this, I’d probably sue the parents too. Looks like some kids were never taught “if it isn’t yours don’t touch it”
8 Year Old Cousin Stabbed My 300 Dollar All In One Computer When I Refused To Let Him Use It
So.. today my 8 year old cousin was visiting my house. He was walking around the house when he noticed that I had a pc. He instantly started asking me if he could use it, and ofc i said no (Simply because I don't want him installing any viruses on my pc) he asked me again, and again and again until he finally just walked over and started trying to use it. I quickly unplugged my pc before he could modify anything. He started screaming and crying. My mom and his mom came over to see what the heck was going on. I told my mom what he was doing, and she told me to let him use my computer because I should be "sharing" my stuff with an 8 year old, lol. My mom eventually told me that if I didnt share with him, she would take my computer away from me. I said "Fine ill let him use it". I plugged it back in and left the room. Not even a minute later he came out to ask me for my password. I told him that I wasnt going to give it to him. Then he stormed back into the room and picked up some scissors that I had out and started violently stabbing my computer screen until the scissors literally got stuck in the screen. His mom offered to give me money to get me a new computer but my mom told her that I didn't need it since I own multiple computers. Now ill need to save up for a new one /:
Oranges Aren't For Cats
Half-Eaten-Chicken-Nugget-Soup
1st child? after the first, you just fish it out with a spoon and move on...
Speaks For Itself
My Kid Swallowed A Penny While Showing His Little Brother How He Accidentally Swallowed A Sim Key The Day Before
What? It Didn’t Work?
Name This Album
And you just stand there instead of pulling your child out of the concrete and washing it off?!
My Kid Got Her Fingers Stuck In A Bench At School And The Bench Rode With Her To The Er. Yes, She Is Alright. Yes, We Kept The Bench Seat
Kids Trash Thrift Shop's Toy Section, Parents Don't Care
Reminds me of the kid's play area of a family dining restaurant I used to work at every night.
Toddler Got Into My Makeup
Not Sure How Petty Your Kids Are, But This Morning I Discovered That While My 10yo Was Mad At Me Last Night, He Snipped The Strings To All My Floss Picks
Walk his little b**t to the store so he can use his allowance to buy some more. Actions have consequences
That Time I Figured Out How To Take The Lid Off Of The Vent, And Proceeded To Get Stuck In It
Our vents are in the ceiling, thankfully lol they also seem to help cool the house more.
Best Way To Remove Permanent Marker Without Damage?
Neighbor's Kid Decided To Decorate My Car With A Rock To Make It Look "Cute"
Hard?
Guests 8 Year Old Child Damaged An Already Fragile Copy Of Homer's Iliad From 1872
Several questions come to mind... Let's see, oh this one's easy: Why is an already fragile book accessible to an 8 yo?
Group Of Kids Wanted To Post Ducklings On Social Media For Easter, So They Chased And Harassed The Mother Until The Ducklings Ended Up Separated And Scattered Around The Neighborhood
12 ducklings total. Neighbors and I told the kids off, rounded up all the ducklings and transported them to the local wildlife rehabilitation center. 1st photo is after the neighborhood round up, 2nd is at the wildlife center. Poor little dudes were so scared. Rehabber said they’re doing well though.
Oh Dear
Move said chemicals above child height or put some really good cupboard locks on. It’s called baby proofing.
I Bet His Name Is Dennis
I'll bet he learned a hard lesson from this. Accidently getting yourself crushed by a full grown man is probably painful at that age.
He Helped By Putting His Crayons In The Dishwasher
Run it empty on hot with a cap full of drain cleaner. Should clean it right up. The sodium hydroxide in the drain cleaner will eat the wax right up. Just make sure to run another cycle to flush it all through before you load any dishes.
Toddler Slammed Sliding Shower Door And Shattered It On Herself
Hopefully they were okay. And you weren’t more worried about the shower than them
Not Watching Your Kids
My Kid Tried To Pierce Her Own Nose And Ended Up Inhaling An Earring In The Process
Half The Grapes
Kid Locked The Key In The Lock
Caught My Youngest Escalating The Nerf War After His Older Brother “Was Mean”
While The World Is Fighting Over Tp, My Toddler Is Giving Ours A Bath
My 5-Year-Old Son Got Upset That It Was His Bedtime And Threw A 50-Cent Yo-Yo At My 77" Sony Oled. The Yo-Yo Won, And The TV's Done
Zero Privacy
Removing The Volume Buttons From My Kids Roku Since He Puts It Full Blast
Made Bagels As A Gift For Someone. Put Them On A Rack To Cool, Left The Kitchen For 5 Minutes And My Toddler Took A Single Bite Out Of Each One In The Front Row
I Love Toddlers. Couldn't Find The Brush For A Week
A Boy At A Museum In Haifa Today Broke A 3500 Years Old Jar
but this has a great back story to it though, and it was also mentioned multiple times on BP
My Son Ate A Screw Found On The Street. Thank God, No Injury, It Came Out Naturally
A Prank Gone Wrong Or An Evil Genius In The Making?
My brother said he allowed his kids to do this to the canned veggies and sides so he didn’t have to choose which side he wanted with dinner. It was just a surprise every day lol but usually the cans have a stamp on the lids that identify what is in the can.
Don't Workout With A Toddler
Toddler Threw A Tantrum Which Ended With Him Smashing The TV
My Kid Poured Yogurt Into The Air Purifier
Kids Took Off With My Hair Brush... Found It
Kid Pops Gender Reveal Balloon
I support the kid's action in this one! All of this gender reveal nonsense is so stupid and selfish.
A 5th Graded Concluded That Pencil Sharpeners Are For Sharpening Crayons Today...
I Give Him His Own Pot Of Dirt To Water Now, After He Waterboarded My Poor Succulents
Excellent work around! He's happy and your plants survive. Well done parent!
He Got A Little Too Close
lol maybe a little. I still don’t understand the whole insane fake tan thing in body building competitions but 🤷🏼♀️
When Kids Play With Adult Toys
Okay see, one of my AuDHD quirks is that I LOVE untangling stuff like this! And if I had to, I'd cut one, get some fishing line, and repair it! Just send it to me, I'll get it fixed right up, lol!
Firestarter
Over 60 Toddler Socks With No Matches After Doing All The Laundry
The missing ones are all over the neighbourhood, thrown from the stroller when no adult was looking.
Toddler Decided To Do This With Sharpie On The Day We're Moving Out
My 2yo Just Bit Through My Computer Charger. I'm Working From Home
Had To Take A Picture Before I Called The Cops
The ears act like barbs, so they go in forwards, but can't go back.. You don't need help for this if you know what to do. Have the child lie face down , then turn them on their back, so that their head is still though the bars, but they are looking up at the cieling.You can then move their head forward and out. Lubrication may help, but wasn't required to get them in.
I Legit Flinched Out Of The Way Of My Phone
Someone Left Their Kid Unattended With A Pencil At The Doctor's Office
If it had been my kid, they'd be erasing and doing extra cleaning on that wall!
My Friend Asked Her 9 Year Old To Bring The Wheelbarrow In. It Was At The End Of The Front Walk By The Gate, He Was Supposed To Take It To The Garage Where He Got It From
The Toddler Needed Someplace To Store His Popsicle
Atleast it was on the thing you’d use to clean it up 🤷🏼♀️ so now you have nothing to clean up
After I Told My Little Brother (9) To Stop Throwing His Controller... 5 Minutes Later I Hear A Bang And I See Him Crying And The TV Looking Like This
His Eyes Cleared Up As Soon As The Evil Spirit Left His Body
This is exactly why my middle son isn’t allowed to have or play or do anything these days 🤷🏼♀️ ridiculous to get so upset over a game. SMH
My Kids Broke My Ram Stick
A Toddler Ate This Toys Tag. No, The Mom Did Not Buy It
But the mother is probably the first to scream "discrimination" if kids are not allowed in somewhere. Look, it's no biggie. Say sorry, pay for it, done. But don't put the damage that your spawn creates on other people's back or they HAVE TO exclude you, because they cannot afford to pay for all the kids.
Children In Public Transports
The French I knew in the 60s and 70s would not have let kids get away with such behavior in public spaces. I doubt it would even have occurred to kids then to behave this way.
My 3yo Sneaked Out Of Bed And Did This
Bought A New Coffee Table And My Toddler Smuggled In A Rock And “Coloured” On It The Next Day
My three kittens scratched up my dining table with their claws just chasing each other around. 🐈⬛🐈🐈
My Roku Controller After I Said "No" To My Three-Year-Old
Someone Left My Little Cousin In My Room
My Toddler Threw An iPad At Me While I Was Sleeping And I Woke Up With A Pierced Lip
Let My Niece Use It For About Half An Hour, Big F
Parents Let Their 3 Sons Ruin Mom’s Sister’s 1st Dance, Then For Good Measure Allow One Of Their Sons To Get Burned So Badly On A Firecracker Emts Must Be Called
So glad your a*****e kids were the stars of the show, instead of your sister and her bride. What a selfish t**t.
Looney Tunes Logic At Work
Why Tho
Poor Kids Need Money
I mean, I'm pretty sure that can technically be arranged.
Load More Replies...My wife and I have been together 25 years. We decided long ago that the best course of action, for us, was to forego having children. A factor in that choice was motivated by just how insanely expensive is is to raise a kid these days. Another factor in that decision was the consideration that there is no shortage of people on the planet. Though, perhaps the biggest factor was precisely shït like this. Best decision we've ever made!
Great list, if never want to have children. Not so much, if you do.
I mean, I'm pretty sure that can technically be arranged.
Load More Replies...My wife and I have been together 25 years. We decided long ago that the best course of action, for us, was to forego having children. A factor in that choice was motivated by just how insanely expensive is is to raise a kid these days. Another factor in that decision was the consideration that there is no shortage of people on the planet. Though, perhaps the biggest factor was precisely shït like this. Best decision we've ever made!
Great list, if never want to have children. Not so much, if you do.
