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Mommy blogger Ilana Wiles created an Instagram account to unveil the real truth about parenting. Titled "Average Parent Problems", it's full of hilariously funny photos showing what parents go through while raising kids. From finding a slice of pizza inside your purse to listening to tantrums over pretty much anything - you can expect it all from your little kids.

'I hope other parents will relate to the photos, feel like they are in good company, and see the amusement in our daily problems,' Ilana Wiles, told The Huffington Post. 'I am always aiming to make the struggles of parenthood entertaining. We need it!'

Ilana also invites other parents to submit their own photos from daily life with kids on Instagram with the hashtag #averageparentproblems to get featured, so keep that in mind, mommies and daddies!

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Dakota Zayat
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10 years ago

sorta like a cat? XD

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    Karina Cruz
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    10 years ago

    but it has to be in royalty

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    Hans
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    10 years ago

    And you can be happy about the generosity!

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    Lorraine
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    10 years ago

    Wow that baby is strong, practicing to be a gymnast already!

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    Amanda Panda
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    10 years ago

    This is terrifying....

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    Dakota Zayat
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    10 years ago

    the lady's face though X''D PRICELESS

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    Ngoc Huynhchen
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    10 years ago

    The first bite is always the best! ????

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    Amanda Panda
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    10 years ago

    Yep, and if its not the door, its the floor.

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    Amanda Panda
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    10 years ago

    HAHAHA! My brothers have done this.

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    Anu Philip
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    10 years ago

    Yes. Very cat like.

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    Lorraine
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    10 years ago

    Ashamed to say that I have done this as a kid ... and was afraid that they had found out that I prank called them and came to arrest me.

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    .gas.
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    10 years ago

    Easy. Soap-battered veggies. Problem solved.

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    Lala 5
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    10 years ago

    Just thinking ahead in case you have to leave them there.

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    Gina Wildner
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    10 years ago

    Just happened to me at the doctors office the other day. And my son just laughed and laughed. Jerk face.

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    Hans
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    10 years ago

    The 4X2 is most common but not most painful, luckily.

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    Paula Figueroa
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    10 years ago

    go full pinterest and fry an egg in the middle :O

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    Katrina Green
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    10 years ago

    My little brother used to carry around my moms bras....He even slept with them and tried to bring them to school.

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    Amanda Panda
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    10 years ago

    "Not putting a jacket on mom, so just LET IT GO, LET IT GOOOOO"

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    Lorraine
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    10 years ago

    The struggle is real.

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    Daria La Torre
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    10 years ago

    Lannisters....

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    Maheak
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    10 years ago

    That one us cute!

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    Eva Dukes
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    10 years ago

    And today we will pogo to school.....

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    .gas.
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    10 years ago

    Cleanup in aisle four! :-/

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    Katrina Green
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    10 years ago

    OMG XD It looks like he's saying "you know, that's life, mom."

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    Luisa Vasconcelos
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    10 years ago

    I look soooo charming with this sticks. Even the flower is checking me out.

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    Lorraine
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    10 years ago

    That shirt is so relevant! :)

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    Dakota Zayat
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    10 years ago

    wow and its PIZZA youd think theyd eat it

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    Misty Pal
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    10 years ago

    yeah but u wish u had an alarm clock instead ;) even miss it maybe..

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    Eva Dukes
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    10 years ago

    Yeah not feeling sorry for..... I had 2 girls who refused to wear clothes..., they'ed get naked ALL the time and wanted to go to restaurants in their knickers!!!

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    Daria B
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    10 years ago

    This looks like a painting. ☻

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    Casper Natashia
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    10 years ago

    lol its OK ^^^^

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    Dakota Zayat
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    10 years ago

    omg i died at this one

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    Jordan Tomkinson
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    10 years ago

    This has been my week!

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    Carla Silva
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    10 years ago

    My husband does this to me...

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    .gas.
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    10 years ago

    We're gonna need a taller crib.

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    Trav May
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    10 years ago

    Hmm...it's quiet. Too quiet.

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    .gas.
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    10 years ago

    Are we there yet?

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    Stacey Weaver
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    10 years ago

    This is the reason we only have washable markers and crayons... best invention ever.

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    Lorraine
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    10 years ago

    Wow this kid is lucky. Just look at that giant stuffed dog and that car!

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    Cherie
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    10 years ago

    Nope nope nope, you people evidently have never met anything like my boys.

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    Lorraine
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    10 years ago

    "What is this magical device??"

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    Arty
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    10 years ago

    or you just teach them not to put their feet on the seats...

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    Frank Goodman
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    10 years ago

    Oh. I am so glad to see we're not alone with this.

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    Quant
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    10 years ago

    jeez, did she have an elephant for breakfast?

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    Cherie
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    10 years ago

    For the win! He tried.

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    Katrina Green
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    10 years ago

    We always want what we can't have....

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    Syd
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    10 years ago

    My mom did that once. She covered for it beautifully by writing a note the next night that said the tooth fair was sick that night XD

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    Ulrika Tück de Mantel
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    10 years ago

    ha ha ha ha what a sweet little dirty pig. <3

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    Eva Dukes
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    10 years ago

    When I was a child (70s) it was the dog I remember getting whipping for "stealing" chocolate xmas tree ornaments and it was the bloody dog all along Lol my mum felt SO guilty....

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    .gas.
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    10 years ago

    That expression's like: "Game's over."

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    iblowsheep
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    10 years ago

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    Unfortunately due to Mom being paranoid about the kid locking herself in the room and being trapped to starve to death forever, we have no locks on any of our doors so even this pathetic excuse for a sanctuary is not available in our house.

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    Eva Dukes
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    10 years ago

    Ha ha every child does this My daughter chopped a chunk from the top I swear it grew slower than the rest of the hair

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    Misty Pal
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    10 years ago

    Have children = can't own anything nice again! I'm afraid to have kids now

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    Katrina Ladesic
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    10 years ago

    The expression of the boy in the middle is priceless

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    Cherie
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    10 years ago

    You need to post this in I'm an *sshole Parent. Absolutely fits right in!

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    Cherie
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Oh yeah. My mom took pix of us after my youngest was born. Ex looked rested. I looked as if I'd been stranded on a hurricane - stricken island for two weeks. Thankyou thankyou thankyou, mom, for tzking care of M.

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    The Catinator
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    10 years ago

    Yum

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    MD
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    As the non mommy of the group, I specialize in holding and entertaining the kids while moms eat ... still referred to by one of them as "not a kid person" ..fml

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    Zsófi Kovács
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Hahaha :D every single time!

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    gedwards1
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    10 years ago

    trolley dash!!!

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    Evelyn Rys
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    10 years ago

    That's me everyday every meal. :(

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    Cherie
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    10 years ago

    The attention span is about - .03 seconds, and they try to walk in every direction at once.

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    Cherie
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    10 years ago

    And to think my boys flushing Legomen was bad....

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    Cherie
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    10 years ago

    Aw, poor kid. She wsnted to handle it herself. I can relate... I recently lost my adult dignity by grabbing trash out of the bushes in a state park - and realized afterword I had just put a million burrs in my hair and clothes. Oiled my hair and cried as I sat in the tub and carefully removeed 500000+ burrsfrom it. Ruined my fav tee. I'm sure i could have handled this better, but hey, sometimes you just make an impulsively wrong decision. She found out early. Good for her!

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    Katrina Green
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    10 years ago

    Sigh... "Mom, we've talked about this. I'm afraid I'm going to have to let you go."

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    chachkimooch
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    10 years ago

    ...and very neatly into the water bowl as well! lol

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    Jessica Jenkins
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    10 years ago

    After all that work of getting the kid dresses and they say I need to go the bathroom.

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    Katrina Green
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    10 years ago

    "WHAT?!? Mom you lied!!! This is all lies!!!! I can never trust you again!!" "I WAS BETRAAAAAYED!!!!!!"

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    Lee
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    10 years ago

    Aha the face he's pulling he doesn't look impressed

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    Anu Philip
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    10 years ago

    Partners in crime!

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    Silent Skeleton
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    10 years ago

    halp meh

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    Luisa Vasconcelos
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    10 years ago

    "Wait,I can explain. It's not what you are thinking "

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    When You Say For The Tenth Time "get Your Pencils Off The Floor!"

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    Doyle E
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    10 years ago

    OMG! thought it was the celing at first

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    maryhadalittlelamb
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    10 years ago

    this makes a great postcard

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    When You Hear Your Toddler Yell For Help And They're Just "hanging Out."

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    MarieR
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    10 years ago

    That face! ???? Looks like he's thinking 'don't mind me, I'm just hanging around till you're ready to get me down...'

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    When There's No Such Thing As Privacy.

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    When Your Kid Finds Your Makeup Bag

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    When Your Child Has A Perfectly Good Bed But Prefers To Share With The Dog

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    Kellys Elliott
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    10 years ago

    I see nothing wrong with this picture....

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    When She Gets Ahold Of Your Mascara And Wants To Be Pretty Like Mommy... ????

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    Jennifer Scott
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    10 years ago

    That's me at the end of the day!

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    When They Want To Use The Potty Too!

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    Heidi Turner Larson
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    10 years ago

    All drains lead to the ocean

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    When Your Baby Is Trying To Eat Alone:))

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    #85

    Plays Happily In His Chair Until You Pull Out Your Camera

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    chachkimooch
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    10 years ago

    Yep! Every time I pull out the camera... the perfect moment is lost!

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    When Your Kid Thinks He Is A Comedian

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    #87

    When Your Child Sees A Huge King Kong And Cannot Believe How Big His Nipple Is!

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    chachkimooch
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    10 years ago

    I love this one! lmao

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    When He's Too Hungry To Get A Plate

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    Finds A Marker

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    Community Member
    10 years ago

    It was.

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    #90

    The Cat Hated The Biscuits Anyway

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    A Diva Allready???

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    Kellys Elliott
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    10 years ago

    So cute....

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    When Your Child Gets Hold Of Grandma's Make Up Bag

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    #93

    When They Fall Asleep Playing ????????

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    Romeoslover
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    10 years ago

    Great pic, though

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    #94

    When You Are Trying To Get A Decent Pictures With Twins

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    #95

    When You Ask Grandpa To Buckle Him In His Car Seat.

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    #96

    When He Lets You Know You Apparently Forgot To Make Lunch On Time!

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    #97

    Summer Feeling

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    Meg Walls
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    10 years ago

    Did she really demand something be taken off? Ha ha ha

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    #98

    When She Thinks She's 20 But She Only Has 9 Months

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    #99

    So They Lived Happily Ever .... Awww...really???

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