This Instagram Page Is Dedicated To Funny And Honest “Millennial Mom Confessions”, Here Are 50 Of The Best Ones (New Posts)
Many parents describe parenting by basically not describing it. It’s magical, indescribable, they say. There can be some stigma attached to honestly venting or sharing the messy and chaotic reality of having kids. But for every tale of exhaustion, kids provide hilarious deadpan commentary for the most mundane things.
Fortunately, this Instagram page gathers the confessions of millennial moms who want to vent to the world about the reality of parenting. So scroll down and enjoy these funny, honest tales about raising a child. And if you want to see some more collections of confessions, check out Bored Panda's other article here.
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I will do anything in my power to make sure my children feel this way because I never did.
As tiny humans, kids are as varied as adults, so parents often find themselves needing to employ a variety of tactics to keep them in check. These styles will, inevitably, vary from culture to culture and will also often reflect the parent's own upbringing. In the American middle class, at least since the end of the Second World War, parents have often employed a more permissive style, which allows their children to feel independent and not constrained by constant rules.
Some of the responses and activities here indicate that the children do feel relatively free and unconcerned. Though kids also tend to not really know boundaries very well, so it could simply be that childlike innocence. Regardless, the permissive style has its detractors, as children often end up with poor self-discipline and tend to lack structure when approaching work and other activities.
In some cultures, it is very common to have full-on discussions with a young child and baby. These discussions do tend to be pretty one-sided, with the parent telling the baby about itself. In West Africa, parents will also talk to their babies, but mostly about other people. In both cases, the child does benefit, however, as engaging with language helps them learn to speak and feel included in family conversations. This is why young children, seeing or hearing a conversation, will join in with their own babel, as they believe this is simply what one does in the situation.
This makes me think of my daughter, then aged 4, who looked at me closely before nursery one morning and said: "Mummy, are you wearing make up today?" And I said, "Yes, actually, yes I am wearing a little bit." And she said, "You need more."
When kids get older, hopefully, they start to develop the ability to actually converse with others. Then comes the inevitable ocean of questions about practically everything. Why is the sky blue? Why are adults bigger? How does a car work? Can dogs understand us? While vital for a child to understand the world around them, this can be exhausting for adults who feel like they are in a never-ending interview. Some cultures circumnavigate the issue by emphasizing observation as the preferred method of learning. In other words, some parents have actually, successfully pulled off ’just sit in silence and watch.’
Others try to preempt the onslaught of questions. This makes sense, as a parent is an authority figure, so if you can’t tell your kid how gravity works, why would they believe you about anything else? In Indigenous American and New Zealand communities, storytelling is often employed to keep kids entertained and to explain to them how the world works. Though a particularly curious kid will probably end up asking hundreds of questions about the story itself, so it’s not a foolproof approach.
Raising four kids, I can attest, sometimes you just gotta take it when its offered from your wife. Dont remind her she has spit up in her hair, or that you just witnessed her clean up some unholy messy something or other. And pro tip for guys: Change the sheets before bed, before being told to... iykyk...
3 days of labour and an emergency C-section and 12 days in hispital after that, 15 days off for me yay...
Same, but my mom would just go for a random bike ride in the evening for like 20 minutes by herself.
I've come up with clever ways to hide that I'm swearing. My husbands sees through them and immediately starts laughing.
Because the people that work at those places don't have kids and get to sleep in lol
No dear, their bodies fill themselves with poo until they finally explode
This went for all moms in 80's and 90's movies - dad messed everything up and mom had to clean up the mess afterwards but somehow SHE was the no-fun parent.
When the perky young dental assistant asks if I floss every night, I sometimes have to hold back the manic laughter.
I was about 19(M), getting checked for a hernia and I swear they had every female med student who were moonlighting as models come that day. Thank goodness their hands were freezing cold. My ex and i still laugh at that. One was told to grasp the testicles under the penis and have me turn my head and cough. The med student said I cant find it. I seriously hope she was talking about the hernia, thats what ive convinced myself of anyway
If my kid can learn there's one language for home (English), one for nursery (German) and one for synagogue (Hebrew), she can learn that some naughty words that might occasionally be said by mummy should only be said at home in extreme situations!
The best parents are the ones who don't have kids, as the saying goes. Or the ones who have forgotten what it was like to have kids.
If you say it in a scouse accent, you could also be travelling by Furry. Which is... unsettling
"mom my head hurts" "Okay hold on the confession between Adachi and Shimamura is about to happen"
My mom and ex MIL finally just started buying us containers for christmas lol. To this day I have five 13x9 pans. I only bought one.....
Did your kids stop playing with a toy, forget about for months and months and then the day you throw it away, they want it because its their most favorite toy ever or was it just mine?
Not by 4 thats when the carpet gremlins get home. Thats at 910am when you get them off to school after that triathlon of waking them up, having them get dressed and make an attempt to feed them
How many of my fellow Panda had a little of themselves unalive when you first heard one of our songs on the oldies station. I know i did.
when i was younger i would say "toy-tota" instead of "toyota." my older sis would make me say it in front of her friends for entertainment.
I'm still like this as an adult. Elf on the shelf at work..Coworkers: dont touch it! Me: what, this? Boink!
I'm not even close to 30 and I still don't know half the slang terms people make 😭😭😭
I went out trick or treating with the fam, I had messy hair, looked disheveled af, said i was a parent. My ex didnt find it that amusing.
They're all ploys to be near you again. Kind of sweet when you think about it... and aren't currently the recipient of such affections
So true. How are they so mfuXXing sharp, and how do they grow so mfuXXing fast?! Just cut my baby's nails last night (potential for an Olympic event if ever I saw one) and he still managed to scratch himself under his eye in his sleep.
When you have to tell them to be quiet= everything is good vs When they are being quiet= bad, usually very bad
Just on Halloween? Jokes on you, its year round lol. Its not grape juice...... Daddy doesnt share his grape juice with the kids, just mommy. Its special grape juice for adults only
this is me when someone is being meant to my 6 year old brother! we fight teeth and nails at home but im the only one who can be mean to him. i will punch a 6 year old if they are mean to him.
Worst part of my divorce was that my ex was a chef...it's all mac-n-cheese now!
as a Girl Scout I can confirm. I feel like a drug dealer, once you buy one you have to buy another. WE ARE INVINCIBLE MWA HAHAHAH.
That face says he also took the kids to the store with him and I feel that lol
In my one friend's house it almost always goes in waves. First is usually the 8 and 9 year old and once they're better then she gets sick. Once she's better then the 18 year old and husband get sick. Occasionally it's just one young, then mom and then husband but usually it sticks to the pattern
I'm sorry, but I say: "We give you plenty to eat. You now have 10 hours til breakfast, so you should have thought about that while you were titting around with your supper." They don't get anything until the morning apart from water. Otherwise they will always demand it!
I don't remember ever waking up my parents when I was awake as a child. I just went downstairs and watched cartoons or played with stuff. Ah, the 90's, where a lack of supervision was supervision :')
He's here, the Phantom of the Operaaaa! 🎶🎵 Sorry, I love that musical
My son was famous for 'mom! Did you see that?! They just (whatever was going on at the time)!' Every single time we watched a movie together, over and over. 'Yes dear, I am sitting right beside you watching the exact same movie'. 😂
For some, out of carelessness. For others, it's like a rollercoaster ride - just a long one. Sometimes up, sometimes down, but it can be a lot of fun. Not everyone has to want it, and that's good.
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For some, out of carelessness. For others, it's like a rollercoaster ride - just a long one. Sometimes up, sometimes down, but it can be a lot of fun. Not everyone has to want it, and that's good.
Load More Replies... Where's the one with the kids having a melt down because their food is touching on the plate?
