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Parenting can be so many things, from a magical, wonderful experience to something like a marathon one runs for multiple decades. So it’s probably no surprise that parents across the globe create and enjoy that stable of internet content, the meme.
“The Decent Mother'' is an Instagram page dedicated to relatable, wholesome, and hilarious mom memes about parenting and kids. Get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites, and share your thoughts and experiences in the comments section below.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
Measles is making a comeback! So is polio! Good job, anti-vaxxers! (sarcasm)
A “fun” part of being a parent is learning that your offspring will literally develop new powers and methods to outsmart you year after year. A newborn will cry and cry, but at least they are pretty immobile. Toddlers, on the other hand, have pretty workable feet and will use them to engage in all sorts of shenanigans.
While this means you can do more things together, it also means a lot more active supervision, as anyone who has seen a concerned looking father sprinting after a child on a scooter can attest to. This is also perhaps why parents turn to memes as a way of venting and sharing the ups and downs of raising a child.
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Little king trash mouth 1 year ago
My husband is very involved and most parenting things are equal but my kids will still seek me out in another room to help them with something when dad is right there! So annoying.
After all, a newfound independence (even if it’s just walking) comes with a responsibility of the parent to actually teach their kid some good behaviors. No child is going to happily do their business in a toilet or brush their teeth without constant reinforcement. It’s not all bad though, children come with a sort of wonder and creativity that basically no adult can match.
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BlitheSpirit 1 year ago
I had to restore order with a whip and a chair when mine got home from the grandparents…
Chez2202 1 year ago
You really shouldn’t tie your parents to chairs and whip them. Just explain that you do parenting differently to how they did it.
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me myself and i (She/Her) 1 year ago
when I go to my grandmothers (im not a toddler ok) I just get food. so much food.
Justanotherpanda 1 year ago
Not just as a toddler, all the way untill the grandparents are gone…
VintageViolette 1 year ago
My Mom sent my kids home with a literal brick of Pixie Sticks rubber banded together and smuggled inside a pair of pjs. The kids were like 2 and 4, so this was all my Moms doing. Like What the What???
Sammie 19 1 year ago
Lol my grandkids have the same rules at my place as they do at home. Same food, bedtime etc. My grandkids know that and they don't ask for anything that they can't have at home.
Nicole Weymann 1 year ago
My brother and SIL have five kids and live right next door. SILs' and my mothers' rules mostly overlap out of neccessity: spoiling kids that come around every day bites you in the (rear) end. Still: there are some "only when you're here, not with your parents/grandparents" moments, but they (kids and adults) cope with it.
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Meghna Mohan 1 year ago
Happens everyday, also they feel invincible when grandparents are around. We are invisible 🫥
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The fruits of a parent's labors (or lack thereof) will show up later, as the toddler grows up a bit. It’s important to keep them active and engaged in learning new things. This is also the time where some things might start becoming habitual, as children develop more distinct preferences and desires and now have the autonomy to at least try and keep them.
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Auntriarch 1 year ago
Just for a moment there, when I read crushed goldfish, I had forgotten about the snacks of that name....
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BoredPossum 1 year ago
The fact that they call it research is offensive to anyone working 12 hour days in a lab 6 days a week to give people a chance to survive some of the nastier diseases.
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Amanda Rose 1 year ago
How about when they show up at the side of the bed and are just staring at you until you wake up? Kids are creepy sometimes.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
Why not? A mom can look nice and dress herself up for the playgroup if she wants to. I don't have human children, but I don't like even the "ha ha funny joking" shame that women do to other women over stuff like clothes, makeup, dressing up, etc.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
As an adopted child, I can definitely say that I was NOT breastfed and there was no way I could have been XD While I might be weird, I definitely survived to adulthood with all my bones and organs intact! Formula is fine! Fed is best XD
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ILoveMySon 1 year ago
"If you're going inside, would you get me another Pepsi?" The words of my late and beloved aunt. She was amazing.
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Meghna Mohan 1 year ago
Yeah I have done this, lullabys, jokes, stories and past 30 mins straight threats
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ScarletRos 1 year ago
My friend was holding his baby daughter on his lap while sitting at a table and she was playing with a toy which she dropped. He leaned to pick it up and whack goes her head on the table.
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Nannychachi 1 year ago
And they can bite me. I'm not buying your over-priced, no-real-benefit-to-my-health garbage.
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TheMagicOfBeingMia (She/Her) 1 year ago
Those blessed be the fruit dresses look great on everyone but me ffs
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Rachel Pelz 1 year ago
It means: next morning, the kid you can hardly wake up at 8 am on weekdays will be wide awake at 5.30am, in a terrible mood (because tired) from 8.30 on and absolutely refuse to take a nap all day long.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago (edited)
Us "pet parents" have our own nightmares and struggles (like the 2am "hork hoRK HORK" of a cat, or the eternal living hell of the diarrhea after your puppy eats literal garbage while on a walk) but only the truly unhinged think that it's somehow exactly the same as raising a human child. I can call my dogs and cats silly nicknames and I don't have to worry about them actually LEARNING the words I say to them XD We do suffer the knowledge that our beloved "furbabies" will have much, much shorter lifespans than any human children we might have, however :(
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Dark Pearl 1 year ago
I managed to chip my tooth in actual maths class a couple of months ago lol
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BoredPossum 1 year ago
Is this something that the modern father should relate to? It sounds very much like a 50s family. Taking care of your kids should be natural regardless of gender. I'd one of you need to be somewhere and do something, even just to relax and take a walk, of course the other parent will look after the kids.
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karen snyder 1 year ago
These are mostly super dated. Half of them are about Covid lockdown. Bored Panda is being lazy panda today.
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karen snyder 1 year ago
These are mostly super dated. Half of them are about Covid lockdown. Bored Panda is being lazy panda today.
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