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Parenting is not an easy task, those who have done it will know that's a fact. Despite our best intentions, it can sometimes go a little awry and little mistakes can be made with the poor little kiddies on the receiving end.
Bored Panda has compiled a list of these fails, nothing serious but definitely relatable and all of them will give you those slightly guilty kind of giggles. Scroll down below to check them out and don't forget to vote for your favourite!
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#1
My Friend Had Her Daughters At A Zoo When She Heard, "Ma'am, There's A Lemur On Your Baby."
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#2
“We’re Good Parents I Swear”
#3
Accidentally Sent My Son To School With His Newly Bought Ugly Christmas Sweater. Didn't Realize What Santa Was Doing Until His Kindergarten Teacher Pointed It Out When I Picked Him Up After School
#4
Nine Hour Flight To Budapest. No Problem. We’re An Experienced Family Of Travellers
#5
I Was Spitting Sunflower Seeds Out The Window On The Way Home But I Guess They Found Their Way Back In The Car
Catta Popescu 8 years ago
....you were spitting out sunflower seeds out the window. There's where you failed!
#6
Calculations Were Incorrect
#7
Mixed Up Pajama Day And Picture Day. Son Was Not Pleased
#8
Once Upon A Time, I Sent My Daughter And My Husband Off To Buy Her Some Nice New Clothes
#9
My Little Brother's Parenting Experience In A Nutshell
#10
Oh My Gosh We Really Don’t Deserve My Mom. All She Wanted To Do Was Spell Out Love In Our Family Pictures. She Had No Idea
#11
Instead Of Millennium Falcons Or Fire Trucks, My 8-Year-Old Son Builds Lego Bars With Drunk Patrons
#13
I Took This Picture. The Baby Was Fine. I Still Get Hate Mail About It Occasionally, Even A Couple Of Years After The Fact
#15
My Boss Brought His Son To Work Today
#16
My Daughter's Nose Started Bleeding In The Car And This Was The Only Thing I Had Handy.. She Called It A "Cotton Stick" :)
Panna Amelia Niezależna 8 years ago
It's not fail, it is actually the best thing she could do to stop the bleeding
Rivkaka 8 years ago
It is what they initially were designed for. The smart relocated usage :p came second.
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Baked Panda 8 years ago
Parenting life hack, could have been worse... like a pad with wings lol
Mama Panda 8 years ago
Wait till she gets older and realizes what they actually are haha, you two are going to have a good laugh =D
Judy Semmens 7 years ago
A local soup kitchen hands them out to homeless people who get nosebleeds.
Casandra Nițescu 7 years ago
well, I've never tried this myself , but I hear it is indeed effective against nosebleeds so I don't see how it's a fail.
Laurel Jean 3 years ago
Honestly not a horrible idea for 1st aid kits, but of course regular tampons and pads to
Jennifer Lewis 7 years ago
Actually that’s what the military uses in the field. You did good Mom.
Kristina LaPlante 7 years ago
Fun fact: tampons were originally designed for bullet wounds. So it's more like using it for it's original purpose.
Joyce Stewart 8 years ago
My 3 year old opened a drawer in bedside table, yelled I found a fire cracker!
Pippa Runs 8 years ago
I have had to use a small O.B. tampon during a race for a bad nose bleed haha. Keep them in my race kit now :)
Ashiah Rainwing 8 years ago
That handy dandy little item was created to absorb blood. You rocked an emergency!
Huib van Wees (hvwees) 8 years ago
I don't think this is a fail. it's actually very clever... it is to catch the blood which I suppose it did...
Linda Gillum 8 years ago
Wait till she gets older and sees this and then finds out her parents posted it for the world to see!
mellenheadgirl head 8 years ago
that's really smart. It absorbs much more than a tissue anyway
Miranda Olzman 8 years ago
I played rugby and both our women's side and men's side used these. It's basically what they use in hospitals just with a string!
Deborah Treacher 8 years ago
Hospital use something similar, just minus string (could cut it off)
Leoninus Fate 8 years ago
No, they use sponges and sometimes packed gauze, then when its time to take them out they use long forceps, NEVER tampons, Those swell, the sponges are placed in on the spot and monitored, a tampon can cause you to f**k your nasal cavity up or worse
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Madison Unger 8 years ago
Ive heard that they use something like a tampon at hospitals to help stop bleeding. Dont quote me on this though!
Leoninus Fate 8 years ago
No , they use sponges and sometimes packed gauze, then when its time to take them out they use long forceps
Load More Replies... Leoninus Fate 8 years ago
omg... never, never! use a tampon for a nosebleed! it can expand in the nose and get stuck, even if its just a bit inside, I have seen people go into the hospital for surgery that did this, they had to have it surgery took out since it swells up inside the nasal cavity and they cant pull it back out, it goes in a stick, then blood hits it, and it's like a light bulb inside the nose, NO WONDER THIS IS LABELED AS A FAIL! at least it dont look more than the slight tip is inside and the kid is ok, iv see worse {oddly its usually moms that gave them to kids or older men trying to stop them, that has this happen to them, rarely normal females}
Leoninus Fate 8 years ago
BTW if anyone wonders how I know all this? Ihas been in hospitals most of my life, I lived in an orphaned where they did stuff like this back in the early 90's, and now my brother has these problems, iv been with him{he has a bad nasal cavity, it's now broken from doing this, when he has done this once and have seen it first have many many times Please please if you are doing this, stop, use a tissue or buy medical sponges, not a tampon
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blugeagua 8 years ago
No she won’t. Why the hell would she. It’s not like she put a used tampon.
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#17
Parenting Is Tough. Especially For This Dad
#18
Would This Be Considered Bad Parenting?
#19
Teacher Asks Kindy Children To Write What Their Mum Does Best. My Spawn Know Me Well
#20
Wasted No Time In Committing The First Of Many Parenting Fails
#21
I Bought A New Lamp For My Daughter. It Was A Mistake
#22
Kourtney Kardashian Slams Daughter With Car Door
#23
So My Daughter Found The Webcam, And Took A Pic... I Swear I'm A Good Parent
#24
Friend On Facebook Sent Their Kid To School On Picture Day With The Wrong Shirt
#25
Dad Pisses Off His Little Boy With A Soccer Ball
#26
Found My Husband Like This Getting Our One Year Old To Bed
#27
Parenting Fail
#28
This Is How Dad Dressed Daughter For The Daycare. Who Needs A Shirt In Summer Anyway
#29
Working On Eva's Baby Book
#30
He Wanted To Get On That Ride. I'm Really Hoping This Isn't His First Memory
#31
Oops
#32
Dad Dressed Her For The Pool
#33
My Girlfriend Randomly Took A Couple Pictures Of Me At The Grocery Store. Only Later Did We Notice...
#34
Took My Daughter Out For A Nice Dinner.
#35
Perfect Timing
#36
When Your Dad Puts Your Swimsuit On Backwards And It Becomes A Different Kind Of Swimsuit
#37
I Left My 7-Year Old Daughter Unattended For 10 Minutes To Make Dinner. Big Mistake
#38
When You Rush Out Of The House To Try And Get Everything Done Before The Next Feed Is Due And Forget The Car Seat Connectors For The Pram And Only Have One Bassinet In The Boot... You Have To Improvise!
#39
My Daughter Didn't Approve Of My Clown Makeup Job
#40
Throwback To Holiday Parent Fail
#41
I Let My Toddler Dress Herself. She's Wearing A Cupcake
#42
When You Throw Without Warning
#43
Oh Crap. Parenting Failure Of Astronomical Proportions
#44
Throwback To Holiday, Parent Fail
#45
On Our Third Kid But Still Managed To Leave The House Without Shoes In 30 Degree Weather
Oforka Glory 8 years ago
lol God i love laughing so hard.... to bad i'm in the office, had to curtail myslef...
#46
Note To Self, Don't Let Baby Fall Asleep On You After You Spray Tan If You Do Not Want Said Baby To Have A Half "Tanned" Face The Next Morning.
Hans 8 years ago
Do not use chemicals such as tan spray near babies! Many will even get rashes from detergent perfumes etc. People really require more education on how harmful many every day substances are. Interestingly, while things we care for ("dirt") typically are totally harmless to babies.
#47
Oops
#48
A Belter Of A
#49
So We Thought We Would Have An Afternoon Of Art, I Set Up Her Easel And Paints And Went To The Kitchen Whilst Mini Picasso Went To Work.... A Few Minutes Later I Walked Outside To Find Someone Had Decided To Explore Visual Art With Herself As The Canvas! Thank Goddess For Washable Paints! ' ' ' ' ' '
#50
Potty Training Is Going So Great! I'm A Natural!
#51
Those Few Seconds You Take The Washing Out And Put It In The Dryer... Littlest Has Put Big Brothers Texta Coloured Ball In His Mouth 😂
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Julie Julie 8 years ago
Why are these called parenting fails? It's just parenting. Good luck finding a parent whose child never fell on their face, never ate something they're not supposed to, never had a tantrum, etc. All those things are just part of life.
Rikke Hackner 8 years ago
why is the dad in the restaurant bad, is it so wrong for kids to strip down to their nappies in the heat? or am I missing the point.
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Melissa Nunya 8 years ago
Just because folks take cute pictures of their kids doesn't automatically mean they don't love and hold their children.
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Hans 8 years ago
Parenting fails are great, and I guess our children will forgive us, for many of these fails ultimately come from the love for the children and the strive to care for them. A few entries, however, reflect selfishness and ignorance on the parents' side. Hard to not be judgemental in these cases, particularly if thoughtlessly endagering the children is proudly posted on the Web as a mere mishap.
Melissa Nunya 8 years ago
It's been 20 years and I still cringe over some of my screwups. Nice to be able to look back and laugh at myself too
Katya Whittaker 8 years ago
There's a lot of judgemental people on this page. It's bloody hard parenting and these people are letting us all know we're not monsters!
Zenozenobee 8 years ago
Thank you sooo much! I came here after the "grandparents meeting their grandchil(dren) for the first time" and all the ninja cutting onion that went with it.Now, I can't stop laughing. Feel better.
Rina R. N. 8 years ago
#4 Am I supposed to feel amused seeing this? That's littering, and I feel bad for the little girl having such parents.
Karen Bathker 8 years ago
As hard as I laughed at some of these (15, 17), I think the bigger parenting fail is subjecting your child to having his or her photo taken rather than remedying the errant situation. I realize many of these photos came about as the parents attempted to capture a happy memory and things didn’t go as expected, but leaving your kid with soggy sunflower seed shells stuck to her face or standing in wet shorts in a puddle of his own urine (just for example, because there were other offenders) so that you can document the mishap seems more cruel than kind. For many of these I got much the same feeling that I did when I used to catch bits of America’s Funniest Home Videos where most of the submissions were of people—including a lot of kids—tripping or getting hit with some flying object. Maybe the videographer’s first instinct was to see if the person was alright, but why was it followed by the need to air the injury on national television so millions of people can laugh at their misfortune?
Julie Julie 8 years ago
Why are these called parenting fails? It's just parenting. Good luck finding a parent whose child never fell on their face, never ate something they're not supposed to, never had a tantrum, etc. All those things are just part of life.
Rikke Hackner 8 years ago
why is the dad in the restaurant bad, is it so wrong for kids to strip down to their nappies in the heat? or am I missing the point.
Load More Replies... Melissa Nunya 8 years ago
Just because folks take cute pictures of their kids doesn't automatically mean they don't love and hold their children.
Load More Replies... Hans 8 years ago
Parenting fails are great, and I guess our children will forgive us, for many of these fails ultimately come from the love for the children and the strive to care for them. A few entries, however, reflect selfishness and ignorance on the parents' side. Hard to not be judgemental in these cases, particularly if thoughtlessly endagering the children is proudly posted on the Web as a mere mishap.
Melissa Nunya 8 years ago
It's been 20 years and I still cringe over some of my screwups. Nice to be able to look back and laugh at myself too
Katya Whittaker 8 years ago
There's a lot of judgemental people on this page. It's bloody hard parenting and these people are letting us all know we're not monsters!
Zenozenobee 8 years ago
Thank you sooo much! I came here after the "grandparents meeting their grandchil(dren) for the first time" and all the ninja cutting onion that went with it.Now, I can't stop laughing. Feel better.
Rina R. N. 8 years ago
#4 Am I supposed to feel amused seeing this? That's littering, and I feel bad for the little girl having such parents.
Karen Bathker 8 years ago
As hard as I laughed at some of these (15, 17), I think the bigger parenting fail is subjecting your child to having his or her photo taken rather than remedying the errant situation. I realize many of these photos came about as the parents attempted to capture a happy memory and things didn’t go as expected, but leaving your kid with soggy sunflower seed shells stuck to her face or standing in wet shorts in a puddle of his own urine (just for example, because there were other offenders) so that you can document the mishap seems more cruel than kind. For many of these I got much the same feeling that I did when I used to catch bits of America’s Funniest Home Videos where most of the submissions were of people—including a lot of kids—tripping or getting hit with some flying object. Maybe the videographer’s first instinct was to see if the person was alright, but why was it followed by the need to air the injury on national television so millions of people can laugh at their misfortune?
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