This Dad Is Sharing Memes To Show What Parenting Is All About And Here Are 40 Of The Funniest Ones
There are as many parenting tactics as there are parents. No wonder this is a somewhat controversial subject that can instantly ignite an argument between opinionated moms and dads that believe in different schools of raising their kids.
But the self-described “3 x Soccer Dad” Chris Cate has realized that humor is the best and possibly the only good way to talk about the joys and challenges of being a parent. On his Instagram account “Parent Normal,” dad Cate shares a daily dose of hilariously relatable memes and jokes he finds online with his audience of 159K.
The result is a funny compilation of miscellaneous posts that sum up the chaos of raising our little daredevils posted by people on the internet who know what they’re saying, and selected by dad Cate, who knows we're all gonna appreciate them!
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Enjoy These Moments
Remind him to hum quietly as he recharges and you have scored a meditation
My youngest, who's 5, I just discovered found his sisters stash of sweets from her birthday and has been hiding upstairs eating them for the last few days - this was a lot of sweets! Found all the tubs and wrappers in his drawer when getting fresh pjs earlier. Can I swap for the tidy/quiet kid?
My kids too! I'm a proud thirteen year old dad with to kids. Sadly they like each other. FYI my kids are dogs
You may indeed top this when he puts you in a corner and leaves you there until you're 100% recharged.
Gotta love times like these. I always think, "I wish I knew what I did right to create this moment" LOL
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Really old quote that I still love illustrated here: "Bless the beasts and the children." (Who's slicing onions, doggone it?)
Thank goodness they have different shoes, or else they might have taken the wrong child home!
Your Welcome
Parenting has become a daunting task for most parents in the current times. The reason why parenting has become quite challenging is due to the fact that our lifestyle is rapidly changing with newer requirements and demands being instilled into our lives. The time we live in is also to blame, since the worldwide pandemic and political turmoil in the world are changing the ways we live, work, and raise kids beyond recognition.
But since parents always want what’s best for their children, it’s hard for them to realize the world may not be as welcoming and easily navigated as it was for them. Today, parents are worried sick about their children’s prospects in an unstable world teeming with threats near and far—whole categories of jobs disappearing, global financial upheaval; terrorist attacks; refugees in misery; the environment under assault from poisons and rising temperatures.
This Kid Is My Hero
First time I've seen it, and it's not believable at all.
Load More Replies...Can I borrow child for all my appointments??? My favorite self-memory is of the morning I literally lost it at a stress-test appointment. There were a few people waiting and as it was over an hour past my appointment time I heard one of the nurses get off the phone and say to a colleague that the doctor was leaving his house then and would be there in 25-45 minutes. I lost my s**t. When the doctor got there I proceeded to explain that because I’d had a battery of tests I was out of sick-leave therefore was not getting paid for the time I missed from work. While he was cozy and dry at home he had cost my family over a week of lunches. Furthermore, because he made approximately 250-times more than I did, my time was definitely more valuable than his. As a person who is shy and rarely goes off on people, I’ve always been proud of that moment and now whenever doctors are late I remember it. It brings me peace while I wait.
Sorry I probably sound really stupid asking this, but what is the funny part?
That they had to wait supposedly longer than was planned, and the toddler reminded the doctor of what a clock was
Load More Replies...Brilliant Mom Hack # 23,397
Genius! Fears allayed and household chores instilled in one fell swoop!
When my children asked about monsters under the bed, I just told them it was Cookie Monster and Grover protecting.
Load More Replies...In a way, there is less room for ghosts in a clean flat - there's less unexplained shadows that turn out to be clothes hanging over a chair, less dirty corners where you don't want to reach... I always had nightmares of swarms of earwigs when I was living in one of our attic rooms (we were 5 children, attic was better than sharing), and vacuuming up the ones I found helped me feel a bit more in control. They still showed up at unexpected times, because they lived in the tiny spaces under the roof, but still, better than nothing.
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Evil genius. Why can’t I think like this when I have to get my kids to do something
So, when the house needs vacuuming, do you say it is getting "ghosty"?
Mind Your Business
yeah guys! chill the f**k out! if we want kids we will have them when we're ready!
Like b***h, I am 40 years old. I don’t have kids of my own, they are all fostered. Never gonna have kids. In this economy, we bringing more problems into an even bigger problem. They are gonna grow up watching the world die. I ain’t doing that to more and more people. I’m just gonna give other people a second chance in life
You're a hero; just needed to tell you that.
Load More Replies...I don't want kids. I don't hate kids. I do NOT want to be a mother. That sh!t is NOT for everyone and I am not selfish for this decision that I made about 20 years ago. Fight me.
I admire women who know what they want, and don't apologize for it. I support that s**t! 🙂
Load More Replies...My MIL would always ask “any neewwws!?” every single time we got together. One year we were hosting a Mother’s Day brunch, she was first to arrive and asked immediately. I said no and told her that if we did have news then she would have just ruined any announcement we may have planned. She finally shut up about it and never asked again.
I genuinely don't think I've ever asked when another person is planning to have kids, or tell them time is running out or any of that c**p. I don't really understand why people do. I mean this with all the love in the world but why should I care either way? If you want kids, cool, if you don't, cool, if you want them and are struggling I have the utmost sympathy and respect for your situation and therefore wouldn't put you in a position you would feel pained. If someone wants to share their plans for kids with me I'll happily discuss them with you, but that's a you bring it up type conversation. Having 4 kids I get the exact opposite - if I were to have another you can bet your a*s I'd be getting the "what, you're fifth??" With even more horror than with my 4th. Not happening though, not a chance in hell - my childbearing days are very much behind me and I'm very happy about it
"yeah my husband and I think it's time to have a baby?" "Oh....oh are you sure that's what you want? What if you change your mind?"
Load More Replies...When my mom was sick with cancer, someone said to her in a store "Omg, you're so skinny, must be nice!" My mom politely said, "Well, not really, but thanks?"
Ppl. Can be sooo stupid. You do not look “good” skinny when fighting cancer. You look sick. Clearly unwell. That woman was lucky she didn’t get a full swing slap. I hope your Mom is doing ok🌻
Load More Replies...I heard those comments right up til I was 42.. then had my first and only child. Now I hear. "OMG...you had a child at 42!" Can't win.
Madeline Levine, Ph.D. a psychologist, educator and co-founder of Challenge Success, a project of the Stanford Graduate School of Education, spoke with various parents from all walks of life: public, private, liberal, conservative, rural, urban, and most everything in between. “For more than a decade I’ve been crisscrossing the United States talking about rising rates of anxiety and depression in our kids, and more recently, about parenting challenges in our rapidly changing and uncertain environment.”
Relax
I've done 3 miles in flip flops, so I don't see the problem here. But gotta admit I'm jealous that the kid had a naked Barbie.
Unsure why you got down voted, so I upvoted you to help with that.
Load More Replies...Avid Mountain hiker here. I realize this post is probably intended as a joke, and I laughed when I saw it. At the same time, the OP (and some people reading it) might not be aware of all the reasons somebody might do this, so I'm going to take the opportunity to share. I am currently training to climb Mount Elbert, the tallest peak in the Rocky Mountain range. I live in Wisconsin and only get to visit the mountains a couple times a year so a lot of my training occurs at a local State Park, where I hike on casual "5 year old could do it in her clogs" trails. When on these trails you'll find me with my full size hiking pack with hydration bladder and trek poles, though nothing made by North Face, I'm an REI and Patagonia guy :-) The reason is because it is important to train with the gear you are going to depend on on the mountain. It is important so that you are conditioned to handle the weight of the gear, and to get (or keep) familiar with the gear so that when it counts you aren't fumbling around. During my hikes at the state park I occasionally pass somebody on the trail wearing full gear, and I always wonder what they are training for. Sometimes they stop to chat and I've heard destinations including the Grand Canyon, Mount Rainer and other awesome places. UPDATE: last weekend I was hiking at a local state park on a casual trail and I hurt my knee to the point of limping. I was 1/2 mile from the car. I rigged up my trek poles as crutches and made it back without damaging my knee further by putting weight on it. You just never know what can happen or where.
Thanks for the explanation😃👍🏻! You have now encouraged me to strike a jovial conversation with everyone I encounter on our local trails, in full hiking regalia and ask if / where they might be training...... I bet they have the best destinations and stories! Seriously thought those that dressed like that were just 'overly enthusiastic'......🤷🏻♀️😏
Load More Replies...It was just a joke. No need to analyze. You laugh or you don't as you move to the next
I mean... I get problems if I hike without hydrating enough- not easy for sure, unless you've maintained the lifestyle
I get dehydrated going to get the mail. I don't mess with electrolytes.
Load More Replies...One of my favourite photos of a now deceased uncle shows him sitting on a hill top in full mountaineering gear with a huge smile on his face. Behind him are 3 young girls who appear to be dancing dressed in summer dresses and sandals. Everyone climbed in the way that made them happy, but I find it funny.
Yes, maybe the gear is overkill or maybe there are reasons why he needed those things. I can think of many - hiking sticks are a useful mobility aid for uneven ground, some people need more hydration due to illness, could be testing gear for a longer trek, he’s an inexperienced hiker that doesn’t understand the trail and over prepared (better than underprepared) or it’s just more fun for him that way. Unless he was being a jerk about it it (doesn’t sound like that’s the case) best to just let people do their thing without judgement when it’s something harmless like this.
When we were little we climbed the highest peak in Texas in rainboots and and a pack of goldfish
Something For Moms To Remember At The Pool And Beach This Summer
Six-pack abs require a lot of unhealthy choices. You're not missing out on much.
Yeah Johnny, so chill with your whole “oh your getting so unfit these days”
I use to work at a shore pharmacy in New Jersey. This totally fit woman came to counter and this Mom put her head down I felt like screaming at her don't you every do that again because you are just plain lovely. I saw you walking down the aisles buying sun screen, snacks and watching your children. Not only are you making thier summer at the beach wonderful but you are keeping them safe. A SHOUT TO YOU MOMS!!! STAND PROUD
They are not stretch marks.... they are battle scars! Most impressive!
As a woman I wouldn't want a 6-pack. I feel like they look strange on women.
This Is A Scary Good Prank
I would p**s myself. Seriously I’m a 40 year old grown a*s woman, and this would kill me
Extra bonus points for saying "what baby doll?" when your daughter asks if you see it.
Load More Replies...Unfortunately this is taken from an insta account that posts other peoples memes and in the caption says "credit: unknown" so it'll be extremely difficult to find the OP and resolve the story
Load More Replies...What Levine found genuinely surprised her and it is the uniformity of concerns, regardless of which community she is in. “Parents want to know what to worry about and what they can safely take off their plates. They want to know how to prepare their kids to be successful in a future that seems so unpredictable. How to deal with the endless alarming news about children and teenagers,” she commented. “Most of all, they want to know how to protect their kids and ensure some stability for them in a world that seems anything but,” Levine added.
This Is A Secret Worth Keeping
When they were little, my stepkids all insisted they’d brushed their teeth before bed, and told them I had a dna test that I picked up the the pharmacy that could tell if they brushed their teeth before bed. You’ve never seen three li’l kids run back to the bathroom so fast! They also made me count to 60 w/ them while they brushed, because we told them they had to brush for at least one minute.
We All Need To Be Taking Notes
Fix it so it will take off 15 pounds. A happy wife is a happy life.
Awe this is either true love for his wife, or true love of peace-Not having to deal with the whining
Always
Same as Ricky's gas station list, 4 pepperoni c***s and chicken chips. RIP Lahey, you are the liquor
Agreed. I always need at least 5000 calories for a road trip where I'm sitting doing nothing when if I were at home I would've probably forgot to eat and not sat down all day
You got it. Every Friday we drive down to our cottage and we always stop to get jerky if I hadn't had time to make some.
Load More Replies...Or (un) supervised 66 y.o. Sea salt almonds, cheez-itz, chips/pretzels/triscuits, iced latte, twizlers, dum dums, gum, chocolate covered pretzels, AND a bottle of water. 😋
What’s interesting is that the effect of uncertainty and fear is visible not only in parents, but also in children’s changing behavior. Levine recounted that ten years ago, her young patients were in a fury about the parental yoke: ‘It’s my life! Tell my mom and dad to back off. I’ll figure it out myself!’ This is long gone in our times.
This Makes Me Wish I Had A Charger For Myself
I don't know why... But the first time I read it, I read newborn as eyebrows and was quite confused
And this, folks, is why I come to the comment section 🤣
Load More Replies...Saw the picture before the caption and I thought the same thing. Thought I discovered a great joke but the 5 yr old beat me to it.
Take care of them, but prep them for real life too... I love this.
From a young age it was my job to make sandwiches and pack lunch boxes. I didn't have many jobs, just a few easy ones. My mum would double check before I put lids on. She always thought I snuck an extra chocolate bar in for myself, but I actually slipped it in to my dads. Nothing ever said - same as at uni when he always slipped a little extra cash in my pocket.
The Truth Hurts
As someone who has been hanging out with a seven year old girl with a wild imagination, the unicorn is second to the whale as far as possible ferocity is concerned.
Load More Replies...Parental judo from my Grandma: "Well, we need to leave right now, so I'll just carry your shoes in this bag and you can put them on later." Leads you over gravelled paths, "Is the ground cold/hot/hurting your feet? Wouldn't shoes be more comfortable? I have them right here, if you are ready to put them on." Stubbed toe? "Oh, ouch, shoes would have protected that poor toe. When we get home, I'll get you a sticking plaster. Do you want to wrap it in a tissue, and put socks and shoes on now?" Next time shoes are refused "Remember last time, how it wasn't comfortable to be barefoot, and your feet hurt? Do you want to put your shoes on now, so your feet don't hurt, or do you want to carry them and put them on later?"
Sweet, but not a very feasible option if it's February and 15 degrees outside with snow on the ground.
Load More Replies...let's face it, if your kid is into Paw Patrol, you know the dogs by name!
I don't lie. There is no Santa and I decide on what you get for Christmas. Be afraid, little one.
My latest one - Your Rugby coach said that if you don't eat your veggies you are not allowed to play the game on Saturday (now we must just get coach to play along with this extensive lie)
You can besmirch Santa's and that darn dog's too!! Leave the Green Ranger out of it PLEASE!!!!!
“One of the most disturbing developments in recent years has been the fading of youthful rebellion among the teenagers I see. It’s been replaced with resignation and a jaded demeanor I’d expect from folks many years older who had to work at jobs they despised in order to support a family or pay a mortgage,” Levine wrote.
This Is A Seriously Good Pro Tip
I tried that with my son many years ago, it didn't cost me a cent grrrrrrr
Our son hated reading, but loved being read to. Then we started reading the Xanth series by Piers Anthony. Since we were only reading a chapter or two each night and that wasn't fast enough, he started reading them on his own.
I love the Xanth series it's still my favorite it's what got me to love reading first one I read was "Demons Don't Dream" given to me by my aunt.
Load More Replies...My brother promised his 7yo daughter to give her £10 per chapter. He underestimated his own incentive, and he has now remortgaged his house.
My parents will never do that with me... My reading speed and level is like 6 grades over what I'm currently in. I read 300 page books in a few hours.
I remember feeling guilty for reading so much in the school read-a-thon that I had to tell my grandparents they owed $35. It seemed like so much money in the 80s! (They knew what a reader I was and could afford it fine.)
Lol, my parents would have gone broke. I was a super precocious reader (I’m autistic); a 160-page book would have taken me about an hour when I was eleven!
When son was in 4th grade teacher asked kids to count how many books were in their home. We had 423 !
We lived in a church house. One of our churches regs is to have 99 foot of shelving...
Load More Replies...The Sad Part Is Our Kids Will Leave Out The Part About How Parents Kept Them Entertained
Right?? When was this written? 😂 Oh, I guess one month into lockdown…
Load More Replies..."When I was your age I was stuck inside for 40 fortnights on vidyeh calls and we got our supplies from the Amazon and when we went out we wore MASKS and got SHOTS every few months AND WE LIKED IT!" 👴👵
only month? I am not allowed in the office for 2 years already and i'm in introvert heaven!
I envy you. I went from extrovert to anxiety and don't really know how to get out of this state
Load More Replies...more like 30 miles, in a category 6 hurricane, uphill, both ways. Just to get to school
Mine is gonna be "when I was young we had to wait for the movie to rewind before we could watch it again"
A month?? My country had been in constant lockdown for 2 bloody years. I'm going to milk this for all it is worth
Wait we had a pandemic? No wonder my kids were happy to go to school
This Is How Parents Get Exercise
Wow. Your two year old has great language skills.
To all people absolutely sure a two year old wouldn't say this; if it is a sentence often said by parents, it is believable. In the same way an older 2 year old can often recite lines of a nursery rhyme. He may not fully understand the words but he really might know when to use that phrase. Lady I work with has a 3 year old who told her 'i don't think that is appropriate behaviour '. After we all laughed, she admitted she might have been overusing that phrase with her older children.
I started speaking around 8 or 9 months of age. I could have easily said this sentence (or at least expressed the general thought) at 2. Especially if I was close to 3.
“‘You don’t understand,’ these teens will say, shaking their heads. ‘There is no way out of the next three years. I’m just going to suck it up. I have no choice.’ The belief that you can’t act on your own behalf is a significant contributor to depression at any age,” Levine argues. No wonder humor has become so widespread on the internet. Today memes are no longer the thing of youth, parents are also looking for jokes to lift up their spirits and find comfort in laughter.
Raise Your Hand If Today Has "Been A Day" For You
if he's already at this stage, then im sorry to tell you, but it's all downhill from here
Load More Replies...You Know You’re Going To Tell Somebody This Joke
Oh my god I’m writing that down. I ain’t a dad, but this is the best joke I have ever heard
Here I thought that since generations are named mainly for what time period they spent their adolescence in, those who were teens during covid are the quaranteens.
Load More Replies...So some day we’ll be able to call those kids “Boomers”? As a gen-ex, it feels like justice, after being derisively lumped in the actual “Boomers”. (My parents were boomers, and I’ve got no issues there)
Not So Hard To Imagine
I'm imagining years and years of being followed into the bathroom for a conversation you didn't want while you pee... Oh wait, that actually happened.
My 4 years old son complaining about repeating something because i didn't got it at first.
Hm... Like trying to pee and being walked in on twice by both kids....
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I have a sign in the kitchen that says "good moms have sticky floors, dirty ovens and happy kids" so whenever I feel bad about the erupting chaos, I just refer to said sign. I think every mom should have one! (I won't mention that my kids bought this for me once for mothers day)
I have someone come to help clean once a month. Spring was springing and cherry blossom was flying around like pink snow. I was about to exclaim ‘Isn’t this wonderful?!’ when she said ‘What a mess to have to clean up!’ And this is why I need help to clean my house 😂
'Cleaning your house while the children are still growing, is like raking leaves when the wind is still blowing....' When my children were still at home, I would tell people that come over 'I would LOVE to say my house doesn't normally look like this.... but it really does.' (Cue a loud crash from the kitchen, followed by an 'Oooops.....MOOOOOOM!')
Load More Replies...Someone could say that at my house. And It would be embarrassing since I don't have kids.
Not having children does not mean there is any less love in your home. I served families in various capacities (Nanny, errands, organizing, secretarial...) for years and my favorite house keeping family is an AMAZING couple that rescues animals, serves their community.... are just really good down to earth people. Their home is always well lived in, enjoyed and filled with great love and kindness..... I love them 💗🤗
Load More Replies...I don't have any kids and my place is so bursting with love I ran away from it.
Haha
I remember when I was little, I attempted to screw off the hands of a young child. Yes this keeps me up at night
Not a doctor, but many babies looks like that. They're not overweight in most cases. Babies need a decent amount of fat for correct development, espetially of the nervous system.
Load More Replies...So Sweet
I've shared this before but is still the greatest accidental renaming of all time. When my oldest son was little he could say popcorn properly - so we would be at the cinema and my darling boy who has no volume control would be in the queue asking aka shouting for somes c**k porns. T'was a sad day when he managed to say it correctly.
lol ever sine my second brother was born e called goldfish, fisshie crakers.. he's 16 now.. and we still buy fishie crakers
We had eternal 'Fend For Yourself' meals in my family. I'm a five-star trash panda extraordinaire if you want mac'n'cheese or Hamburger Helper... Buuut I did traumatize my brothers with scrambled eggs 'cause I enthusiastically used EVERY SPICE WE HAD. ...it was infamously called the Sinnsyk Special...
When I ask what kids what for dinner I get, I don't know, I don't care or food.... Anyone got recipes for those?? 😆😆😆
It’s The Lesser Of Two Evils
OK, I get the joke but why on Earth are parents of girls always so afraid of boyfriends? I have three of them (girls, not boyfriends) and I just... don't understand.
It's not parents, it's dads. "Their little girl is something precious to be protected. A creature they don't fully understand and can never truly empathise with, no matter the depth of their love. Plus, depending on the father, he remembers exactly what boyfriends want to do to girls like their daughter and there's no way in hell that's happening!" (Paraphrased from a friend of mine when his daughter turned 3 and announced she had a boyfriend in playgroup)
Load More Replies...I think I understand why dads do it. Their daughter will forever be their "precious baby girl", and having been boys themselves, they know EXACTLY what those darn teenagers are thinking about
Load More Replies...Daughter: *Gets boyfriend* Dad: WHO IS HE WHERE DOES HE WORK WHERE DOES HE LIVE DOES HE HAVE PIERCINGS DOES HE... Son: *Gets girlfriend* Dad: Finally. It's about time.
Can you imagine driving down the street and look up to see a T-Rex behind you?!
if your passenger was sleeping you could get behind it the wake them up by saying "Look out!"
Load More Replies...My parents are extremely strict and dont want me even looking at boys let alone flirting or dating them.
Seriously men, stop worrying about your bloodline. Does it matter who the father is if your daughter is the one providing the link?
Wouldn't This Be Nice?!
Agreed. Expecting more like “no calories from eating the happy meal your kid hasn’t touched since opening the toy”
Load More Replies...Isn't that bulimia? (Joke obvs & I actually bulimic by the way so know it is a mental health condition)
I hope you are getting help for the bulimia. It will destroy your teeth and that's just a small price to pay in comparison to the true damage it does. Speaking as a long term recovering anorexic with bulimic tendencies. Good luck and take care of yourself.
Load More Replies...That's the 3 bite rule. Take one bite, did you like it or hate it. Kinda liked it, take one more. NOPE didn't like it. Try one more, no definitely not! Throw it away, or ask for a refund!
It's A Dad Thing
Not sure whether this joke has multiple layers or OP is even worse at remembering names than he thinks...
I thought that too, and still do, but I also found out that Minecraft has a thing called Mindcraft in it. https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/marketplace/pdp?id=e159bb61-5f7e-4674-97ea-29f94d218ade
Load More Replies...My Dad always said Pitza instead of Pizza, took me until I had my own kid to realise it was on purpose (they're so easy to wind up :).
It is actually Minecraft. Make sure they never see you spell it🙃
I love how concerned my kids get over the pronunciation of "Tajin"
When I was 13 and my brother was 10 we both went into a creepypasta phase and my dad once called it "scary-noodles". That's what creepypasta is now known as in our house.
Desperate Times Call For Funny Measures
Note to self: buy googly eyes on way home tonight... Points if this makes me smile, extra points if I laugh out loud. Bonus points given if this freaks out the 'super cool' teenagers in my life. Ultimate points if they say "You're such a freak mum". #goals
Yep. This Checks All The Boxes
I don't know! Doctors tell me things like "eat fiber and protein with every meal" and "exercise" and "fall asleep and wake up at the same time even on weekends" but OTHER PEOPLE DON'T DO THAT, WHY WOULD I HAVE TO? WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?????
Load More Replies...that last one is called a spuddle! Spuddle (verb) (archaic) spud-l to work feebly and ineffectively, because your mind is elsewhere or you haven’t quite woken up yet./to be extremely busy whilst achieving absolutely nothing.
Who Needs A Mother’s Day Gift Idea?
one year, my mom wanted to sleep in for mothers day so my dad took me and my brother and sister out. to ihop. and forgot to bring my mom back some. sorry mom.
Yesssss. Uninterrupted Mama nap. Muchhh needed and appreciated!
His Is Elite Level Parenting
Great for a joke, but that kid will never trust juice boxes again, lol!
All my toddlers' medicine tastes like pure sugar, so she might not even notice...
Load More Replies...All kids these days would know that medicine tastes SO GOOD!! THEY ADD ALL THESE FLAVORS AND SUGAR!
My Dad (God rest his soul) was the ONLY person my daughter in her toddler years would take medicine for - she had recurring earaches, and would have to go through courses of liquid Amoxicillin. Viejo (family name for my Dad) would come home on his lunch hour, plop her on the kitchen counter, & say "Will you take your medicine for Dad-dad (her personal name for him - when she mimicked us, she called him "Yay-yo")?". Like a baby bird, she'd open her mouth & take the medicine, no problem. 😉
Careful, My mother liked to "trick me". I ended up not trusting anything she told me. I actually stopped eating what she served, as it was not usually what she said it was. I raised our Son with 90% honesty ( played with fun fantasy though). He had no problems taking yucky medicine or having ouchie shots. he knew it would be "tough" at times, but there was always a "treat" at the end ( park, game book etc.)
Load More Replies...I mixed portions of my son's medicine into a package of Jello. Six potions of medicine = six servings of Jello.
Why Do They Do This To Me?!
They do it deliberately so you spend more time looking in the hope you impulse buy
They did rearrange "my" CVS. Seven yrs of shopping without needing to be awake, gone. Couldn't find the PRETZELS last night.
Oh, man... I HATE shopping. I have the entire layout mapped in my brain. I dont even slow down as I walk past displays and scoop up what I need. I walk into my favorite Target after not going for a while....THEY CHANGED EVERYTHING!! I had to step outside and make sure I was at the correct store. My brain just kinda broke. I could not comprehend what had happened. It was completely and totally different.
Makes me leave and shop elsewhere. I'm not wasting my life trailing round the new arrangement looking for what i came in for
I hate this. I go to the supermarket, looking for bread. I know where it is. They have done the re-arranging thing, and I come out one hour later and have spent £100.
This Maybe 1000% True
Quite the opposite in my family. "Maybe" is just a way to say no while giving the child hope 😑
Exaxtly! My husband said maybe to a question about going away for the weekend. I asked him why he didn't just tell me no cause we both know that is what he meant.
Load More Replies...‘Maybe’ is just another really mean way to say ‘nope and you’d better be on your best behavior just in case anyway’, as far as I’m concerned.
I have written whole pages based on what the character of every plushie, plastic, and clay creation is...their personality, backstory, possibilities in their develpment...just to be shut down next play session.
AHHH YES. I am not a parent, but this kid... I actually have to plan my next move. We've got an ongoing story with all her plushies and we also have clay...and it's getting complex. We started with penguins that sleep on cookies, and now we're at a black magic BBEG kitten Beanie Baby. I got hit in the face with a whale and ahe broke my glasses. And today is Sunday. Which means she doesn't have school. I am frightened.
There’s Nothing Like Father/Son Bonding Over A “Cool” Dad Joke
Having your own son make such solid dad jokes to you must be completely mind blowing for a dad.
We All Need To Support Each Other
Oh no no no, she actually won. She figured out a way to get the kid out of the house without them throwing a huge fit in public about it! That's a very, very big win.
Load More Replies...There for a little while, my 4yo daughter wanted to wear nothing but a Spider-Man costume and her 9yo brother’s cowboy boots. “Get your costume on, kid, we’ve got places to be.” Lol
Or didn't have the energy to even bother trying to fight that battle and just decided whatever, they're not naked, it's fine.
No, no. She won the battle just getting them out the door. . . Wearing something, anything.
Hell no she didn't lose a battle - she took the best path - the path of least resistance. I took my kids to the shops in bathers and rain boots, in winter (Australian winter no snow) because that is how I could get the kids out of the house and get the shopping done. (I packed jackets that they didn't use) Love your work mum, good decision xoxo
Or off season clothing...you know full on elsa costume in January or santa shirt in July lol.
Saturdays Aren't What They Used To Be
What my parents did, from a relatively early age (ten or so, idk), was have me do my own laundry. That way, you learn responsibility, and if something doesn't get washed on time, I couldn't complain.
Load More Replies...Oh my … yes and more yes. Now that the kids are 23 & 21 I really need to make a book to give them are these wisdoms.
Then trying to convince the kid that the uniform will dry in the sun.
You've Been Warned
Like how am I supposed to discipline my 12yo who is head and shoulders taller than me?
Sweep the legs! Only joking, I don't condone violence against kids... unless they're being real d***s.
Load More Replies...So true. The son of my 6'5" husband made me look like I was having twins. He refused to be born, was breach, two weeks late, so they had to go in and get him. Baby was 22" long and weighed 10lb but very skinny. Next baby was a girl and arrived early, sensible weight but made up for it with growth spurts. 5'8" @ 11yo.
My wife has to deal with that. I'm 6'3", my son is 18 (not quite done growing) and is 6'1". The missus/Momma? 5'4" I have to leave the room when she steps up on the ottoman to yell at him.
Don't always work out like this, husband foot n a half taller than, me, our grown daughter an inch shorter than I am!
Yep! Im 5'2" and my girls are 5'11" and 5'10", they were taller than me at age 12ish xD
Load More Replies...This Isn't Too Much To Ask, Is It?
I have formally asked if I can please just have 5 minutes to sit on my patio in peace and quite when I get home from work a million times - can't even manage that. :-)
As a kid, when my parents asked for 5 minutes alone, I would always give them exactly 4 minutes 50 seconds. Looking back, I was a pretty annoying kid.
Load More Replies...I have a wonderful lady who lives five houses down. She has a wrap-around front porch with chairs and side tables and it’s absolutely serene. She spends her outdoor time in the back gardening or on the porch swing. She’s “given” me the front. As in, it’s my space to use and do with as I please. I feel blessed to be able to step away from the occasional chaos of my child & man-child. At least two times a day. I’m so grateful to her for recognizing how valuable it is to be able to quietly recharge.
I put a lock on my bedroom door. It would unlock after 30 minutes and the "customer complaint" desk would be open.
Magical Is One Word For It
Toddlers are like little chimpanzees... they have a better grip than me.
His little outfit mixed with his choice of platform suggests future villain
You sure it's magical? The image is the reason I'm never having kids.
Why Do I Buy So Many Groceries I Don't Need?
Yes, it's a variety of young lettuces. Maybe some young spinach, arugula. That kind of thing.
Load More Replies...My little hoovers consume everything that isn't nailed down, including the spring mix.
For years, I would buy wonton wrappers cuz I just knew THIS time I will make something with them....never did.
Last grocery trip we came home with not just apples, bananas, strawberries, and grapes but plums, pineapple, blood oranges, and blueberries and ate all of them. This time, not a single one was touched except the four favorites of the Abby household. I was at least able to freeze everything but the blood oranges that I forced down one day because I was feeling snacky and by God those weren't going to waste.
What A Good Life Kids Have And They Don't Even Know It
I remember the first time when I woke up late on a Saturday morning with a shock "Where are the kids" and found them together watching tv softly with a snack on the couch...This is one of the proudest moments in my parenting memory bank.
I remember waking up after my firstborn slept through the night for the first time. I was convinced she'd died during the night. She didn't do it again for over a year, so I had time to recover. I'll never forget the feeling.
Load More Replies...Do You Snore Or Is It Your Spouse?
Is This Too Much To Ask?
Clever Kid
This Could Save Marriages
After a time you will sense it trust me, but yes I agree in the first 5 yrs. or so this is the most important thig you have to ask. Everybody has bad days sometimes.
I'm Trying This, For Sure
This Is Perfect On So Many Levels
i'm almost 70, my Pop usta do this with a dime, we would go to the park and sit in the grass, he would flip the dime into the grass he would listen to the ballgame on his transistor radio and i would search the grass. he would tell me that where dimes came from. he "held " them for me and we kept a running total. i got that money from him over and over again all my life.
Everything Due
Is There Anything A Mom Can't Do?
It's a skull brace for plagiocephaly. Children can be born with, or develop after birth, distortions in the shape of their skull and while these seldom cause functional deficits, having an odd shaped head can lead to the child being the scorn/bullying. At this age the skull is actually quite pliable so by using relatively gentle, but constant pressure through the brace, the skull can be brought into a more normal shape
Load More Replies...Is This What You Want? What You Really Really Want?
It’s One Of The Unwritten Rules Of Parenthood
Who Agrees?
At Least He Knows He’s Wrong. Sometimes That’s All A Parent Can Ask For
We Have So Many Rocks. You?
And sticks. Had dogs (plural!) for 15 years before having a kid, never had so many sticks in the house.
I collected rocks! Coins, stamps, leafs, bonbon wrappings, stickers...
Because it's part of their "collection"? That's why my kid said he had them anyway.
Load More Replies...This Is The Worst At A Community Pool
Went on a family vacation once (bearing in mind that my wife and I have no kids). Was 2 grandparents, 1 Aunt/Uncle combo (us) and 4 grandkids/nieces. We drove for hours, got to the hotel and checked in. Planned a nice long weekend. On our way to the room, the 4 year old sees the pool and beelines straight into the pool on the deep end. Not knowing if she could swim or not, I dove right in after her while Grandpa is laughing his butt off. No harm no foul, but I spent hours drying out my wallet!
Brilliant!⠀
Tapwater was the worst, according to our then-5YO. So in the kitchen I poured it in a non-descript bottle and started calling it 'real nature-water'. I gave it to her secretly and told her - like a drugdealer - that this was the real thing. 'Tastes so much better!'
My mother has this $3000 filtration system under the sink. She insists that that water “tastes” better than bottled/tap/spring/whatever. I can’t tell the difference. I taste zero difference. Maybe my mother is just an overgrown 5-year-old XD
Load More Replies...Reason #7264 why I don't want children: having to find EXACTLY the right word for something otherwise risk eternally pissing off the child and no one's happy. I'm probably going to get down voted, but I don't care. Those of you that enjoy parenting, more power to you. That is not for me. Tia por vida.
My kids always wanted juice instead of water so they got Earth juice
Brilliant!
When I was a kid, I would wake Mum up on weekdays by bringing her a coffee in bed, once I'd learned how to use the coffee plunger. :D
Take Wins Where You Can Get Them!
With my cousins we always toast “to love”. My nephew’s teacher told my cousin how cute was he when in class was toasting like we do. Of course my cousin was mortified thinking how her kid was copying her drunk of a family.
Reason #183,734 That Parenting Is Impossible To Get Perfect
I liked knowing that I was "special to them"- so in a world context you don't get special treatment, but your parents give you the treatment they do because they love you. We all give people we love different treatment than those we don't
I would tell my kid that she is only special here and at grandma's and that the world will mot bend over backwards to accommodate her. That and life just is not fair, get used to it.
Truth
Truth
I feel so blessed that my daughter was never into made up games or pretend games! we would play with bouncy balloons, play catch, hide and seek.. as she grew older we'd play UNO, draughts and other board games.. I've always had a great time playing with her!! parents who don't really like playing with their kids just need to propose different games :)
I understand where you are coming from but creative/make believe play is really important. As long as they are getting that somewhere else with their friends for example that's fine.
Load More Replies...And when you do follow them , they change the rules again and say you did it wrong.
My mom loves to tell the story of one time when my older brother got mad at me for not putting the toys away in the right boxes. Then Mom had to explain to him that I couldn’t read the labels. He didn’t believe her.
Does That Make Sense?
Totally about parenting. Sleep deprived, caffeine deprived. Some days I'm amazed that I can remember my own name, never mind anyone else's.
Load More Replies...There Should Be Lots Of Candy In This Photo Too. But A Kid Probably Stole It And Ate It Already
One of my best friends loves goldfish but their parents don’t buy it for them so sometimes I bring they some goldfish and the joy on their face makes it worth it.
As an American living abroad and almost 40, I too will be super excited if someone gives me goldfish crackers!!
Load More Replies...This Gives Me A Sinking Feeling
Poor Jack. There was room for him on that door. He did not deserve to die.
Never Say Relax
Seriously!
My dad actually did read me the hobbit...and the trilogy when i was 3. Took about 4 months to get through them. That was our routine, every single night he's spend 45-60 minutes reading to me, up until the time i was 10 (when my parents got divorced and lived in different states) which is probably why i was reading chapter books like the hardy boys by the time i was 5, and had worked my way through TLotR myself by the time i was 7. Before i learned how to read, i'd sit next to him, he'd have an arm around me and would run his finger under the words as he read, so i could follow along.
Load More Replies...daddy can we read the Complete Adventures of W***y Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?
Ometimes You Need To Take A Step Back To Move Forward
wait does any one else question why the lucky charms were in the fridge or is it just me
Happy Mother’s Day!!
Yeah this. Every damn time. It's so stressful to not be able to trust the person to do simple math 'well they were out of gallon containers so i didn't get it at all' JUST GET FOUR QUART CONTAINERS 😭 still less stressful than going myself, but damn. why is groceries so %$&^%ing stressful.
Kids Don't Ever Sleep Longer In The Morning. They Just Get More Grumpy If They Stay Up Late
Where Do I Sign Up?
I miss the short blissful period when my picky eater hated chocolate, tacos, and cake.
How Are Your Kids Handling The Start Of Homeschool?
One Of The Many Ways Perspectives Change With Parenthood
Thinking back historically the line of "he's a human your a mermaid!" Makes 0 sense as mermaids always loved human males. They made them crash their boats and drown but they still loved them.
Those Were The Best Days!
I remember my mum and I would do that whenever I had to go to the ophthalmologist, those were the days!
I’m So Sorry
I recently had this exact conversation with a 18 yr old : her: "when I'm old, like 30...." me: "do I look old to you?" her: "no way, you can't be much older than me" me: "well this is what 33 looks like, you might want to reconsider calling 30 "old"" her jaw literally dropped xD
When I was a kid, I told my dad I didn’t want to “get old” and that I wanted to be dead by age 45. I’m 40 now. I think I’m okay going on for more than just another 5 years XD
i was very confused at 10 years old 'cause my parents and their friends almost fell out of their chairs when i told a joke about an "old man" that was at least 30.
Yes! So Frustrating
This one applies to fur children as well… especially if you have multiple.
Always
I have the kitchen as my chore and one day my two brothers (7 & 11) asked if they could make the scrambled eggs this time. I said sure. I come back into the kitchen (which I had cleaned before they cooked), there were 5 bowls out, 3 pans, a billion spatulas and 10 plates out. Oh don't forget egg shells on the floor with yolk on the counter. They made 4 eggs just for the two of them...
So Illegal
Disciplining Kids In Public Is An Art
I don’t think I’ll have kids. Not because of any of these reasons, but because I know I’d only mess it up.
How Quickly A Mood Can Change
THIS IS ME!!!!! I have 3 girls and omg. I feel this on a spiritual level!!!!!!!
The Circle Of Life
A professor of mine owned a VW beetle. He was talking in class one day about when his son was born. The doctor told his wife "just get in the position you were in when you made that baby." To which she responded: "With my feet in the glovebox?" No I do not recall why he was telling all this to a computer programming class.
It's A Good Rule
“You can’t eat your pizza until you put pants on, put the pants on first. Stop crying, everyone else is wearing pants “ -my mom to my little sister (we have a ten year age gap)
How Would You Know??
Omg, when I was little I used to have really bad night terrors and onetime we were on vacation with a whole bunch of our family ( grandma, cousin, aunts uncles) and I had one and I was screaming and flipping mattresses and throwing stuff and my poor mom had to drag me to another room and hold me down while I was screaming and kicking her
Don’t Worry, I Got This One
It was an whole day shopping spree for my parents.. (There are 5 kids and lots of animals!)
Load More Replies...Moms Are Magical
…but first, let me scroll through BP for a few minutes. (Which turns into the hour you had planned on taking a shower and getting dinner prepped before the baby wakes up or that quick nap before you have to pick up the kids from soccer.) oops!!
It's The Original Dad Joke
My best friend once took my phone and texted my dad saying “dad I’m in the hospital rn” there was 20 seconds of me yelling at him to never do that again as he probably worried the s**t out of my dad, then my phone buzzed, it said “hi in the hospital rn, I’m dad” it cracked us both up that it could have been an emergency and he decided to make a dad joke, my mom was pissed at him tho for that exact reason 😂😂😂😂😂
Sometimes Going To Sleep Takes More Than A Little Reading
If You're Gonna Go, You Might As Well Enjoy It
So Funny. Birthday Parties Just Haven't Been The Same This Year
Horns are warning devices that cover the sounds of my screaming, "move you $^#@" with my head out the window.
So Unfortunate
My husband doesn’t understand how I can just ignore crying babies in restaurants and shops etc. Doesn’t bother me anymore after three of my own I can zone out other peoples.
My parents would always say to each other: "NOT mine! NOT mine!" and start ignoring them.
Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures
Ain't That The Truth!
Yeah, kids don't develop working ears until late teens... if you're lucky
I swear my cat listens better than my toddler but I have a very good cat
This Is The Ultimate Dad Joke Photo
Who Feels This Every Day?
Someday. But Not Any Day Soon
Ugh
It is aways the perfectly put together person who makes these comments.
Well, only on the outside! If they open their mouths and actually comment when another looks tired (especially without offering help), they are quite immature!
Load More Replies...I think that is a rude comment to make to anyone. Especially a stranger. You don’t know them. Maybe that is just how they always look!? Why not just compliment them and make them smile. Telling someone they look tired is pointless. It’s not like they can fix that or do anything about it right then. Even as a spouse telling the other to go take a nap bc they look tired. I think there are better ways to offer help. Criticism never helps. Especially to a tired parent. Offering a compliment (esp if you really do like the shirt she’s wearing and his shoes!) will make that person smile. And smiles make everyone look and feel better! Idk… personal opinion, obviously.
Can't Be Too Careful
Good Luck With That
Could somebody please relay this information to my S.O? He's been driving me nuts saying that one more wouldn't hurt... yes! it would! it'd hurt me and my lady bits! Smh
With one it still works. I've seen people try it with more, that's why I stopped at one.
Think there's a glitch, I keep getting notifications of replies to my comments but then when I click it there's nothing from me there
Load More Replies...Always amazed why there isn't a TripAdvisor like App for parenting, with a 0 stars option and a do not try this. Might be a world full of happier people, living their own lives instead of raising the demon spawn that you created ....
But they always have more than 1?? I don’t understand. I stopped at one. We had no idea how hard it was going to be.
Load More Replies...Think there's a glitch, I keep getting notifications of replies to my comments but then when I click it there's nothing from me there
Load More Replies...Always amazed why there isn't a TripAdvisor like App for parenting, with a 0 stars option and a do not try this. Might be a world full of happier people, living their own lives instead of raising the demon spawn that you created ....
But they always have more than 1?? I don’t understand. I stopped at one. We had no idea how hard it was going to be.
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