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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!

#1

Enjoy These Moments

Enjoy These Moments

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Kesam
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Picked up or inhaled? 😄

Liana
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lucky parent! Mine is a cat now. Constant meawing is annoying.

Deborah B
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Praise your robot vacuum cleaner, and help it build a cardboard box charging station.

ohjojo (you/your's)
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Remind him to hum quietly as he recharges and you have scored a meditation

TJ Wilkins
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a pure GENIUS game!!!

Got Myself 4 Pandas
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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?

Sawyer Kidder
Community Member
3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My kids too! I'm a proud thirteen year old dad with to kids. Sadly they like each other. FYI my kids are dogs

Queen Jackson.
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I need to train my sisters to do this.

Bernardas Lekavicius
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You may indeed top this when he puts you in a corner and leaves you there until you're 100% recharged.

ArodTheHorrible
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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    Mouse
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absolute joy on both of their adorable faces

    Hseed
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's society and bad parenting what makes the world worse. Kids are pure. A**holes some times, but pure and loving.

    KENOBI
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS IS HOW THE WORLD SHOULD BE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Kitty Kat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unicorn sisters. How precious! <3

    best turtle
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    there is no color other then the color of those outfits

    Stephanie Wittenberg
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really old quote that I still love illustrated here: "Bless the beasts and the children." (Who's slicing onions, doggone it?)

    RWPrincess
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank goodness they have different shoes, or else they might have taken the wrong child home!

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    #3

    Your Welcome

    Your Welcome

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    Maggie
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Brilliant, i wish I'd thought of that

    Alex Bronchitis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It does it works on me and my sibling

    Janet Graham
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish that would work with dogs!

    Lucisimp
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My and my brother were taught dont wake up momma and dad 😂

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    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.

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    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.

    #4

    This Kid Is My Hero

    This Kid Is My Hero

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    JuniorCJ82
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every time I see this, it becomes less and less believable.

    Lauren
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    First time I've seen it, and it's not believable at all.

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    Life Lesson
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well he knows the value of his time

    TJ Wilkins
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Sandy Parker
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I just choked on my sandwich! EPIC

    A b
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grandma was sick and had to be back for weekly inspection.

    Beaver boi🦫🇺🇦
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry I probably sound really stupid asking this, but what is the funny part?

    the fallen soufflé
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That they had to wait supposedly longer than was planned, and the toddler reminded the doctor of what a clock was

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    #5

    Brilliant Mom Hack # 23,397

     Brilliant Mom Hack # 23,397

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    Hannah Edwards
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Genius! Fears allayed and household chores instilled in one fell swoop!

    Dawn Marie
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When my children asked about monsters under the bed, I just told them it was Cookie Monster and Grover protecting.

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    KJ
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You have to love the cunning of parents, reminds me of my own mother telling me I couldn't wash the dishes because I was too young, boy did I prove her wrong until I figured out I had been conned.

    Pizzagirl 91
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Bernardas Lekavicius
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait-- What? Nobody's ever told you that 99.9% of spectral life escapes from standard vacuum cleaner bags within nanoseconds of being suctioned in? Even the best HEPA filter on the market can't catch-and-hold 'em. No, what you need is my That'sTheSpirit! Special Purpose Vacuum Cleaner Bag with its fine 2.72Bn psi thread count mesh woven from fibers made of a patented lead-and-leather alloy extruded to an unmatched < 147 nanometer thickness while maintaining the tensile strength of 33,000 MPa in each fiber. 15% discount on orders over 100.

    Hseed
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Respect, momma. You should tule the world.

    Mozzarella
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Evil genius. Why can’t I think like this when I have to get my kids to do something

    ArodTheHorrible
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, when the house needs vacuuming, do you say it is getting "ghosty"?

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    #6

    Mind Your Business

    Mind Your Business

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    viv
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yeah guys! chill the f**k out! if we want kids we will have them when we're ready!

    Mouse
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really extra loud for the people in the back pleass

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    Mozzarella
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Lisa H
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Tamra Stiffler
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I admire women who know what they want, and don't apologize for it. I support that s**t! 🙂

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    Justme
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Got Myself 4 Pandas
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Ton Kroon
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I started asking 'why' when people say they are expecting or want kids.

    Monday
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "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?"

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    K K
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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?"

    Hagen Radcliffe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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🌻

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    sharon rooney
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    SapphireKing
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if you want kids good for you, if you don't want kids good for you

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    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.”

    #7

    Relax

    Relax

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    Adrienne Mcginley
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Wondering Alice
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unsure why you got down voted, so I upvoted you to help with that.

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    mgl
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Shnookumpie
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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'......🤷🏻‍♀️😏

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    Bryce Lafitte
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was just a joke. No need to analyze. You laugh or you don't as you move to the next

    pusheen buttercup
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean... I get problems if I hike without hydrating enough- not easy for sure, unless you've maintained the lifestyle

    Lauren
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I get dehydrated going to get the mail. I don't mess with electrolytes.

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    Wondering Alice
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Emiloy
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    🦩Laneypooh🦩
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When we were little we climbed the highest peak in Texas in rainboots and and a pack of goldfish

    Zobi123
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't most trails intersect with other trails? How can you possibly know what other people doing just by passing them?

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    #8

    Something For Moms To Remember At The Pool And Beach This Summer

    Something For Moms To Remember At The Pool And Beach This Summer

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    Karen Grace
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absolutely yes! It most certainly is!

    Ivana Bašić
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Six-pack abs require a lot of unhealthy choices. You're not missing out on much.

    Hseed
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Six pack. F.. that. You're amazing, truly. You literally MAKE people. If you transformed into a troll you'd be still awesome. So relax, you're really beautiful.

    Mozzarella
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah Johnny, so chill with your whole “oh your getting so unfit these days”

    LAS
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Philly Bob Squires
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are not stretch marks.... they are battle scars! Most impressive!

    Armin Tamzarian
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My stomach can fit an insane amount of donuts.

    Stephanie Paich
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a woman I wouldn't want a 6-pack. I feel like they look strange on women.

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    #9

    This Is A Scary Good Prank

    This Is A Scary Good Prank

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    Élizaan Jansen van Rensburg
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That would scare the living daylights out of me!!

    Mozzarella
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would p**s myself. Seriously I’m a 40 year old grown a*s woman, and this would kill me

    Sofie
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bonus points for scaring all passers-by that there's a baby on the ledge 😈

    Coolwhip
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Extra bonus points for saying "what baby doll?" when your daughter asks if you see it.

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    Hseed
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a cliffhanger... we all now want to see what happened!!!

    Axolotl King
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

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    malenchki
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes officer this is the one who traumatised me..

    Shannon Hawks
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    were gonna need an after post on this one

    Beth D
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love the relationship! Fun

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    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.

    #10

    This Is A Secret Worth Keeping

    This Is A Secret Worth Keeping

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    Trond Øien
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The good kind of misunderstanding. Rarely seen in the wild.

    SomePeopleCallMeMaurice
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    #11

    We All Need To Be Taking Notes

    We All Need To Be Taking Notes

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    CammyCat
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS is why we respect and listen to our elders!

    Seamus Crumley
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fix it so it will take off 15 pounds. A happy wife is a happy life.

    Emalie Allbee
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awe this is either true love for his wife, or true love of peace-Not having to deal with the whining

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    #12

    Always

    Always

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    Mouse
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same as Ricky's gas station list, 4 pepperoni c***s and chicken chips. RIP Lahey, you are the liquor

    viv
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    banana lollies all the way.

    Got Myself 4 Pandas
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Brian Geppert
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and include corn nuts and jerky!

    LOttawa
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Hagen Radcliffe
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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. 😋

    D K
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Abso-fckn-lutely it should!!

    Nicole Holt
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's exactly what happened on my last road trip :)

    Lorie Shewbridge
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Definitely! Chocolate, jerky, chips, soda, etc. 😀

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    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.

    #13

    This Makes Me Wish I Had A Charger For Myself

    This Makes Me Wish I Had A Charger For Myself

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    Inge van Echelpoel
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🤣 love his reaction. But indeed i hope your baby of ok

    Commander Ducky
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know why... But the first time I read it, I read newborn as eyebrows and was quite confused

    Cara G
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And this, folks, is why I come to the comment section 🤣

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    Alan Green
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Hseed
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That made me laugh! Good one!

    Hseed
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really hope the kid's fine btw!

    Lily B
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's still in the red 🥁

    Lisa Valen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, it looks like a charging cord.

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    JJ
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aww, I remember my dad making me sandwiches every moment till I moved out (I was 21 then and already working). It was not that I wasn't able to do it myself, but the sandwiches were way better when dad made them ;)

    ArodTheHorrible
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Take care of them, but prep them for real life too... I love this.

    Wondering Alice
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    AzKhaleesi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I were her I would've bawled my eyes out making my oranges salty.

    SapphireKing
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    im not cryig you're criig

    SaggyCap
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now, this is parenting! Reminds me of my father so much! <3 Nothing like a girl and her dad!

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    #15

    The Truth Hurts

    The Truth Hurts

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    viv
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    nooooooo not the unicorns!

    Sinnsyk Jakte
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Deborah B
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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?"

    Stephanie Paich
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sweet, but not a very feasible option if it's February and 15 degrees outside with snow on the ground.

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    howdylee
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    let's face it, if your kid is into Paw Patrol, you know the dogs by name!

    Ivana Bašić
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't lie. There is no Santa and I decide on what you get for Christmas. Be afraid, little one.

    Monic Krugell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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)

    Axolotl King
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    MARSHAL!! His name is Marshal. Like a fire Marshal. :)

    Eric Wilson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can besmirch Santa's and that darn dog's too!! Leave the Green Ranger out of it PLEASE!!!!!

    Claire Nasa
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the Father of the Year goes to...........

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    “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.

    #16

    This Is A Seriously Good Pro Tip

    This Is A Seriously Good Pro Tip

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    Claire Nasa
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I tried that with my son many years ago, it didn't cost me a cent grrrrrrr

    Alan Jay Weiner
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Krista Leslie
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Brendan Roberts
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My brother promised his 7yo daughter to give her £10 per chapter. He underestimated his own incentive, and he has now remortgaged his house.

    ethan kraner
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if ya tried that with me i would make you go bankrupt

    CATMONSTER2018
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Lazy Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.)

    Hazel Sage
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!

    Carole G.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When son was in 4th grade teacher asked kids to count how many books were in their home. We had 423 !

    Timmy Pillinger
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We lived in a church house. One of our churches regs is to have 99 foot of shelving...

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    Ayva Roy
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you did that with me as a kid you would be missing at least 1000$ a month lol

    jen yau
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My parents will never do that..😥 maybe because I have read the entire harry potter series in two days..?

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    #17

    The Sad Part Is Our Kids Will Leave Out The Part About How Parents Kept Them Entertained

    The Sad Part Is Our Kids Will Leave Out The Part About How Parents Kept Them Entertained

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    Lavendar rose
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A month ? More like a year or two !

    GoldfishCrackers
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right?? When was this written? 😂 Oh, I guess one month into lockdown…

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    Bittersweetie
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "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!" 👴👵

    Lorie Shewbridge
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Best response! .....and we LIKED it! 🤣🤣🤣

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    MagicalUnicorn
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    only month? I am not allowed in the office for 2 years already and i'm in introvert heaven!

    Nemo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I envy you. I went from extrovert to anxiety and don't really know how to get out of this state

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    Marissa Taylor
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ah a month hahah how naive and innocent we were back then~

    Michael Michlitsch
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    more like 30 miles, in a category 6 hurricane, uphill, both ways. Just to get to school

    Stephanie Paich
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine is gonna be "when I was young we had to wait for the movie to rewind before we could watch it again"

    Nimues Child
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Posted in late April 2020, I presume?

    Nickie Chan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A month?? My country had been in constant lockdown for 2 bloody years. I'm going to milk this for all it is worth

    Ronnie Cutshall
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait we had a pandemic? No wonder my kids were happy to go to school

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    #18

    This Is How Parents Get Exercise

    This Is How Parents Get Exercise

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    Ray Heap
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never seen my daughter move so fast as the time she overheard....: "This is not a good idea grandad" "Yes it is!" At the Jungle Gym.

    Anjelika
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or when they are too quiet

    Wondering Alice
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Felice Wingate
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even then, you might have been too late- kids are so fast!

    Stephanie Paich
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    #19

    Raise Your Hand If Today Has "Been A Day" For You

    Raise Your Hand If Today Has "Been A Day" For You

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    COLIN-ALAN MILLER
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if he's already at this stage, then im sorry to tell you, but it's all downhill from here

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    Manic Mama
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you know you've done parenting right.

    Ian Taggart
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A child has never been more relatable.

    Marsha Brown
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks for using the word "someone" rather than gendering the role.

    KoolKiller Kyle
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah, more likely he'll get the s**t kicked out of him.

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    #20

    You Know You’re Going To Tell Somebody This Joke

    You Know You’re Going To Tell Somebody This Joke

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    Mozzarella
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh my god I’m writing that down. I ain’t a dad, but this is the best joke I have ever heard

    memyselfandI
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Claire Nasa
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so true, I'm sharing with my son who has a newborn lol

    Kelly Aitken
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Both my children were "NHL Lockout" babies!

    SomePeopleCallMeMaurice
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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)

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    #21

    Not So Hard To Imagine

    Not So Hard To Imagine

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    Khavrinen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Let me try and stretch my imagination that far."

    Andrea Owen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Ghaniyah Verma
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    10yo is right. It is very annoying.

    CammyCat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right up there with, when being asked to help with ANY chore, responds with “I have to do EVERYTHING around here!”

    Legen ( wait for it ) dary
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My 4 years old son complaining about repeating something because i didn't got it at first.

    Sinnsyk Jakte
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And then she wrote the Harry Potter series.

    Verona Bingham
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even when you go tó the toilet ...no. Couldn't imagine that.

    Mariah Gensmer
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hm... Like trying to pee and being walked in on twice by both kids....

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    #22

    100

    100

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    Mozzarella
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My house is VERY full of love, and all my kids have moved out

    Monic Krugell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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)

    RMA
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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 😂

    Shnookumpie
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    '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!')

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    KT
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was a nanny for one family, the mom said it's more important for my kids to be happy and cared for than my house to be clean. I stayed with them the longest

    François Carré
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone could say that at my house. And It would be embarrassing since I don't have kids.

    Shnookumpie
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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 💗🤗

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    Michael Ramming
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    House full of love = $100 cleaning surcharge

    Sinnsyk Jakte
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't have any kids and my place is so bursting with love I ran away from it.

    Leia Solo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What you did not make them clean the house before the cleaning lady came to clean your house. That is what my mom did. I would always have to clean the bathroom the day before they arrived, so the cleaners did not think that we were slobs.

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    Haha

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    New Everywhere
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just know this baby is adorbs! Pan to the right please

    Barbara Skolly
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I'm gonna eat you up, nom nom nom"- me to my babies lol.

    theoneandonlynoira
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember when I was little, I attempted to screw off the hands of a young child. Yes this keeps me up at night

    SkekVi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that is an excellent baby arm. 🥰

    Queen Jackson.
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    3 years ago

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    Why are there arms built like that? Any pediatricians?

    Anna Nowak
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    AMR
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lmao. This is perfect. Sweet baby.

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    #24

    So Sweet

    So Sweet

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    Mozzarella
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have never heard a nickname more in my life than this one

    Stephanie Wittenberg
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LMAO, yes, exactly! Except sometimes it's "This again?!"

    Manon Scully
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My brother says: what will I eat?

    Got Myself 4 Pandas
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Marissa Taylor
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    lol ever sine my second brother was born e called goldfish, fisshie crakers.. he's 16 now.. and we still buy fishie crakers

    Sinnsyk Jakte
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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...

    Audra Sisler
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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?? 😆😆😆

    K Madd
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My 2 year old sister calls granola bars "Ongla bars"🤣🤣🤣

    Elizabeth VanDyke
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My kids used to call umbrellas "underbrellas".

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    #25

    It’s The Lesser Of Two Evils

    It’s The Lesser Of Two Evils

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    Kesam
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    NsG
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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)

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    Andy Acceber
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Love this for the dinosaur. Hate the weirdly possessive sexism.

    Rida Hartdige
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

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    Michael Michlitsch
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Terry Tobias
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can you imagine driving down the street and look up to see a T-Rex behind you?!

    Daniel Atkins
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if your passenger was sleeping you could get behind it the wake them up by saying "Look out!"

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    Raina Schwab
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My parents are extremely strict and dont want me even looking at boys let alone flirting or dating them.

    Tisha Breaux
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was raised that way as well, I'm sorry :(

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    Eburi - chan
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    in 5th grade i had 3 girlfriends. ima girl.

    D
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Interesting enough, I didn't care about my daughter and BF's, however- I am absolutely horrified at the thought of my son and a GF. To be fair, I went completely out of my way to ensure my daughter knew how to K** a mf (weapons classes, martial arts, you name it).

    Eimear O'Toole-Allan
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously men, stop worrying about your bloodline. Does it matter who the father is if your daughter is the one providing the link?

    BOO
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    bro i wanna dinasaur

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    #26

    Wouldn't This Be Nice?!

    Wouldn't This Be Nice?!

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    Jill C
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not sure what this has got to do with parenting but it's a good idea.

    Jane Doe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed. Expecting more like “no calories from eating the happy meal your kid hasn’t touched since opening the toy”

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    Omi bub
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't that bulimia? (Joke obvs & I actually bulimic by the way so know it is a mental health condition)

    Julia Winfield
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Sandra Monahan
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!

    Brigitta Lomez
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    3 years ago

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    J
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This should happen!

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    #27

    It's A Dad Thing

    It's A Dad Thing

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    Mr Red
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not sure whether this joke has multiple layers or OP is even worse at remembering names than he thinks...

    Karen Grace
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

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    Lily Mae Kitty
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the funny part is he thinks he knows the name is "mindcraft."

    Ryan Ecker
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Minding away. Brainpower swinging side to side

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    Giles McArdell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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 :).

    C. L
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ? Explain. Pronunciation pitza sounds about right.

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    Alexandrea Johnson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is actually Minecraft. Make sure they never see you spell it🙃

    ArodTheHorrible
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love how concerned my kids get over the pronunciation of "Tajin"

    Catrovert
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m sorry but MINDCRAFT 😂😂😂 don’t blame you a bit for it but still…

    Charlie tressler
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Rory
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did it auto correct Minecraft CUZ IT SAID MINDCRAFT

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    #28

    Desperate Times Call For Funny Measures

    Desperate Times Call For Funny Measures

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    Manic Mama
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    ArodTheHorrible
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love this... peppers, here I come!

    Audra Sisler
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    😆😆 That's pretty damn cool!!

    K
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Erm... heal your soul... if by that you mean "give life, then force your newly created son/daughter to witness a killing and surgery only a few inches from the new child, and then show them 'you're next'", sure... sure...

    Average️‍Gay
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nobody : YouTubers in their thumbnails

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    #29

    Yep. This Checks All The Boxes

    Yep. This Checks All The Boxes

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    bruh JJ’s
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg! I thought I was just broken

    Enso
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How do you know me so well?!

    Mine Truly
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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?????

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    Sophia Ramsey
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    #30

    Who Needs A Mother’s Day Gift Idea?

    Who Needs A Mother’s Day Gift Idea?

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    RandomHumanBean
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Mozzarella
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    3 years ago

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    Carrie
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One great idea ♡ lol 😆

    Jessica Blankenship
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yesssss. Uninterrupted Mama nap. Muchhh needed and appreciated!

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    #31

    His Is Elite Level Parenting

    His Is Elite Level Parenting

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    Tiny Dancer
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great for a joke, but that kid will never trust juice boxes again, lol!

    Pizzagirl 91
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All my toddlers' medicine tastes like pure sugar, so she might not even notice...

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    Good Luckas
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All kids these days would know that medicine tastes SO GOOD!! THEY ADD ALL THESE FLAVORS AND SUGAR!

    Cody
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, my kid would be able to taste the difference in a heartbeat.

    Holly Bee
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd mix it in their drinks....2 outta 3 couldn't tell....but my middle girl, the -picky eater-, always knew, no matter how diluted it was 🙄

    Mary Leverett
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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. 😉

    M Rob
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.)

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    Francesa Miller
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mixed portions of my son's medicine into a package of Jello. Six potions of medicine = six servings of Jello.

    T Lee Mac
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Teaching them about Jell-O shots young. Lol

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    Meow purr
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bruh... DID THIS CHILD DEVOLOP TASTE BUDS OR WHAT?!

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    #32

    Why Do They Do This To Me?!

    Why Do They Do This To Me?!

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    phil bishop
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They do it deliberately so you spend more time looking in the hope you impulse buy

    Mouse
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband called me from the store this week mad about this😁

    karla Meixnerová
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the worst!!! You can't find anything

    Elizabeth Hampton
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They did rearrange "my" CVS. Seven yrs of shopping without needing to be awake, gone. Couldn't find the PRETZELS last night.

    Snowfoxrox
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Pamula Furness
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Makes me leave and shop elsewhere. I'm not wasting my life trailing round the new arrangement looking for what i came in for

    Seamus Crumley
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Eleanor R
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nah man 10 year old me was angry when the grocery store was rearranged

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    #33

    This Maybe 1000% True

    This Maybe 1000% True

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    Tybalt P.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As someone with multiple cousins around this age, I can wholeheartedly attest to this -_-

    Wilson.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is also how i, a fully grown adult, interpret this statement...

    Agent 8433599
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Quite the opposite in my family. "Maybe" is just a way to say no while giving the child hope 😑

    Celia McReynolds Tinsley
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Arnetha Elliott
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I knew maybe meant no when I was a kid. Parenting has changed...

    HelluvaHedgehogAlien
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ‘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.

    Sinnsyk Jakte
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Sinnsyk Jakte
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Ghaniyah Verma
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    speaking from what I see and hear, yes.

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    #34

    There’s Nothing Like Father/Son Bonding Over A “Cool” Dad Joke

    There’s Nothing Like Father/Son Bonding Over A “Cool” Dad Joke

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    Hseed
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah you did. Enjoy him, he is the chosen one!!!

    Seán Baron
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's doing Dad jokes before he's even a Dad!

    Monic Krugell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are few things so special as father-son innocent pranks

    François Carré
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Having your own son make such solid dad jokes to you must be completely mind blowing for a dad.

    K
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OH what have you DONE?

    bart simpson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As long as he never says, "Cool bed, dad!"

    Amy E
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They should be in a baggy

    #35

    We All Need To Support Each Other

    We All Need To Support Each Other

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    WhyAmIHere
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Vanessa Richardson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Joe Reaves
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Jai Stewart
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, no. She won the battle just getting them out the door. . . Wearing something, anything.

    KatKaleen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, she didn't. She chose her battles wisely.

    Odette Boisvert
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    or a Spiderman suit... with a Batman mask... and Hulk gloves...

    M Rob
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Smart parents chooses their battles. After convincing them that they can not shave the dog... I would not give a c**p what they wore Including underwear on their head, LOL

    Natasha
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    DramaDoc
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What if that child is 45 yrs old? Ok. It's me. Because sometime pants are overwhelming and I just need *one* thing...

    Sara Lowery
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or off season clothing...you know full on elsa costume in January or santa shirt in July lol.

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    #36

    Saturdays Aren't What They Used To Be

    Saturdays Aren't What They Used To Be

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    🦋vall🦋シ︎
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I relate to this on a spiritual level

    Regal Kitten
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Lucisimp
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haha nope the kids in mu house ( me my twin and little brother) dont do sports

    TJ Wilkins
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Adrienne Mcginley
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then trying to convince the kid that the uniform will dry in the sun.

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    #37

    You've Been Warned

    You've Been Warned

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    Monic Krugell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like how am I supposed to discipline my 12yo who is head and shoulders taller than me?

    Brendan Roberts
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sweep the legs! Only joking, I don't condone violence against kids... unless they're being real d***s.

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    RedPandasStandUprightWithPawsUpToLookIntimidating
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Cara G
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The irony of your username here though...

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    Mike Marshall
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Flynn Riordan
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am a short 12 year old, so I do not understand this completely

    Marsha Cain
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't always work out like this, husband foot n a half taller than, me, our grown daughter an inch shorter than I am!

    Bgray450
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lord yes he put a 10 pound 6-ounce baby inside of me! Kid was taller than me at age 11.

    Blueshiba
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The maternal glare factor need to be applied

    Felice Wingate
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Girl- get on that step stool and remind him who runs things!!!

    Tara B.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It gets even more fun when your 11 year old girl is 5’9. 😭

    Jessica N
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep! Im 5'2" and my girls are 5'11" and 5'10", they were taller than me at age 12ish xD

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    Holly Bee
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep....our first was almost 9 lbs, and stayed firmly in the 90th percentile up til junior high.

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    #38

    This Isn't Too Much To Ask, Is It?

    This Isn't Too Much To Ask, Is It?

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    Monic Krugell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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. :-)

    Regal Kitten
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Marsha Cain
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My kid died. Now I have a lot of alone time on the patio. Get it?

    Marco Hub-Dub
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Lashonda Jones
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Try to hide but get found every time

    Sharon Flanagan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I put a lock on my bedroom door. It would unlock after 30 minutes and the "customer complaint" desk would be open.

    #39

    Magical Is One Word For It

    Magical Is One Word For It

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    Hannah Edwards
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol! How those toes are gripping on!

    Adrienne Mcginley
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shiatsu massage taken to a whole new level.

    Terry Tobias
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Toddlers are like little chimpanzees... they have a better grip than me.

    New Everywhere
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    His little outfit mixed with his choice of platform suggests future villain

    Ghaniyah Verma
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You sure it's magical? The image is the reason I'm never having kids.

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    #40

    Why Do I Buy So Many Groceries I Don't Need?

    Why Do I Buy So Many Groceries I Don't Need?

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    Andrea Owen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm guessing spring mix is some sort of salad, cause I do that too.

    Mine Truly
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, it's a variety of young lettuces. Maybe some young spinach, arugula. That kind of thing.

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    Hobby Hopper
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My little hoovers consume everything that isn't nailed down, including the spring mix.

    Michelle C
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like literally just did that the other day

    Brandy Vitatoe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is wrong with you... This is literal protocol.

    Sandy Parker
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm so glad I'm not the only one...........

    Glynna Bowood
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For years, I would buy wonton wrappers cuz I just knew THIS time I will make something with them....never did.

    Jay Son
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like my better half lol

    Abby
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    #41

    What A Good Life Kids Have And They Don't Even Know It

    What A Good Life Kids Have And They Don't Even Know It

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    Monic Krugell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Manic Mama
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    #42

    Do You Snore Or Is It Your Spouse?

    Do You Snore Or Is It Your Spouse?

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    #43

    Is This Too Much To Ask?

    Is This Too Much To Ask?

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    #45

    This Could Save Marriages

    This Could Save Marriages

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    Zoltan Kovacs
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Brenda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    25 years this July and hubby still asks things like this. Drives me crazy sometimes, but he can't read my mind and he knows to let me rant a bit before asking

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    #47

    This Is Perfect On So Many Levels

    This Is Perfect On So Many Levels

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    Kitty Kat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So the life lesson is management will exploit your labor if you aren't careful? Sounds about right.

    pat manna
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    #48

    Everything Due

    Everything Due

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    #49

    Is There Anything A Mom Can't Do?

    Is There Anything A Mom Can't Do?

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    Sandy D
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She is a total badass! Awesome

    Jim Berard
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    baby wear headgear for a reason, mommy is a going betty

    GPZ
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

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    Tim B
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The woman in the green shirt is either dumb or very trusting!

    Ellie Rosser
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But the face on the little guy behind her :-(

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    #50

    Is This What You Want? What You Really Really Want?

    Is This What You Want? What You Really Really Want?

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    #51

    It’s One Of The Unwritten Rules Of Parenthood

    It’s One Of The Unwritten Rules Of Parenthood

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    #52

    Who Agrees?

    Who Agrees?

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    Michelle C
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly how I spent mine! Plan on doing it for my birthday too!

    Jill C
    Community Member
    3 years ago

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    How do so many people have children by mistake? - I presume that is what happened here as she clearly doesn't want children.

    Kate
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let me guess: you don't have kids.

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    #53

    At Least He Knows He’s Wrong. Sometimes That’s All A Parent Can Ask For

    At Least He Knows He’s Wrong. Sometimes That’s All A Parent Can Ask For

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    Blurryface
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What’s wrong with shorts? I’ve never understood this one.

    GPZ
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably can't feel his legs at this point anyway

    Weed in the Garden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone somewhere saw this and told his mum. Mums ALWAYS know.

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    #54

    We Have So Many Rocks. You?

    We Have So Many Rocks. You?

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    Ivana Bašić
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And sticks. Had dogs (plural!) for 15 years before having a kid, never had so many sticks in the house.

    Toea Muresan Iulia
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I collected rocks! Coins, stamps, leafs, bonbon wrappings, stickers...

    Karen Grace
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because it's part of their "collection"? That's why my kid said he had them anyway.

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    #55

    This Is The Worst At A Community Pool

    This Is The Worst At A Community Pool

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    Deborah B
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Who wants to get popsicles on the way home?" always worked for my parents.

    Valisbourne Spiritforge
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!

    #56

    Brilliant!⠀

     Brilliant!⠀

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    Ton Kroon
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!'

    Lakota Wolf
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

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    Lisa H
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    TuesdayDangerGirl
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My kids always wanted juice instead of water so they got Earth juice

    Jill C
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Until she realises it comes from the same place as water.

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    #57

    Brilliant!

    Brilliant!

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    Katie Lutesinger
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    BOO
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    every single day i make coffee for my parents and it makes them so happy but they have the exact opposite taste ahhhhhhh

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    #58

    Take Wins Where You Can Get Them!

    Take Wins Where You Can Get Them!

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    Ton Kroon
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me when our 7YO started yelling 'Shots! Shots! Shots!' when we received a complimentary shot glass of ouzo at a greek restaurant.

    BOO
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my little cousin says this and he says very little so when he wants to do cheers we do cheers

    Ines Olabarria-Smith
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    #59

    Reason #183,734 That Parenting Is Impossible To Get Perfect

    Reason #183,734 That Parenting Is Impossible To Get Perfect

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    Something
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We should strive to teach children that everyone is inherently valuable, and that they're mostly average-ish, which is amazing. If we need to feel superior to something, we go outside and say "Look at all you dumb rocks" to the literal rocks.

    pusheen buttercup
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Deborah B
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone is special and amazing, in different ways. You aren't 'The Best' you are 'The Best of this group at this thing' You aren't 'The most special person', you are 'The most special person to me'.

    Mali Holdaway
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    #60

    Truth

    Truth

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    RM
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What exactly do you mean, Zion?

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    #61

    Truth

    Truth

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    Edurne
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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 :)

    Rebe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Lydia Holmes
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And when you do follow them , they change the rules again and say you did it wrong.

    memyselfandI
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    #62

    Does That Make Sense?

    Does That Make Sense?

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    BRUHHHHHHH
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This! Nothing to do with parenting, but true!

    Manic Mama
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Totally about parenting. Sleep deprived, caffeine deprived. Some days I'm amazed that I can remember my own name, never mind anyone else's.

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    #63

    There Should Be Lots Of Candy In This Photo Too. But A Kid Probably Stole It And Ate It Already

    There Should Be Lots Of Candy In This Photo Too. But A Kid Probably Stole It And Ate It Already

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    Raccoon Queen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Hphizzle
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an American living abroad and almost 40, I too will be super excited if someone gives me goldfish crackers!!

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    Something
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The food pyramid is outdated anyway.

    Weed in the Garden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty much a universal truth right there.

    #64

    This Gives Me A Sinking Feeling

    This Gives Me A Sinking Feeling

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    Alan Gale
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The water is free, as it comes with the house, and it costs nothing to heat it. - Most kids.

    Lydia Holmes
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor Jack. There was room for him on that door. He did not deserve to die.

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    #65

    Never Say Relax

    Never Say Relax

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    #66

    Seriously!

    Seriously!

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    Anjelika
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Daddy can we read the hobbit? 🥺😭😱

    iseefractals
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Chau Minh Do
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    daddy can we read the Complete Adventures of W***y Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?

    GPZ
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On the right- slinky for bookworms

    Brenda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The same books every night

    James016
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh yes, when I read a bedtime story to my son, I start yawning. I don't want to but can't help it

    #67

    Ometimes You Need To Take A Step Back To Move Forward

    Ometimes You Need To Take A Step Back To Move Forward

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    Beth Kramer
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I call this “ get your damnself night”

    Unnamed Hooman
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I call them “Fend for yourself meals”

    keighterz
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok but I loved when my parents did this.

    JESUSLOVESYOU
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wait does any one else question why the lucky charms were in the fridge or is it just me

    Tim Douglass
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Around here that's called "Tuesday".

    Manic Mama
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We call it Hunt & Gather night.

    #68

    Happy Mother’s Day!!

    Happy Mother’s Day!!

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    Jill C
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most of the time I like when there are missing items- its saving me money.

    SkekVi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    #69

    Life Is Hard

     Life Is Hard

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    Jill C
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not the same adults though.

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    #70

    Kids Don't Ever Sleep Longer In The Morning. They Just Get More Grumpy If They Stay Up Late

    Kids Don't Ever Sleep Longer In The Morning. They Just Get More Grumpy If They Stay Up Late

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    Chelle Jones
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's going to be one of those days! 😂🤣

    #71

    Where Do I Sign Up?

    Where Do I Sign Up?

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    Riani Kivela
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I miss the short blissful period when my picky eater hated chocolate, tacos, and cake.

    #72

    How Are Your Kids Handling The Start Of Homeschool?

    How Are Your Kids Handling The Start Of Homeschool?

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    Katie Lutesinger
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same if it's the first day of work.

    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and the rest of the days as well

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    Isabelle
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I HAD THAT EXACT DRESS AT THAT AGE!

    Elliebean13
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The girl still looks like she is internally screaming.

    Kate Johnson
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She smiles so hopefully and bravely...

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    #73

    One Of The Many Ways Perspectives Change With Parenthood

    One Of The Many Ways Perspectives Change With Parenthood

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    Boberta
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to love this movie! Last time I watched it I realized how horrible Ariel is. Ungrateful little princess hoarder who has everything she wants and trades her whole family for a chance to get with some guy she saw once.

    SkekVi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    'Daddy I love him' girl you have not had a single conversation with him and his entire culture dumps their waste into our home. Do not. XD

    Alexander Smith
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Something
    Community Member
    3 years ago

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    She should put a shirt on? Literally nobody in the entire kingdom is wearing a shirt, IIRC.

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    #74

    Those Were The Best Days!

    Those Were The Best Days!

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    Athena June
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember my mum and I would do that whenever I had to go to the ophthalmologist, those were the days!

    Susan Atkinson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd do anything to do that again. It goes too fast.

    #75

    I’m So Sorry

    I’m So Sorry

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    Edurne
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Lakota Wolf
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    WoodenLion
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    #76

    Yes! So Frustrating

    Yes! So Frustrating

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    Lakota Wolf
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one applies to fur children as well… especially if you have multiple.

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    #77

    Always

    Always

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    PVR
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder, would banning kitchens help?? ;)

    Haley S
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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...

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    #78

    So Illegal

    So Illegal

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    Ton Kroon
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Toddlers are little drunken people -- and that's how I treat them.

    #79

    Disciplining Kids In Public Is An Art

    Disciplining Kids In Public Is An Art

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    Joseph Haines
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    #80

    How Quickly A Mood Can Change

    How Quickly A Mood Can Change

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    ComfyPanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS IS ME!!!!! I have 3 girls and omg. I feel this on a spiritual level!!!!!!!

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    #81

    The Circle Of Life

    The Circle Of Life

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    pusheen buttercup
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually yes, they help relax the area!

    Tim Douglass
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Susan Atkinson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In for a penny, out for a ton! 🙃

    Liana
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too bad most of the time you have to lay on your back...

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    #82

    It's A Good Rule

    It's A Good Rule

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    Mud spider
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “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)

    #83

    How Would You Know??

    How Would You Know??

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    𝕮𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖗𝖎𝖊
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    #84

    Don’t Worry, I Got This One

    Don’t Worry, I Got This One

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    Ivana Bašić
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh no, it takes me all morning.

    *Displayname*=idk
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was an whole day shopping spree for my parents.. (There are 5 kids and lots of animals!)

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    #85

    Moms Are Magical

    Moms Are Magical

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    Jonahs Mrs
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel this to my very bones 😂😂x

    Rebe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And we also know whatever we choose it will be wrong.

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    Vicki Doggurl
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    …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!!

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    #86

    It's The Original Dad Joke

    It's The Original Dad Joke

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    Mud spider
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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 😂😂😂😂😂

    #87

    Sometimes Going To Sleep Takes More Than A Little Reading

    Sometimes Going To Sleep Takes More Than A Little Reading

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    #88

    If You're Gonna Go, You Might As Well Enjoy It

    If You're Gonna Go, You Might As Well Enjoy It

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    Chelle Jones
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He is just thinking, "My Boys" ..

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    #89

    So Funny. Birthday Parties Just Haven't Been The Same This Year

    So Funny. Birthday Parties Just Haven't Been The Same This Year

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    Chelle Jones
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Horns are warning devices that cover the sounds of my screaming, "move you $^#@" with my head out the window.

    Emmie Corwin
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yesssssss my b day was like that omgg best day of my life (daw)

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    #90

    So Much Anxiety!

    So Much Anxiety!

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    #91

    So Unfortunate

    So Unfortunate

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    Hannah Edwards
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Ellen Ranks
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My parents would always say to each other: "NOT mine! NOT mine!" and start ignoring them.

    #92

    Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures

    Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures

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    Ria C.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There could be worse things to eat.

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    #93

    Ain't That The Truth!

    Ain't That The Truth!

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    ArodTheHorrible
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, kids don't develop working ears until late teens... if you're lucky

    Did you hear that?
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I swear my cat listens better than my toddler but I have a very good cat

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    #94

    I Envy The Ignorant

    I Envy The Ignorant

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    #95

    This Is The Ultimate Dad Joke Photo

    This Is The Ultimate Dad Joke Photo

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    #96

    Who Feels This Every Day?

    Who Feels This Every Day?

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    #97

    Someday. But Not Any Day Soon

    Someday. But Not Any Day Soon

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    Hphizzle
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We turn out pretty great… eventually.

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    #98

    Ugh

    Ugh

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    Chelle Jones
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is aways the perfectly put together person who makes these comments.

    Jennifer Potter
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!

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    Vicki Doggurl
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    #99

    Can't Be Too Careful

    Can't Be Too Careful

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    SansTheSkeleton
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Always gotta figure out the pecking order first.

    #100

    Good Luck With That

    Good Luck With That

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    Alisha Rughubar
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Ivana Bašić
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With one it still works. I've seen people try it with more, that's why I stopped at one.

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