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This Dad Is Sharing Memes To Show What Parenting Is All About And Here Are 40 Of The Funniest Ones
There are as many parenting tactics as there are parents. No wonder this is a somewhat controversial subject that can instantly ignite an argument between opinionated moms and dads that believe in different schools of raising their kids.
But the self-described “3 x Soccer Dad” Chris Cate has realized that humor is the best and possibly the only good way to talk about the joys and challenges of being a parent. On his Instagram account “Parent Normal,” dad Cate shares a daily dose of hilariously relatable memes and jokes he finds online with his audience of 159K.
The result is a funny compilation of miscellaneous posts that sum up the chaos of raising our little daredevils posted by people on the internet who know what they’re saying, and selected by dad Cate, who knows we're all gonna appreciate them!
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Parenting has become a daunting task for most parents in the current times. The reason why parenting has become quite challenging is due to the fact that our lifestyle is rapidly changing with newer requirements and demands being instilled into our lives. The time we live in is also to blame, since the worldwide pandemic and political turmoil in the world are changing the ways we live, work, and raise kids beyond recognition.
But since parents always want what’s best for their children, it’s hard for them to realize the world may not be as welcoming and easily navigated as it was for them. Today, parents are worried sick about their children’s prospects in an unstable world teeming with threats near and far—whole categories of jobs disappearing, global financial upheaval; terrorist attacks; refugees in misery; the environment under assault from poisons and rising temperatures.
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Genius! Fears allayed and household chores instilled in one fell swoop!
Mind Your Business
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.”
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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.
This Is A Secret Worth Keeping
We All Need To Be Taking Notes
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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.
This Makes Me Wish I Had A Charger For Myself
The Truth Hurts
“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.
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I tried that with my son many years ago, it didn't cost me a cent grrrrrrr
The Sad Part Is Our Kids Will Leave Out The Part About How Parents Kept Them Entertained
This Is How Parents Get Exercise
“‘You don’t understand,’ these teens will say, shaking their heads. ‘There is no way out of the next three years. I’m just going to suck it up. I have no choice.’ The belief that you can’t act on your own behalf is a significant contributor to depression at any age,” Levine argues. No wonder humor has become so widespread on the internet. Today memes are no longer the thing of youth, parents are also looking for jokes to lift up their spirits and find comfort in laughter.
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You Know You’re Going To Tell Somebody This Joke
Oh my god I’m writing that down. I ain’t a dad, but this is the best joke I have ever heard
Not So Hard To Imagine
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Haha
So Sweet
It’s The Lesser Of Two Evils
Wouldn't This Be Nice?!
It's A Dad Thing
Desperate Times Call For Funny Measures
Yep. This Checks All The Boxes
Who Needs A Mother’s Day Gift Idea?
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Why Do They Do This To Me?!
They do it deliberately so you spend more time looking in the hope you impulse buy
They did rearrange "my" CVS. Seven yrs of shopping without needing to be awake, gone. Couldn't find the PRETZELS last night.
Oh, man... I HATE shopping. I have the entire layout mapped in my brain. I dont even slow down as I walk past displays and scoop up what I need. I walk into my favorite Target after not going for a while....THEY CHANGED EVERYTHING!! I had to step outside and make sure I was at the correct store. My brain just kinda broke. I could not comprehend what had happened. It was completely and totally different.
Makes me leave and shop elsewhere. I'm not wasting my life trailing round the new arrangement looking for what i came in for
I hate this. I go to the supermarket, looking for bread. I know where it is. They have done the re-arranging thing, and I come out one hour later and have spent £100.
I'll say it: Sometimes we do it 'cause we're bored. Also, new items. Also, out of other things. This isn't your regular grocery store, though. It's your cult friendly neighborhood grocery store. Regulars take it very personally.
We do it 'cause we're told to because they want you to engage with us because the workers are the brand. #friendlyneighborhoodgrocerystore #cult
Last week l stood in the aisle feeling lost. Girl came up Nd asked what was wrong,? I couldn't help myself ..l half yelled *l was only here last week, is this my life now?* Throughout the store l hear various laughter and a couple of voices go yep añd others agreed.. So l turned around. Handed my basket over and just said damn it then, l'm going to the beach and swam and sat in the sand! Sometimes l truly hate my life...
Illegal in the UK. If they have to rearrange the stock, they have to put up big signs giving customers a warning.
I do! In all fairness i ispend way too much time trying to find things at home so it's nice to know something is where it's suppose to be for once
I've never seen my partner get as frustrated as he does when the grocery store doesn't put similar products together with each other.
OMG this happened to me s few months ago! Going there for years and all of a sudden I look like I've never been there! Cruel!! 😝
And then there are half a dozen adults playing Marco Polo trying to find me.
Spent 15 years in marketing. There’s not an advert out there that can pull me in because I was trained in the psychology. I know about the algorithms that dictate the order in which products are presented based on the latest data. I loved marketing because at the time, it allowed me to impose some sort of control over a life that, previously, had none. When I switched to business analysis I embraced the concept that it was my responsibility to simply tell the truth as I saw it. There’s little more liberating than accepting that the truth is far better than trying to promote a lie.
i got mad when i was a kid too. you don't mess with a 10 year old and her love of jerky for a road trip =_=
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You've Been Warned
Like how am I supposed to discipline my 12yo who is head and shoulders taller than me?
This Isn't Too Much To Ask, Is It?
I have formally asked if I can please just have 5 minutes to sit on my patio in peace and quite when I get home from work a million times - can't even manage that. :-)
Magical Is One Word For It
Why Do I Buy So Many Groceries I Don't Need?
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Always amazed why there isn't a TripAdvisor like App for parenting, with a 0 stars option and a do not try this. Might be a world full of happier people, living their own lives instead of raising the demon spawn that you created ....
But they always have more than 1?? I don’t understand. I stopped at one. We had no idea how hard it was going to be.
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Load More Replies... Always amazed why there isn't a TripAdvisor like App for parenting, with a 0 stars option and a do not try this. Might be a world full of happier people, living their own lives instead of raising the demon spawn that you created ....
But they always have more than 1?? I don’t understand. I stopped at one. We had no idea how hard it was going to be.
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