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50 Hilarious Photos That Perfectly Sum Up Parenting (New Pics)
You can read every book on parenting and join all the Facebook mommy and daddy groups but when the time comes and you start raising kids, they will undoubtedly find a way to surprise you. Every. Single. Day.
Want to admire your boy playing with his toy? Too bad, he breaks your front tooth in half. Won't let your girl keep a handful of coins in her mouth? Get ready for a furious meltdown. At least you now have a story for the Internet.
As a follow-up to our previous list, we at Bored Panda have compiled a set of photos that perfectly sum up parenting in just a single frame. Enjoy!
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#1
Bathroom Kid
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#2
I Guess There's Something To Be Said About Knowing Proper Anatomy
#3
We Found My Wife’s Phone In The Toilet Yesterday. We Weren’t Sure Which Of Our Three Kids Put It There Until My Wife Scrolled Through Her Pictures Today
#4
I Have A Feeling This Happens Often
#5
Thanks To The Neighbor
#6
In The Future When Someone Asks What It Was Like To Work From Home In 2020. I'll Just Show Them This Picture
#7
A Comedy Of Errors Every Day With This Kid
#8
Took Kids Parasailing And They Played Dead
#9
My Son Just Made A Huge Mess. This Is His Just Let Me Explain Face
#10
Oh...
#11
I Can’t Say I Haven’t Wondered This Myself. Still Funny Though
#12
Our Airbnb Had A Translucent Bathroom Door. I’m Used To My Impatient Toddler Stalking Me Through The Bathroom Door, But This Took It To A Much Creepier Level
#13
"Screw You And The Clothes You Bought Me"
#14
My Friend’s Kid’s Diaper Report From Daycare *faints*
#15
Ahh The Fresh Smell Of Vaporized Piss In The Morning
#16
7-Year-Old Girls Really Know How To Hit You Where It Hurts
#17
After 9 Months WFH, This Morning Was The First Time My Daughter Has Seen Me In A Suit. Did Not Approve
#18
It’s Moments Like These That I Wish I Didn’t Go All “Balls Out” On Having Children. Here’s Penny, Showing Her Class “Something That Smells Good”
#19
She Couldn't Hear Him
#20
Now This Is Real Life
#21
It Took Her Mom 20 Hours To Get That Out After Her Brother Poured A Container Of “Bunchems” In Her Hair
#22
Found Out My Kid Had This On His School Classroom Wall All Year
#23
Parsley Or Weed
#24
There Goes Their Screen Time
#25
Texts From The Babysitter Never Surprise Me Anymore
#26
I Think It's Quite Brilliant
#27
Imagination Is Cool
#29
That's A Silly Reason To Cry
#30
He's Actually Far Too Smart For Me
#31
My Neighbor's Toddler Was A Little Too Quiet
#32
My Toddler Found A White Ink Pad And Immediately Turned Into Saruman
#33
It’s Always Nice Getting Pictures From Our Son’s Teacher Showing How He’s Excelling In School
#34
I Woke Up To My Daughter Standing Over Me Like This. I've Never Been So Proud (Or Terrified)
#36
I Die Basically Every Day
#37
Biggest Mystery Of All Time
Eva the Egg 5 years ago
*sigh* Your name was on the packaging when we bought you from Kmart, happy now?
#38
Stealing Air
#39
Our House Has 10 Rooms
#40
My 5-Year-Old Son Stole My Wife’s Wallet The Other Day And Ran Off To His Room Quietly. Today She Got Pulled Over And This Was All She Had For ID
#41
It's The Small Things That Make Being A Parent So Rewarding
#42
Honestly, I Can Relate
#43
I Come Home From Work To My Purple Son, Painted By My Daughter
#44
Parents, How's That Home Schoolin' Going?
Glory The Rainwing 5 years ago
Wait-what? I'm not a joy? after i did 19 ASSIGNMENTS THAT WERE MISSING TO PLEASE YOU?!?!
#45
Apparently, The Kids Were Too Distracted To Shut The Door
#46
My 6-Year-Old Got Tattoo Markers For Christmas And Disappeared For Half An Hour. Bonus: We Can't Get It To Come Off
#47
She Wanted To Play With The Laptop
#48
Kid Is Secretly A Medium
#49
All The Stuff My Son Has Put Down The Air Conditioning Vent In The Last 6 Years
#50
I Sat On The Toilet, Closed The Door, And My 2-Year-Old Decided I Wasn't Pooping Myself Fast Enough
#51
Everyday At Dinner
#53
He Was Just Trying To Help
#54
Parenting Achievement
#55
Good Evening Who Needs A Free Happy Meal? We Have 18 Available. My 5-Year-Old Knows How To Grubhub
Stephanie Did It 5 years ago
My granddaughter, age 2, clicked Buy it Now on eBay. She had to use both her tiny hands to click the mouse. Fortunately she bought a red bowl and not a Lamborghini.
#56
The Pain
#57
My Son Stuck His Finger In My Eye And Scratched Off The Whole Top Layer Of My Cornea
#58
This Is How My Morning Is Going Today
#59
Trying On Clothes With A Toddler In A Nutshell
#60
Got Locked Out Of iPad For 47 Years
#61
My Daughter Got A Camera For A Birthday. One Of The First Things She Did With It Was To Barge In The Bathroom And Take A Pic Of Me Taking A Dump
#62
Identically Unperturbed By What They Did To Themselves With The Clippers At 5 Am
#63
If My Daughter Keeps Doing Her Own Eye Makeup, Child Protective Services Are Gonna Come Knocking Pretty Soon
#64
The Incident Report My Buddy Got From His Daughter's Daycare
Sista of the moon 5 years ago
She just needs to be taught that buttholes are secrets. Only she gets to know
#65
My Daughter Was Furious That We Wouldn’t Let Her Keep A Handful Of Coins In Her Mouth
#66
When Life Gives You Lemons
#67
I Drew My Dad’s Vasectomy In My Kindergarten Journal
“My dad had operation” if you can’t read the text. Apparently the next parent teacher conference was super awkward.
#68
Prepare An Emergency Entrance
#69
Saw This On Facebook
#70
"Will You Please Come Check My Campfire?"
#71
My Mom Made Me A Pan Of Brownies For My Birthday, And My Son Insisted On Carrying Them On The Way Home. Got Back And Somehow They Ended Up With A Giant Footprint In Them
#72
My Toddler Daughter Rode On My Shoulders And Touched My Face During Our Last Hike, Grabbing Random Leaves As We Went Along. I’m Highly Allergic To Poison Ivy
#74
I Have No Words
#75
Kid Chugs A1 Steak Sauce
#76
Daughter Helped Me Wash My Car But With A Rock
#77
Where In The Dad Manual Did It Mention How To Stop A 3-Year-Old From Taking Bites Out Of A Drywall
Ty Stratton-Quirk 5 years ago
Those seem to go a fair distance from the floor. Just how tall is this 3-year-old?
#78
I Am Really Unsure On How This Happened. No Scream Or Anything
I just walk into my room to find her hanging there unable to get herself down. So naturally, I took a picture.
#79
What An Idea To Slow Down Others
#80
A Photo Of Me When I Was Like 1, When I Went Back In The Bathtub In My Pajamas As It Was Draining After My Mom Got Me Ready For Bed
#81
Koolaid
#82
Found This Masterpiece On Youtube
#83
Parenting - When You Are Constantly Preventing Your Kid From Doing Dangerous Things (Like Sticking Their Fingers In A Floor Electrical Outlet)
This toddler had a full-blown meltdown about it while her dad continued his conversation, put his foot over the outlet, and didn’t skip a single beat.
#84
Kids Are So Pure
#85
My 11-Month-Old Son Just Hit Me In The Face With His Toy And Broke My Tooth In Half
#86
Daughter Said, “I’m Saving The Rest For Dad”
#87
Father To A 5-Year Old. Glad I Made The Cut
#88
My Daughter’s Favorite Way To Cool Me Off After A Long Run On A Hot Day
#89
He Made His Own Mr Potato Head, Got Terrified, Cried And Couldn't Look. Oh Dear
#90
Thanks, Nickelodeon Slime
#91
The Moment Before I Was Hit With My Son’s New Drone
#92
These Are The Crystals My 6-Year-Old Daughter Made And Insisted I Keep In My Coat Pocket
I was reminded they were in my coat during my visit to the city-county building to take care of some business permitting after emptying my pockets into the tray.
#93
My Brother, I Don't Even Know How He Got Here
Eva the Egg 5 years ago
Maybe he wanted to poop in the toilet like a big boy but couldnt get his nappy off?
#94
Looks Like Someone Left Their Kid Alone With A Sharpie
#95
Family Photo Session. Thought It Would Be Cute If I Looked Up At My Son
#96
My 6 Year Old Left Me A Few Cookies. This Is Some Real Jerk Stuff If I've Ever Seen It
#97
My Kid Was Playing Workshop While I Fixed The Garage Door Yesterday. Super Glad I Checked My Shoe Before Putting It On
Ty Stratton-Quirk 5 years ago
Wait, that's not normal for Crocs? I think I need to have a chat with my younger siblings...
#98
My 1.5 Year Old Breaking Down Because I Won’t Allow Him To Eat The Diaper Rash Cream Before Bed Time
#99
The Joys Of Parenting
#100
My 3 Year Old Angry Because The Beavers Keep Chomping On The Tree
#101
Have Kids They Said. It Will Be Fun They Said
#102
So I Found My 9-Year-Old’s “Lost” Yoshi Toy In My Freezer
Ty Stratton-Quirk 5 years ago
"He lost it when he was four. I guess I could have cleaned out the freezer sooner."
#103
Took My 5 And 7 Year Old Fishing Today. Here’s A Graph Depicting My Experience
#104
A Facebook Post From My Mom 10 Years Ago
Chewie Baron 5 years ago
That would have been hilarious to hear on a golf course! Someone shouting "WHORE!!!!" as you're about to tee off!
#105
This Is 3 Year Old Me, Do I Need To Go Into Detail?
Random Anon 5 years ago
I guess he wants to be a smurf when he grows up. Or just really wants to live in Pandora.
#106
Lockdown Day 17. In Case Anyone Is Wondering How Us Parents Are Doing, This Is My 3 Years Old Cleaning His Potty With My Toothbrush
#107
I Don't Think He Will Be Trusted With Technology For A While
#108
Please Tell Me There's A Way To Get Gold Metallic Sharpie Off An iMac. Wish I Was Asking For A Friend
similarly 5 years ago
Things to try: 1. Eraser. No kidding. Ordinary eraser has taken ink off a number of things. 2. This won't work on the keyboard or frame, but MIGHT work on the glass. Try just a TINY bit first and see if it works. Use a whiteboard marker and scribble over the permanent marker. Erase. May not work (which is why you try a bit first). Whiteboard markers contain an extra chemical permanent markers don't have. If you ever accidentally write on a whiteboard in permanent marker, writing over it in whiteboard marker adds the extra chemical and it will usually erase. The glass on the imac isn't THAT different from a whiteboard, so it MIGHT work (but it IS sharpie, which is a bit different). But ... worth a shot. Try a tiny bit first though.
#109
Just Want To Thank My Daughter For Putting Cat Toys In My Pocket While I Was Making Her Breakfast And Not Noticing Until I Got To Work
#110
Rotten Milk Bombs
#111
This Basically Sums Up Traveling With Our Toddler. Merry Christmas
#112
My Kid Won't Eat Her Eggs Because They Have "Dark Spots". Yeah, That's The Fork
#113
Opened The Fridge To Find Out My 3-Year-Old Decided To Help Me Putting The Eggs In It
#114
When It's Monday And Your Kid Switches Your Hard Boiled Eggs With Your Raw Eggs
#115
Had A Really Nice Walk With My 19-Month-Old Today
#116
"Sorry, You Lost By 1, Dad. My Battleship Was On Land"
#117
I Tried Giving Our Daughter Her First Shoulder Ride
#118
My Sensitive Daughter
#119
My Almost 5-Year-Old Son. I’m Speechless
#120
My Son Busted His Lip And Our Bathroom Looked Like Someone Had Been Murdered
#121
I've Just Been Told The Cats Did This
#122
Kid Took A Single Bite Out Of All The Apples
#123
My Daughter Was Left Alone With Some Makeup. Turns Out We My Wife Birthed An Oompa Loompa
#124
You Leave To Clean Up One Mess Just To Come Back And Find An Even Bigger One
#125
I Think That The Kid Did A Great Job
#126
Yep, All That Couch Needed Was Some Chocolate Glaze
#127
This Time We Wouldn’t Let Him Swim In The Sea. He Can’t Swim & It's 6 Degrees. I Know, We’re Awful
#128
He Does Not Want Me To Take His "Sticker" Away. At Least It Might Absorb The Tears
#129
Woof Woof
Stephanie Did It 5 years ago
When my son was 1yo, we installed new carpet. I had just changed his diaper when he escaped and toddled into the newly carpeted living room. Just as I caught up to him, his little face got red and I had no time to do anything except stick out my hand and catch it. Good times.
#130
Hard Pick. She Took Her Diaper Off And Got In My Pants While I Peed
#131
Flamingo
#132
Just Play Along, You Silly
#133
What It's Like Having A Toddler
#134
Not Sure Who Is More Dumb, My Kids For Not Shutting The Door, Or Me For Not Making Sure It Got Shut
#135
My Kids Have Disabled My Ipod For 45 Years
#136
Do You Cry Or Laugh? Or Both? I Will Be Removing All Writing Utensils From My Home After Seeing This Photo Today
#137
Too Late For Birth Control
#138
A Different Kind Of Stupid
#139
Accidentally Roasting Her Mother
#140
My Sister Was Having Some Difficulties While Taking A Walk
#141
What Am I Doing Here Again
#142
My 2 Year Old Put Chicken Nuggets In Her Bubble Gum Machine Within An Hour Of Receiving It
#143
My Son Superglued This Outside Our Bathroom. What The Hell Am I Supposed To Do
#144
Atta Boy
#145
Homeschool Is Going Well
#146
Jumping On The Kids With Controllers And Rage Issues Bandwagon. Found This In The Game Room A Month Or So Ago, Compliments Of My 5-Year-Old
#147
My 8 Year Old Nephew
#148
Over Two Months Of Laundry Has Generated Thirty-Two Unmatched Socks
#149
My 3-Year-Old Son Found My Wallet When I Was Cooking During Arts And Crafts Time
#150
Well, Just Finished Building A LEGO Set With My Oldest Son. His Younger Brother Then Grabs Part Of The Set, Runs Outside, And Drops It Down The Sewer Vent
#151
Mom Finally Found Her Ipod 5 After A Year. Turns Out My Brother Got A Hold Of It And Was Trying To Guess The Password This Entire Time
#152
Daughter Decided To Toast Her Crackers In The Heater And Not Tell Me About It For A Couple Years
CATMONSTER2018 5 years ago
They look almost like they are Black-ish naturally and they turned red-hot from the heater
#153
A Lot Of Masterpieces Can Be Made In 20 Minutes Unsupervised
His mural wrapped all the way around and behind me. He was so proud, I just couldn't be mad. PS: blue chalk stains stucco.
#154
Best Place To Put The Switch To Charge
#155
My 3.5 Year Old Ran Inside To Go To The Bathroom, But Apparently Took A Detour For A Fistful Of Brownies
There's literally a handprint in the middle of the pan.
Stephanie Did It 5 years ago
Well that's a little better than the footprint in the other pan of brownies!
#156
My Four-Year-Old Made Himself A Cheese Sandwich. Shaking My Head
#158
My 2.5 Year Old Son Decided Today Of All Days To Start Throwing Things In The Toilet! There Goes His College Fund
#159
We Are Working On Potty Training Our Son. I Left Him Alone For A Few Minutes In His Room And He Peed In The Humidifier Through The Tube
#160
Gotta Love That Preteen Angst
#161
My Son Said He Was Trying To Throw The Remote Onto The TV Stand
AccioQueenFans 5 years ago
Wow. We are actually watching Soul right now. I hope your child understands his/her actions and help to buy a new t.v
#162
Am I The Only One Who Can't Figure Out How To Shower With A Toddler?
#163
"You Can Relax, Dad. I'm Making Spaghetti For Dinner"
#164
Our Attempt At Painting With A Toddler Present
This happened today. Leaving the room for a few minutes with a gallon of paint on the table was a huge mistake. This is why we can't have anything nice (for now).
#165
How My Son Left My Socket Set
#167
I Am Superman
#168
Poor Kid
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What do you think ?
nanashi 5 years ago
I'm awed at those who can rationally decided to have kids, despite knowing they're a chaos at some times. my ovaries shrivelled up and died just reading these lol
AY1984 5 years ago
The catch is they don't get easier as they get older. They just come with a whole new set of chaos. My 12yr old is a giant attitude and my 8 year old is just tornado. They make me crazy and stress me out. But when I get the "I love you,mom" or the watercolor paintings my son does at school just for me, it makes it worth it. Many just are not cut out for the chaos, and that's okay. My sister loves having my kids for a few hours or overnight. She just can't handle 24/7 madness that comes with them. She is a great aunt and loves them to death, but she knows she doesn't ever want to be a mother.
Load More Replies... nanashi 5 years ago
I'm awed at those who can rationally decided to have kids, despite knowing they're a chaos at some times. my ovaries shrivelled up and died just reading these lol
AY1984 5 years ago
The catch is they don't get easier as they get older. They just come with a whole new set of chaos. My 12yr old is a giant attitude and my 8 year old is just tornado. They make me crazy and stress me out. But when I get the "I love you,mom" or the watercolor paintings my son does at school just for me, it makes it worth it. Many just are not cut out for the chaos, and that's okay. My sister loves having my kids for a few hours or overnight. She just can't handle 24/7 madness that comes with them. She is a great aunt and loves them to death, but she knows she doesn't ever want to be a mother.
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