50 Funny Posts From Parents That May Be Losing Their Sanity, But Not Their Funny Bone (September Edition)
Kids can be the best. They might fill your life with joy and meaning. They can make you laugh and ugly cry with their firsts. Those same kids, however, can also be the worst. They can test your patience and make you question your sanity every single day. So ultimately all parents need to vent at some point.
X (Twitter) is one of the best places for parents to share their realities. It’s a tradition here at Bored Panda to present to you the best selection of parenting posts every month. September is no exception, so scroll down and see the gems that the parents on X (Twitter) have shared this month!
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Op didnt put the age with the text so the daughter is prolly old enough...
Load More Replies...This actually happened in my family. Made my grandma cry everytime she told the story.
Is that the way to scare the cr*p out of a little kid?? Kids today are too smart for that. It makes a better joke than a scare tactic. Better now to say: "be back in 5 minutes or I throw your phone out the window."
If it was intended this way, yes. Otherwise it was a very bad present
Load More Replies...My mom LOVES fitness games. When we had our Wii, she was always on Wii Sports. She was the most upset when the Wii broke (Two disks and a cookie in it). My dad decided one Christmas to get her Ring fit adventure. His coworkers told him he was gonna die. My mom loved it and she still plays it.
Yes you can go run around on the playground for the next hour. So I can sleep tonight.
Was that game the one with the fit ring thingy? I got to level 150
I love that game, I got to 200, burnt over 5000 calories, and beat the game
Load More Replies...How do these kids have the motivation or attention span lol
And carrying the car seat, with the baby in it, and a dozen bags of groceries up the stairs as well.
Going to the bathroom while being climbed on and holding the baby while one knocks on the door asking if they can get a snack
Load More Replies...OR, heat me out, installing multiple car seats in a compact car at peak heat and humidity....bonus if the anchors are stuck under the seat AFTER YOU ALREADY INSTALLED THE OTHERS.
And then cooking food they promised they loved in the store and now refuse to even look at...
Practical experience trumps lectures and book learning with this subject
also if they're out of pikachu in their happy meal at your nearest maccas, u need to drive across 6 suburbs to the next maccas to get another happy meal with one.
And if you're dead sick you definitely have to go to class and seemingly do extra than usual. I'm not a parent but a guardian and I motivate by saying "mom mode activate" to get myself going and do what has to be done since sick days don't exist
Or cleaning up vomit while another one tears off their poopy diaper and pees on the floor...while the stove is boiling over and all the smoke detectors are going off because you didn't know there was plastic stuck to bottom of your pan while you're baking a homemade lasagna that you've spent all day on.
Yeah, the whole thing about carrying around a bag of sugar or a doll really doesn't capture it.
Oscar Wilde wrote in The Picture of Dorian Gray: “Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them.” Most parents can enjoy the fruits of their hard labor only after many years have passed. And it really is true that most parents are in the trenches every day. Luckily, there’s places to share your struggles and cool off for just a moment – like scrolling through these funny and relatable posts about parenting.
The most important thing for all parents to remember is that there are no perfect parents. Most parents-to-be are wrong to think that they will be better at this parenting thing than their friends. Very early on in their journey, they have to learn the hard way that there is no such thing as a perfect parent.
I've got both... they're both a lot of hard work XD
Load More Replies...A cartoon I saw once had one woman telling another that her boyfriend had given her an ultimatum -- it was him or the dog. The woman told her friend, "I thought, who is it that's happier to see me at the end of the day?" Sounds like this young lady already figured it out! 😄😉
That's my mom when we go shopping. And yes, I'm a grown a*s woman with her own kid and it is a bit annoying
But is that a smart choice to make with your money? 🤔
Load More Replies...My peak Nana moment was when my five year old grandson said "I'm not paying *that* for a coat!"
Sounds like the type of mom who will keep at it until the kid trys to spend it only on what she wants the kid to buy with it. S**t like that will forever harm the kid to the point to where they'll go hungry before they spend the last of their money on a loaf of bread, a jar of peanut butter, and a half gallon of milk.
Oh gosh! That’s me years ago - and still now, except not the kids anymore, but with the dogs instead 😉
Haha same - I didn't grab our overeager, over-energetic puppy fast enough at puppy preschool last week and my boyfriend was like >:|
Load More Replies...Best parent moment in film ever: "Your son is awake..." "Before sunrise, he's YOUR son..."
When your kid throws a tantrum and you want to walk away saying she's not mine.
It’s natural for children to have problems in their behavior. Healthy Children reports that on average, school-age children have five or six traits that their parents find difficult to deal with. Some of them might be plain old refusing to do chores, not listening to simple requests, and playing video games or watching TV for too long.
Some children that can be hard to parent might fall between two sides of a spectrum. A child might want too much independence or, on the contrary, might not have achieved enough autonomy. Both can be the result of certain parenting techniques, but that’s not to say there is no way to correct that behavior.
That only works out for as long as the kids take to realize they need to charge them. That'll be sooner rather than later
Hey, if it's a step toward responsibilities and planning ahead, I'll take it.
Load More Replies...Think this was meant for the one about forgetting the brother?
Load More Replies...What a great way to teach personal responsibility and that actions have consequences. You will have to think about your next step because it is coming.
Hahaha, no devices punishment and you didn't have to do it to them love it
My 2-year-old waiting on line at the grocery store, while in one of those grocery carts that helps them pretend their driving a truck: "Moof peas! Green yight! Come on, peop-poh, it's a green yight!" I don't know where he got that from. Honestly. I never say "please" in such circumstances.
That's at least as funny as the OP's role playing duo if not more so.
Load More Replies...They will always be tweets. I'm just saving money to buy X from Elon and rename it Twitter. May last about 103 years, but worth it.
Load More Replies...My nephew went through a phase of no hugs. It sucked but not once was he forced to give me a hug. Now it's like he's making up for it with extra super awesome attack hugs. And when I go to leave its a non stop hug assault 😂
Good on you. Also have them practice loudly saying: "No means No!" and "Stop touching me!" and yelling "Help Me! This is not my parent!" or "Stranger danger!" Because too many times kids freeze when something happens, or they're oversocialised to be obedient or polite to adults and not make a scene.
No one should touch you without your permission, even tickling.
Tickling is the worst because it makes the child laugh, creating the impression that they like it. My 3 year old hates it.
Load More Replies...Exactly, never ask "do you have a hug for auntie X" but "do you want a hug"?
I ask if I can have a hug. If not cool if so yay for me.
Load More Replies...My aunt has constantly done this to me - asking for a hug *every* time I see her. Worst part is, my mother agrees with her. "A human needs an average of 8 hugs a day for maintenance" I'm one of those people that *hates* physical contact like that. 💢
I had to let my grandmother's cousin and her husband kiss and hug me when we saw them. It was horrible. I never made my children do that! I did give them the option of holding out their hand to shake or running off so they couldn't.
my sister made it clear to her boys that they never had to hug anyone they didn't want to, including family. my mum found this really hard for a long time because she desperately wanted her grandkids to hug her, but now they are older and both (Even the teenager!) will come and give her a hug for no reason with no prompting, and i think that's so much nicer than being forced into giving someone a hug
Oh, my MIL was SO pissed, when I rescued my then around 3 year old from her. She actually wanted to prevent him from escaping her by holding his arm tight. She takes everything I do personally, so she said I didn‘t want my kids liking her or some such nonsense. When leaving I asked my kid if he wanted to hug her and he did on his own volition. Of course she took that as a victory for herself or something. You could see it in her expression. *eyeroll*
Healthy Children recommends to stop striving to be a perfect parent. It’s totally normal to feel inadequate, overwhelmed or guilty over what your child has done. It’s important to allow yourself to feel simple emotions such as anger, worry or shame. Parents know their children best – ultimately, they’re the ones that know them the longest. Thus it is natural to trust your instincts as a parent to know what is best for your child.
My 5 year old son: I hate girls, except you. And then: cause youre not a girl.
And that's because, to your son, you cease being a girl as soon as you become a mom (not technically a bad thing, but only cuz you're HIS mom)
Load More Replies...I'm guessing the 17-year old boy was more than happy to attend a party where there were women in their early 20's.
Yeah... I don't have kids, but I wouldn't feel entirely comfortable allowing my 17-year-old to go to a party where the majority of the attendees are likely to be 21+ years old. There will ABSOLUTELY be alcohol at that party, and even if sis was planning on using her bro as a designated driver, I'm not sure the 17-year-old could have the intestinal fortitude to resist underage drinking. I know I didn't at that age XD
Load More Replies...My sister is 18 months older and couldn’t be paid enough to take me somewhere as a kid
Son actually has plans he doesn't want mom to know about and sister is doing him a solid... likely because she owes him something
If your children are friends then consider yourself extremely lucky because some siblings hate each other and it's sad to see
It’s a trap! She’s setting him up for something. Possibly to be a designated driver for a sober ride home. Ultimately, still worthy of parent of the year.
Oh gosh! My sister has two pair of twins - that alone is a nightmare for me, and I‘m just the aunt. Can only have the slightest guess, what you are going through! Stay strong! Have a Martini or whatever is legal where you live! 🙏🏻👍🏻😂
What she do in a past life to deserve 2 sets of twins in this one? Just wondering...
Load More Replies...I respect my opponent. I think they're a good person but quite frankly, I agree with everything they just said
Let both win, they can share the job, and no one will be the wiser... unless of course they are boy and girl twins... the confusion on peoples faces when they alternate... 😁
All twins I know are so different that they would never run for same position ever. But I can feel you.
Many parents feel insecure and think: “How do I know if I’m a good parent?” Children’s Trust program One Tough Job names knowing how to forgive oneself as one of the traits that good parents possess. Showing yourself love in other ways – celebrating your accomplishments and taking care of your health and wellbeing – are other two. There’s no shame in asking for help – whether it’s from a professional, or from a family member. In order to raise well-adjusted kids, their parents have to be healthy, recharged and rested.
How many of you just used your calculator to work out that is 43 years old?
HAHA. I just did the math for when I will be 500 months. It's this November, and yes I did mark my calendar.
I'm old enough that the math was easy. I always calculate the correct change due me by anyone under 40.
And you spot a bad parent by them being unimpressed and dismissive of everything their kids do
Yep. I couldn't draw human beings when I was a kid (still can't) and I didn't LIKE drawing them either. So I would draw animals on bday/Mother's Day/xmas cards instead - sometimes our pets, sometimes our family drawn as dogs XD One year when I was maybe 6 or 7, for my mom's Christmas card, I drew a "choir of angels" singing, except the angels were our pets at the time. I'm 41 now and I STILL haven't forgotten that she took one look at the card, threw it on the table, and said to me, "Don't draw anything for me until you're ready to stop drawing so many ANIMALS and you're ready to draw PEOPLE." I never drew anything for her ever again. And it still hurts that she said that.
Load More Replies...I care for my special needs brother who is repetitive. I'm constantly say wow and good job buddy and similar things. It's super annoying especially since I hate repetition but I'll be damned if I don't because he gets so happy each time
And laughing at jokes that are not funny (I have 4 siblings, and I've mastered the fake laugh)
Everyone starts somewhere. Be fake impressed until you can be actually impressed because they kept practicing and felt confident doing so because of your praise.
Every dandelion my 2 kids brought me (their father told them I like those little yellow flowers) got put in a small glass with water and displayed in the middle of the dining room table. How could I not appreciate their kindness?
Then it turns into your teenage kids doing the same to the parents.
That's something that needs to be relearned several times in life. But 8 years old is too young.
Give him HALF of a melatonin gummy (Edit: I'm not a parent lol don't do this)
How can anyone “forget” how to go to sleep 🛌? That’s just ridiculous!!!
The children’s trust program also advises to raise your kids with love. That applies to discipline too: “You discipline your children with words that are instructive, not destructive, and caring, not callous. You understand that your children need love and guidance, and you treat them fairly when they make mistakes.” It’s also important to show your children love with everyday gestures or three simple words: “I love you.”
Just ask her how she spells it. Emphasize the YOU....And then if it is really basic say, "You never know! I knew a girl named Sally with a silent 7 in her name. Hahaha. Nice shoes, where did you get them?". So that's lie, distract, redirect.
The people who live across the street from us have a Border Collie. I know the Border Collie's name. I forgot the neighbors' names the second they introduced themselves XD So now they are "Milo's mom" and "Milo's dad". And thus it has been for 2 years now XD
Load More Replies..."I'm updating my contacts, please text me what you want to be known as from now on. I WILL literally use whatever you text next and call you it in public so choose wisely~" If they send back 'My name?' Or something then reply "Do you prefer My or Mrs Name?" 😝
I just tell them straight up, you are in my phone as -----'s mom. They usually nod and say same for me
I hate to be one of those people, but my advice is to treasure it for as long as you can. One day it will die down and then just end — which will be wonderful for a while, but eventually you'll feel nostalgic & miss it! In the meantime, best wishes for a good night's sleep!
Why would kids want to sleep in the parents bed? It would never even have occurred to me as a kid, nor my brother or sisters 🤷♂️
My mom had a strick you sleep in your own bed rule. I had nightmares all of the time and would try to sneak in and sleep on the floor. I was always sent back. As a preteen, I developed severe insomnia that lasted into adulthood. Had I been given the comfort and reassurance I needed, perhaps things would have been different.
Load More Replies...It's not 13, either... on the up side, you go to their bed, and pray they fall asleep before you so after that, you can go to your bed
I’m 19 and I try this because my puppy sleeps in there and I wanna sleep with him but he hates my room lol
Currently got my 9yr old next to me who keeps kicking in her sleep.....so I can't sleep. It's frustrating now but I know I'll miss it when she's older and too cool to cuddle her mum.
That's why I watched so much 'Murder she Wrote' and 'Quincy' as a child
Matlock, Simon and Simon, jake and the fat man, streets of San Francisco, hill street blues. My Netflix is just crime documentaries but im not sure how i got interested in crime. 😁
Load More Replies...When they stop laughing, tell then you had to getup and walk across the room and physically change the channel follow that with and show was in black and white! Record responses for social media
I was thirteen when we first got a TV. I was in my twenties when we got color. I guess this is one of those "tell me you're old without telling me you're old" questions.
Right. That's why Saturday mornings were so sacred to us
Load More Replies...Try to explain VCRs and that some of them - like the one my family had - had remotes attached by a cord. 🤦
We got cable in 1983 or 84. The cable box had that. Plus you had t program it.
Load More Replies...I had to watch The Arthur Godfrey Show instead of Howdy Doody. I am scarred for life.
Oh, you poor thing! At least I had the choice of going to my room. I am sure that Mom picked shows we would hate just for the alone time.
This is today's equivalent of "I had to walk to school up hill, both ways through waist high snow!"
Research has found that out of the four most popular parenting styles, authoritative (sometimes also called positive) parenting is the most effective. It’s called “the sweet spot” between authoritarian and permissive parenting styles. Authoritative parents establish rules and boundaries, but they enforce them through honest discussions and reasoning.
Even my 12-week-old puppy sleeps in later than that XD
Load More Replies...Mine woke me up at 6 today when I could have slept in. The last time I slept in when I had my appendix removed and lay in hospital, when the nurses woke me up at 7am 🤪
When my granddaughter was 4 or 5 months old, she woke up every morning 'cuz it was time to stand. She needed help standing or she would squawk and scream. As soon as she was in the proper configuration, she would stand, then hop, then stand, then hop. It went on for 10 min I or so, then she was ready to go back to sleep. Every night. Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel.
My 3 years old girl is exactly the same. She slept until 6am one morning and it caused me to panic as I only had 1 hour to get her ready lol
My parents told me to shut up and play in my room until they are ready to get up
One time, when my youngest with high functioning asd was about 8, he woke up at 2 am xmas morning. I had just finally started to drift off and there was no getting him to go back to bed. We laugh about it now. We also have clearer rules for xmas morning.
I'm convinced that my mother probably dosed me with Benadryl or Robitussin or whatever other sleepy OTC meds on the regular XD Of course, HER parents would give her and her brother hooch to get her to go to sleep and stay asleep, so... it was an improvement, I guess? XD
Load More Replies...I would have to point out her need to stop collecting candy as soon as she has 1 mouthful, because it ain't all gonna fit in there at once!
Just a guess, but just maybe 10 yo doesn't entirely trust you with candy either!
I'm just happy to know there are still children out there that know what cursive is!
My husband drinks the juice from cans of food. Sardines, peas, green beans, tuna fish. A few days ago, he was drinking pickle juice and ask if she wanted to try some. She did and her face automatically screwed up. After it went away, she said it was very sarcastic. No idea how pickle juice can be sarcastic, but it fits.
While authoritarian parents are strict and don’t negotiate, authoritative parents try to reach an understanding through explaining possible outcomes, pros and cons of a decision. According to the aforementioned study, children of authoritative parents grow up to be more confident and might achieve better academic success. They’re also better at problem-solving and may have better social skills.
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Yep, there are 3 things that are always honest in this world. Children, drunk people and yoga pants.
Load More Replies...I nanny for a 3 and 4 year old. It took me about a month to convince them the mole on my arm is not a "boo boo."
Oh yes. My 3 year old kept saying I had chicken pox. I had 2 small pimples lol
I was telling my kids what cute animals they look like to me - squirrel, deer and cat. They look at me and say: - Mom, you look like a goose. No, like a duck. Thanks, I guess.
Yeah, but be real... Other people don't sit in your lap and from two inches gaze at your face, either. Well, if they do, there'll be interesting discussions with your hubby.
I was a camp counselor and got asked by a 9 y/o "why are your teeth yellow with a white stripe in the middle?"
Me doing shadowing at an elementary: i used to watch shrek on VHS Kid: whats that Me: what we had before dvd n online Kid: WOW your OLD i was 18-19 folks🤣
Hey that was my imaginary friend when I was little. In other words, id smack people for no reason ☺️
Load More Replies...Oh, God. In front of my then 3-year-old, I laughed at Snoopy licking the "camera" at the end of the Peanuts movie. Big mistake to let a 3-year-old think that licking someone's face is funny.
I did that to my 2yo. The mosquito must have been sucking for ages because I got this enormous splat of blood. Poor kid took an hour to stop screaming, crying then sobbing.
Positive parenting (or authoritative parenting) is based on the model of three Fs. They stand for Firm, Fair and Friendly, and stress the importance of setting boundaries, but maintaining a positive relationship with children while doing so.
It is so reassuring to hear the neighbours having the same issues and loosing their temper once in a while too.
Yesssss! Such a comforting feeling to find out, when you’re not the only in the same situation! ❤️
Load More Replies...Don't be daft. You get to share it year around with Bored Pandarians
It's great when you and your husband are fighting, you pause to catch your breath, and you hear your neighbors wife say "See...she thinks that too!" TOTAL VALIDATION
Isn’t your neighbours wife also your neighbour? Or does she not live with your neighbour?
Load More Replies...Remember insanity is hereditary, you get it from your kids.
It's so neat how the seasons are reversed in the Southern hemisphere
I opened my windows to get some fresh air in the house and now the neighbors are wondering why the whole block stinks.
I taught my 5 year old how to lie (be diplomatic) and she nailed it. She’s now a politician. 😵💫
Can't argue with that logic. Now hand me the Oreos, or I'll reenact Jurassic Park for you
Yeah I told my kid that he shouldn’t have sugary drinks right when he wakes up, and he pointed out my coffee with lots of flavored creamer.
However, parenting is not an exact science and there are no guarantees that one parenting style will work better for everyone. Child psychologist Francyne Zeltser wrote for CNBC: “There’s a difference between parenting styles and parenting practices. A parenting style is the emotional climate in which you raise your child, and a parenting practice is a specific action that parents employ in their parenting.” It’s okay to borrow different practices from different styles and apply them according to the situation.
Edit: and not to forget: served on the correct plate - otherwise BIG DRAMA! 😂
Plot twist: what in fact constitutes as "the correct plate" can and will change at random points in time lol
Load More Replies...From a TV Advert in Australia: Dad to son "Here's your cheese & ham sandwich". Son: "Mum makes me ham & cheese". Dad grimaces, turns his back on son, flips sandwich upside down on plate, turns around & hands it to son. You have to think fast on your feet with younger children
By the time they're old enough to be embarrassed by you, they are old enough to be getting their own sandwiches!
i used cookie cutter hearts on my sons sandwiches, they are 43, 40, and 39....HOWEVER, just last week, the 43 year old came in searching for a heart cookie cutter, and i asked him what he needed it for, and he answered, i am making biscuits and gravy for my GF....well, there you go (she is 48 btw, and she LOVED the heart biscuits!)
Hey kid, you don't like the way I cut it, make it yourself, takes a big bite
open face,or cut in half, or folded over, or cut in half diagonally. so many choices and its always the wrong one.
Mine was like that even without a fever. She fell asleep, and she turned into a freaking heat rock. I normally can't sleep without some sort of cover, but when she came crawling into bed with me, all bets were off.
Yep. My sister is 47 and has never moved out....... and I'm 41 and only just barely moved out last year LOL! We had extenuating circumstances for a while - sister and I both help run the family business and we both helped be caregivers to my disabled dad after his accident in 2000... but STILL XD I'm not sure my sister will EVER move out at this point! Heck, I only moved out because my mom wanted me to euthanize my dog when he got sick as a puppy :x
Load More Replies...Unfortunately I discovered my husband is just as messy as our kids were, his messes just were camouflaged amongst theirs.
Believe me it doesn't happen, when my kids come home to visit looks like a bloody tornado has hit (although at least they do clean up before they leave).
Just leave get-well soon cards on the mantle and your guests will think you've been too sick to clean!
Which posts from parents on X did you like the most this month? Don’t forget to upvote your favorites, pandas! Share with us your funny and relatable parenting stories, if you have any. And for panda parents – don’t be afraid to trust your instincts and remember that perfection doesn’t exist.
It's such a good sign that your home is considered a safe space, so stock up on snacks and enjoy the company 😀
Having your home considered a safe place is... priceless! Damn the costs!
Load More Replies...Our house was a "safe space" when my kids were in middle and high school, like a railway station for their friends. Those were good times.
Unless you're suffering from financial issues, you don't tell kids that they cannot eat at your house. Kids who are at your house get fed if they're hungry, because that's what human being do.
Load More Replies...I liked that commercial growing up....despite not liking school :)
Load More Replies...There's no one as enthusiastic as a parent on the first day of school term.
I can relate to your happy, happy dance! New year’s school start is great for some many reasons, unpleasant for others due to similar, almost the same reasons. Goes both ways 🙈😂 I just hate, how my wallet seems to get so „light“ in September. 😂😂😂 I thought I‘d be done by now… but you always have nieces, nephews AND grandchildren. 🙄
Kids are brutally honest! If you need a good opinion, just ask a kid😂
Bad advice. Brutally honest, but also mischievous.
Load More Replies...In my experience, children give the best compliments and the most humbling complaints.
My childhood friend and her husband recently moved in with us and he cooks. The other day, he made roast. My kids don't like roast..or so I thought. They ate it then proceeded to declare that mommy's roast was too bland and his roast was the best
Yes, the punctuation is wrong. However, try to keep in mind that this is not a grammar quiz. It's just a joke meant to be funny. In other words, lighten up. And this advice is from a former college English professor.
Load More Replies...My 2yo's favorite sentence at the moment: Can you please me leave alone?!
She is so polite using „please“! I hope you respect her plea! 😉🙏🏻💕
Load More Replies...How did this word become so common? I asked my son (then 5) if he wanted a sandwich for lunch, and he said, "no bread. Just crackers. And don't slice the cheese so thin. Ya know, like a charcuterie." So I sarcastically asked him if he wanted some wine. Pointing to the grape juice, he said, "it's a recent vintage but very full-bodied." Yeah, I told him that wine comes from grape juice, but we do NOT talk like this! My wife (jokingly?) blamed the Episcopalian pre-school.
At some point we need to point out that us 90s kids grew up on charcuterie lunches as well we just called them lunchables
Omg, every comment made me laugh harder and yours got me rolling (wipe my eyes)
Load More Replies...It's a bit more like "shar-cute-ery" but yes, close enough XD
Load More Replies...I hate trampoline parks so much, I don’t know how many times I’ve gotten injured at one
I got kicked out of one for shoving a kid when he pantsed me, apparently I was in the wrong. (The kid was older than me by like 3 years)
Load More Replies...That's likely to do with the way they were socialised (boys being taught that cars and trucks are cool with garbage truck toys, and girls being taught to be cleanly and having more home oriented or fashion toys). The toys often given to boys and girls affects their interests, and therefore their socialisation, so that itself is not proof that gender is not a social construct. (Edit: missed out an important word)
Load More Replies...Nice to know the ritual doesn't stop when you have kids! I increasingly seem to last a week or more without bread or milk because I don't have the energy to get to the shop.
one full hour? You mean 60 full minutes? Really? Wish I had had 5 and not having to burn my mouth… 😂
I only have PETS and I don't even get an hour to myself these days XD
Load More Replies...Oh, I can totally block out other people's kids. Sometimes I accidentally on purpose continue doing it when I'm back with my own ;-)
This? This is why I started getting up at 5am. The blessed silence while I drank my coffee.
From Roseanne "He's either really, really good at it, or really, really bad".
"Don't tease him, he'll turn into a serial killer!" "Well how much damage can he do with only one hand?"
Load More Replies...I hope you mean 45 minutes. If it takes your son 45 hours to shave, shower, poop, pee and jack off, he needs to see a gastroenterologist/urologist.
Yeah it's obviously an exaggeration for dramatic and comedic effect. 45 hours would be almost two days and that would mean hes f****n dead
Load More Replies...Yup, xnxx + hand + locked bathroom = long time in bathroom.
When my son started middle school and discovered girls might like him, he started bathing, brushing his teeth and taught himself to cut his own hair. I used to have to knock on the bathroom door to remind him other people might want to use it.
We moved interstate and bought our own house. Day one. 8 am, Son aged 8 had a shower. 8:10 Son aged 8 complained that the hot water was broken. , We discovered we had a 15 litre water heater, it takes 2 and a half hours to re-heat. First thing on the agenda for the new house, a Brand New Solar Hot Water System, we haven't run out of hot water since.
Like me at 11pm when it’s freezing cold outside…“honey, you wouldn’t mind taking the dogs out, for a last little pee-walk, do you? Just want to finish laundry real quick“… 😂
Honestly if you pull a stack of already folded towels out of the closet to "finish up" he probably won't notice.
Load More Replies...Oh, I put the kids to sleep (read co sleep) in order not to do the kitchen any time. In fact this is the deal at our home.
i gotchu kid, its two thousand twenty eight. copy it hurry!!! dont tell the teacher!!! edit: im sorry guys i cant do math dont trust me 😭
Wrong. No And In Here. The Correct Answer is Two Thousand Twenty Eight
Load More Replies...The B word receives an extra chore at our house. (Even grownups) Suffer quietly.
This one! Me: Where is the water bottle? Maybe somebody turned it in? My kid (went on a field trip that day): I was leaning over the railing and it fell in the giraffe exhibit at the zoo.
my Little brother is kinda like this, he'll say 'no it's not lost, I just dont know where it is' as if that isn't the exact definition of lost 🙄
THIS!... How many have my kids lost in the span of what 10 years - i've lost count
yup, taught mine to sit down. At least at home. Husband too. I gave him a choice, either you are cleaning the toilet or you are sitting down.
My boyfriend INSISTS that the nasty yellow pee-splatters on the inside of the toilet seat/toilet back/lid and the FRONT of the toilet bowl are "also" from me peeing and NOT just from him peeing. Because the water splashes when a woman pees into the water in the bowl I guess? I'm like bro, my heiny/thighs are literally BLOCKING the back and front, so there's no way that my splashes are hitting the TOILET LID or the FRONT of the bowl. That's ON YOU. (Also, even if I was splashing, it'd be diluted pee with water and not very OBVIOUSLY nasty dark-yellow splatters.) I mean, he's good about cleaning the toilet (...occasionally) but I am just sick of him trying to blame the pee-splatters on me as well. My mom trained my dad to sit down VERY early on in their relationship, apparently XD
Load More Replies...Or teach them to use the toilet properly and be consistent. I have a son and I've never had this problem.
My son is fairly neat when it comes to toilet use but toothpaste is another matter. Every time I clean his bathroom I have to scrub toothpaste off of all the surfaces including on the wall several feet above where he can actually reach.
Why are you cleaning his bathroom? Time to give him the tools and clean his mess to specifications
Load More Replies...On the toilet. Around the toilet. In the walls around the toilet. Once in the ceiling.....????
Just put a target 🎯 inside the toilet. Works magic. Toilet target stickers on Amazon. Older boys love them too.
When I got the "I'm aiming as best as I can" I decided he could clean the toilet until his aim improves. Only took 2 cleanings! Who knew!
You assume urine and not the liquid farts....enjoy the mental image :)
Don't have any, but would teach them that if they stand up, they can wipe up their mess.
The easy solution is to do it while they can't see you setting it up, idk I don't have kids
They can never not see you. Even when they’re sleeping, they will get up as per their radar and ruin their own surprise, of which there isnt one… because they literally asked for it…
Load More Replies...My Mom: "I'm getting old. I can organize my own surprise parties."
I wouldn't want to make my daughter cry. But then my patients might cry with laughter or terror... I'm a medical doctor to clear things up
I heard a kid in a video call his sister a "buttcrackodile" and I think it's genius
Child friendly version of a*****e! I love it!
Load More Replies...When my now 22 year old son was about 6, he called me a tomato bum head… it still hurts that I don’t know wtf he meant
I love it. I'm going to use it. Say it with confidence and confuse your opponent.
God, the all-knowing. Jesus, the messenger. Santa, the punisher. Now that's a fun trio.
tell me we don't use three mythical creatures to try and keep humans in line without actually telling me
Load More Replies...we really went from Father, Son, Holy Spirt to Father, Son, Santa Claus
Our younger cat does this to my boyfriend, just with meowing instead of yelling XD I swear, that cat has an amazing ability to target boyfriend's nitty-gritties.
I mean, my friend and I went on a girls' trip together for 4 days and we didn't get any emergency calls because we married actual men who know how to look after their own children. We did get lots of lovey-dovey night night calls from the kids though.
There will definitely be a few texts that start “Mom, don’t worry, but…”
My sister was visiting and we went to the store, leaving the husbands in charge at home. We weren’t in the store 10 minutes before the calls started. My sister was in one aisle on the phone with her husband (he was asking if it was okay to feed the kids a peanut butter sandwich), and at the same time, I was in the other aisle on the phone with my husband (he was asking where the peanut butter was).
It would take before they were picked up as she couldn't deal with them. They were excited and loud. From where their friends lived it was a 45 minute drive to the hospital and she called him 15 minutes after he left. She continued to call him every 15 minutes and asked them to hurry up. First and last time she babysat for them lol. Yes I get exhausted with their high energy but I don't go calling my daughter to come and get their kids. I usually have them a couple of times a month for 24 hours at a time but because of the pandemic with no schools or daycare open I was her only help with the kids as he was working all the time.
When my daughter was heavily pregnant with her last baby she had contractions and her partner would drive her to the hospital and had to wait in the car as it was in the middle of the pandemic. 3 nights running because within an hour of being at the hospital her contractions stopped and she got sent home which meant I had my grandkids for 3 nights and 4 days with them being picked up after she got home from the hospital but as the parents were tired, no sleep, I ended up with her 2 kids with me all the time. Next time she went in she had her baby girl and was in hospital overnight. Her partner came and picked up the kids and I felt absolutely awful and totally exhausted and I told him that but that as he was taking them home to sleep that they could come back the next day for a few hours while he picked up my daughter and granddaughter. They decided to leave the boys with their very good friends. I found out later that he hadn't even got to the hospital before their friend was calling
I loved playing the violin. We were asked what instrument we wanted to learn how to use in music class, I think I was 8, and I said violin because I was very into little house on the prairie and Pa Ingalls played the violin. School provided the instruments and we could take them home to practice. I sucked at the beginning, it took about a month until I could actually play decent. 42 years later I still think of everyone who had to hear me try to play 2 hours a day. Oops
oh that is really bad, i cant do anything without my phone, wallet, keys, and funyuns
Lol. You think they're actually going to speak to you in the teenage years? That's hilarious.
Exactly, you'll be lucky if you can get a grunt out of them.
Load More Replies...Mine says, I knew you were going to say that. Yeah sure ya did kid.
Haha I do that with my grandkids. If they don't eat all the food they put on their plate they put the leftovers in a tupperware box and they know that instead of snacks they have to eat the leftovers
Load More Replies...I don't care how the dishes are done as long as they're clean and dry at the end of the day.
My step teen managed to chip my best China plates.
Load More Replies...Well my argument is that you wouldn't put tomatoes in a fruit salad but yea he's right too
I prefer the performance "I want McDonalds" but this IS a classic
A little hint that I didn't learn until my second baby, but if you take off a nappy and it's not as wet/dirty as you would have expected, hold your baby over the toilet (or a little potty) and make a psss pssss psss sound. If there is anything ready to go, they can't help themselves. Hold them with their back against you, facing out, and your hands under their thighs, so their knees are above the level of their hips. If getting it all directly to the toilet/potty appeals, try doing it directly after a feed too. Babies almost never 'go' while feeding, so have them nappy free, then as soon as they are finished, over the toilet/potty and psss psss psss, and Bob's your uncle. I did all this with my second, and by the time he could walk he was literally completely potty trained and we could dispense with nappies altogether.
Believe me, you doged a bullet there. My wife is a therapist which means she knows exactly how everything we do and say to our children could probably affect their minds and thus ruin their lifes. You won't believe to what extent I have to be careless and irresponsible every day to compensate for this.
Good to hear that you were up to the task - LoL!
Load More Replies...I did take child psych in college. And I have no kids. Coincidence? I think not.
Some from my son: "Winner, winner chicken dinner....winning winning chicken dinning". Last Sunday he asked if I could go and buy him some Cornetto's. I had to tell him that as it was after 4pm, Tesco was closed. His response: "Sainsbury's Local is open." It was and I had to go. A couple of weeks ago he was watching a rather pretty sunset. His take on it: "The darkness is coming"
Some from my son: "Winner, winner chicken dinner....winning winning chicken dinning". Last Sunday he asked if I could go and buy him some Cornetto's. I had to tell him that as it was after 4pm, Tesco was closed. His response: "Sainsbury's Local is open." It was and I had to go. A couple of weeks ago he was watching a rather pretty sunset. His take on it: "The darkness is coming"
