It’s that wonderful time of the month when Bored Panda presents the very best, the funniest, and most out-there parenting posts shared on Twitter. Put your giggle-hats on, grab a big pack of popcorn, and get comfy—you’re about to have a heck of a time that will make waiting for the weekend much, much easier. And if you’re a parent, some of these situations might sound a bit too relatable.
Remember to upvote your fave parenting tweets from November as you scroll down. And, if you’re parents yourselves, dear Pandas, we would absolutely love to hear the funniest things that have happened in your household recently. You can find more of our hilarious posts about parenting right here: October, September, August, July, May, April, March, February, and January.
Bored Panda talked about parenting, staying positive in the face of dastardly challenges and everyday adversity, and how trying to be a ‘perfect’ parent can actually do more harm than good with parenting expert and author of ‘The Work/Parent Switch,’ Anita Cleare.
“Trying to be a perfect parent is bad for children and bad for parents because it sets everybody up to fail. Research shows that ‘good enough’ parenting is best for children,” Cleare told Bored Panda. Read on for the full interview!
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The founder and director of the Positive Parenting Project, Cleare, told us what exactly ‘Good enough’ parenting means and how it directly relates to increasing kids’ independence.
It’s all about “getting it right most of the time but also failing your children in ways they can handle—so that they gradually increase their independence.” Cleare said, “Great parents make mistakes but they try to learn from them (and not to repeat them too often!).”
I keep mine on door knobs around the house. I buy a pack of idk 30 or so every few months. When they all disappear I start over.
When I was trying to teach my son to share I made the mistake of saying “sharing is caring”. Now he says it to me all the time like if I have a choccy and he asks for some, I will say no but then he will come back with “sharing is caring” lol.
Juggling work and family life can be exhausting, especially for new parents who are running ragged trying to get everything done without any breaks. And sometimes, it can feel like the walls are closing in on you and nothing can go right.
Cleare stressed that it’s vital for parents to look after themselves. Especially in moments like those.
“Putting yourself last is not good for you or for your kids. Even when you are really busy, try to find regular 5-20 minute breaks in your day when you can relax, practice some mindfulness, or do something joyful,” she told Bored Panda.
Cleare pointed out that parents can maintain a positive mindset by ending each and every day by being grateful. She suggested that they identify and think about 3 things that they’re glad to have in their lives. “Looking for the positives really does increase positivity.”
And having more positivity in life can make you more likely to tweet about the hilarious (and sometimes messy) things that happen in your family life, like the parents in this post.
It only gets easier once they reach adult hood and move out of home.
My parents tried enticing me to use the potty by putting some maltesers in and sitting my bear on top. They were telling me that my teddy had used the potty and showed me the contents when I exclaimed excitedly “CHOCOLATE” whilst grabbing the maltesers and eating them.
Clever thinking, when your house gets robbed, no thief will ever think of looking in your kids room for valuables.
One year my little sis was obsessed with getting a pregnet cat that could have babies. My parents looked everywere to find it thinking that she made it up but it was there on amazon. When she opned it up on christmas she was very exited and screaming and yelling.
I have accidently mixed my dogs name and my sons name together to create a new name.
Ive actually called my daughter Alexa a few times because I was looking at my alexas. Her name is Olivia.
My mom used to do that with us kids. There were five of us and she would say "Sus, Kath, P, Bob, whoever in the hell you are get over here.
I love the time when my grandmother went through the names of her 7 kids, x amount of grandkids in the house, followed by the pets. One of her offspring replied, "I don't know if I should be impressed or offended."
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My Daughter's kids names all start with "T" (my dog's name starts with a "T") My youngest son named both of his boys with names starting with "J". I praise the good Lord on a Daily basis that the oldest boy was kind enough to name his oldest with a C and the youngest with a D! At least I can keep THEM straight!
We had a doggo that nearly NEVER misbehaved (labrador for sure), but WHEN he does I nearly always called him my sons name, who misbehaved regularilly.
i used to call my brother my dogs name. he's 2 now. I've finally stopped.
When you mix up names like this it means that you love them equally much <3
My wife often mix both our daughters and the dog's name wich all ends with KA. To her defense, she have episodes of brain fog since she got sick with Covid last year.
My mother did worse. One day, in front of the kindergarten, she technically and literally stole a child and abandonned me. She wears glassed now.
i even call my son by my little sisters name sometimes.. to be fair, they are just seven years apart .. also my mom sometimes goes through all of her kids to get to the right name xD
I’m sure she spends time with them. Some people’s brains just scramble names.
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Pony with a golden saddle, and Hermes bag, a rose gold ipad, a nail stamper, and a glitter puppy?
This sounds like a terrible education, unless you are studying bushes
Note: this post originally had 81 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
I still cant believe that I cant watch a movie since Ill get so distracted but these are so funny that I can read through all 81 of them. When will 2020 be over???
Soon I hope- sometimes I forget it’s 2020 and think it’s almost the end of 2050- CUZ THATS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE
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I'm childfree too, but that's no reason to be smug.
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I still cant believe that I cant watch a movie since Ill get so distracted but these are so funny that I can read through all 81 of them. When will 2020 be over???
Soon I hope- sometimes I forget it’s 2020 and think it’s almost the end of 2050- CUZ THATS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE
Load More Replies... I'm childfree too, but that's no reason to be smug.
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