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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I do that to my daughter all the time, and that makes her laugh (she's 10 by now). I truely think it help her to develop a critic thinking.
During a regular, long trip for visitation, my kids were bickering. I pulled off the parkway, said nothing, got out of the car and started pummeling them (not really - just the windows) with snowballs. They were stunned. One of the best mom moves I’ve ever made. The rest of the road trip was fabulous. : )
me who drinks chocolate milk like 5 times a day.... i'm a chocolate milkaholic
You can have all of mine. I hate it but my siblings really like it.
Load More Replies...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!).”
My friends have a kid that was born missing part of his arm. When asked at daycare what happened, he said a shark bit it off :D
Well...it's more fun than the more appropriate response of "None of your effing business".
Load More Replies...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.
It's like the Bermuda triangle living with kids! Things just disappear to nowhere!
I tied my thirty hair ties together the other day so I wouldn’t lose them. Has anybody seen a ball of thirty hair ties around?
My dads biggest pet peeve is these and the trash can not being strait. My two sisters and I proceeded to turn the thing completely sideways and cover it in hair ties!
We had a specific door k**b where stray hair ties were put by whoever found them. You might try that.
I have three daughters and my son and I also have very long hair. I have loaded up most of the door knobs in my house with hair ties and when I find one, on the door k**b it goes....
Amazingly, when they’re old enough to leave home, you can actually have hair ties and know where they are. : ) It’s a delicious luxury.
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.
To his credit, "it is what it is" is a bad answer. A rule can't be followed if not understood. And you can't teach respect by being a dictator.
I never did like "It is what it is." Thanks for the substitute.
Load More Replies...I truly hate that saying... My boss used to say that to me when I would get a deal denied by his boss, first he would say it is what it is....then would realize that if I don't hit goal, he doesn't get bonus either, then look at me, and would say, just find a way to make it work...
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.
My little sister refers to anything that happened in the past as 'last night'. So if it was like a month ago, she would be like "Remember when we did (insert random activity) last night?"
My 4 year old still refers to any time in the past as "last morning". Saying stuff like: But mammy, last morning I was too tall and bumped my head on the ceiling 😅
My nephew came out of the bathroom one day when he was 7yo, and asked "what's Sham?" His mother and I looked at each other and cannily asked, "why do you want to know?". He says, "I know what poo is... but what's sham?" Shampoo.... these are the important questions about what goes into your hair care routine.
There's a brand of Irish Whiskey called Powers...could be a nice mix, Powerade and Powers haha
That's kinda awesome. My friend married and combined her two kids with his daughter. Her 4-y/o introduces his 8-y/o stepsister as his BONUS SISTER.
My grandson got up late one morning, came downstairs and asked, "Where are the humans?" lol
He has been replaced by an alien, duh! And the alien is trying to act casual
Look in the birth certificate. It's the kind of informations doctors write on those things.
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.
So it is acceptable for animals to do it but not us humans? Right, gochya.
my mom used to say "I know why some animals eat their young" when we were bad
Only now did I realize that naked mole rats make great role models!
Load More Replies...At the end of the day, if you have the same amount of kids you started out with... You're all good.
Quote I saw years ago and can't forget: "God made teenagers so parents wouldn't feel so bad when their children leave home".
My 3 year old refused to try broccoli unless I let her "eat like a puppy dog." I say OK, she puts her plate on the floor and picks up the broccoli with her mouth. Wow, she loves it, now it's her favourite veggie (with cheese of course) and she eats it at the table like a human!
Don't wish for it too soon. It will happen faster than you think. AND it will be some older retired nurse hand feeding it to you that you can barely see without your glasses. Which have been taken away from you by the way.
It only gets easier once they reach adult hood and move out of home.
Don't people remember being teens? Wasn't easier being one so not going to be easier living with one (or more).
For real though.. I have an almost 13 year old and he decided to argue with me last night over who started a POkemon go account that I used for months before transferring it to him so he could change teams LOL
Fun fact I used to pronounce acne "Asseen"
Oh but not ALL of them move out of the house. Don't buy a house with a basement.
Adolescent conflict is NATURE'S GIFT to parents. Imagine if kids were super sweet all the time, then said: "I'm leaving for college." Parents would be devastated. Instead, parents get out a box and ask, "Want some Tupperware?" and "Where can I drop you off?"
Tell me about it. At the start of lockdown he had almost outgrown his size 3 shoes. He's now wearing size 6. I'm quite grateful I haven't had to buy school clothes throughout the growth spurt.
My little girl in the garden "Don't say sh*t, Mommy, say manure." So now when we are upset, we stomp our foot and say "Oh, manure!"
I nearly manured my pants laughing at this comment!
Load More Replies..."Get my poop in a group" is one of my favorite phrases, instead of "Get my sh*t together."
My dad always said "get your poo-poo in perspective
Load More Replies...When you tell your 5 year old niece that she is big enough to stop using "baby" words. So we are now sitting down to watch “Winnie The S**t.”
Try saying, "What in the name of Isaac Newton?" You'll sound intellectual.
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.
I cannot understand why parents give treats to encourage potty training. We didn't and the kids picked up on the idea anyway and were completely potty trained day and night at two and a half, 4 months sooner than my neighbour's kid who triumphantly bought his first poo in a pot to my front door, accompanied by his mum.
Kids can have constipation. Worth checking with their doc (if/when safe). One of mine had difficulties. Apparently the kid described has a control issue. Not bowel, but parental. It’s tough to figure out whether they’re struggling or crafty. This one is crafty. Side story (not poop related): I put one of mine in “time out” - she insisted that she do her “time” in a broom closet - when her time was up (not long), she’d taken her full body fleece footed jammies off and put them back on - inside out. I couldn’t be mad. I don’t think she ever did time out after that. The whole point being - can’t have fun or play. Welp, she had fun and played. No toys, food, tv or videos required. I was so impressed with her imaginative spirit. Nearing 30 nothing has changed. Love.
Mine did the same, but her bribe was watching a video of Cinderella...still have that movie memorized and she's 27 now...
Heck, my kids learned that college and financial independence was a “law” as toddlers... they figured out is was just a rule, a suggestion, a hope (I was never taught anything about life and suffered for it - still do), they both followed the “law.” I’m so grateful. Edit: if you want it to matter and stick, start way earlier than you think you should.
A student teacher when I was in 4th grade taught us morse code that 4th graders would use. We would tap or clap or snap our fingers to communicate in class, the lunch room, playing dodge ball.
Clever thinking, when your house gets robbed, no thief will ever think of looking in your kids room for valuables.
A bag of cookies? I've always had a box or a container type thing.
That would be OK, but he needn't look in the kitchen for snacks or treats from now on.
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.
My niece asked for music for Xmas. She gave me a list and I was scared to attempt to say the names. I'm giving her a gift card.
Toddler, not only writing but using words like ;transforms;? Gosh America is full of genius'
Always, ALWAYS have your kids write down their Christmas/holiday/birthday lists -DATE THEM and keep them. They’re hilarious.
sounds like a confused grandpa in a store explaining what hes looking for
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."
Load More Replies...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.
Honestly, that always bothered me. The way parents act is so far from real life... A child giving a long speech about why they don’t want to go on the family‘s upcoming trip to the mountains and why they should go to the beach instead? tv: “Oh, of course you‘re right honey, we should have taken your wishes into consideration.“ real life: “Kid, I pay that trip. Not good enough for ya? Then stay at home.“
Sometimes when my kids are behaving bad I imagine that I'm being filmed, so I can control my screaming. Yes I'm a screamer and I find no solution to stop. Feel super guilty now that I read that can be bad for kids self-confidence.
Pony with a golden saddle, and Hermes bag, a rose gold ipad, a nail stamper, and a glitter puppy?
You forgot the Unicorn that poops Jeweled Faberge Eggs & Money.
Load More Replies...Sitting with my niece and we were going through an A-Z picture book. She pointed at a baseball, I jumped up and grabbed a baseball from my room. Then she pointed at a spoon, so I grabbed a spoon. Then she paused and went all the way to the second last page and pointed to the pony.... damn she's smart!
My sister learned from her mother-in-law to have her kids make lists all year long of three things they would like to receive for gifts (birthday or holiday) and the things they wanted to GIVE TO OTHERS.
Hey, welcome to the family, I'm from Nigeria and my family is actually Royalty. So when do we start shopping ?
(I received this message) Good morning, I am a sergeant in the United States Armed Forces in Afghanistan and I am looking for your help in importing $50000000 in diamonds into the United States. You, of course, will be rewarded for your assistance with a sum of the proceeds. Sincerely, Sgt. Ernesto Cortes. (My response) Dearest Sgt. Cortes, thank you so much for your service for our great country. I also appreciate your offer, as I am in an immense amount of debt. I am currently on the run from the IRS and the New York mafia, and have been for the last six years. Don’t worry, I haven’t overdosed or gambled in hours, and your offer will turn my life around. How soon can I receive my funds? Regards, a person overwhelmed with gratitude.
My twelve year old niece would like a LV handbag....as an investment!!!!!
As a kid, I never liked making a wish list for anything. I hate being of cost to others.
A people put Nigerian prince in their discription as a scam
Load More Replies...The Mom : nothing suspicious here Me: *In my head* Don't be suspicious,Don't be suspicious
While trying to teach my friend's dog to scent-track, we decided ts start with something especially strong-smelling. We chose scented soap. We rubbed a little scented trail on the floor a nd put some soap on a tissue for her to smell. She ate it. (only then did we look up "how to scent train your dog")
Load More Replies...What the heck my sleep-deprived brain just tried to click the little heart button multiple times only to realise, "no, wait, this this boredpanda, and that is a picture. you can't click the like button on a picture"
hahaha! I do stuff like that too
Load More Replies...Well, tell the teacher to ask your kid to write a summary of the movie and read ir during the next zoom.
There is an adorable (not really) children’s book called “Go the F*** to Sleep” High recommend much laugh
Love that book read by Samuel Jackson though both my children are adults now. Where was it when they were the right age for it?
But don't believe the uncredible family from Pixar, they seems unstrustworthy.
Load More Replies...You won't like him when he gets angry. He backs up his rage with facts, and documented sources
I heard a woman with a non-Colorado accent mention to her shopping partner, "I need to find an Incredible HUNK for Jason." I secretly wished Jason was 22-years old and having a great relationship with his mom.
They could also become programmers. Source: am a programmer whose parents limited my screen time "unless it's doing something productive" and boy did I abuse that loophole
It's worth it though. My parents did everything they could to limit my screen time, and it did significantly delay the addiction. But now, I spend pretty much all my time either blocking out the world with mindless, zombifying pixels of light or wishing I could stop doing so.
Limiting screen time makes no sense. It’s adults who don’t understand modern technology bc they didn’t grow up with it so they automatically think it’s dangerous like older generations so often do.
Studies have proven too much is bad for your eyes and brain and also the lack of physical activity is not good.
Load More Replies...No they won’t. They’ll keep all that from you. : ) Why do you think they leave every social media entity as soon as parents discover it?
My little sister is one day going to name her daughters Sera, Rosie, Flower, and Shelly.
Georgia because of Trumps rage about the "voter fraude" in Georgia and the fact that Georgia has been voting republican since 1996 but voted democrat in 2020. Four Seasons Total Landscaping because it was a republican press-conference on a parking lot between a sex-shop and a crematorium.
Load More Replies...This sounds like a terrible education, unless you are studying bushes
As someone who majored in Agriculture, and minored in Horticulture, the study of bushes can be of paramount importance!
Load More Replies...They don't let you in the buildings? I got to sit in on classes when I toured schools.
Why go on a College tour when they are not allowed to go to College?
You really are a f*****g dumbass aren't you. Holy s**t. I can't even fathom how dumb you are. People do go to college right now. You go on a college tour to see if you want to go there.
Load More Replies...True story. Yesterday one of my snails escaped the aquarium and I found it two rooms away by the front door. That's some serious snailing.
You prevented the great snail escape at the last minute!
Load More Replies...The 4yo has a point. Reminds me of when my lil sis always says “tHiNgS aRe HaPpEnInG”
Sorry, I just shook the bed snorting in the middle of the night. Okay, 2:00am. The image...
Our kids are 18 months apart (both surprises after 7 years of trying). So I remember the stressful days when I would tell my husband my belly was upset just to get 15 minutes alone in the bathroom haha. It became a big joke between us when the kids would create a huge mess and we would both claim diarrhea and race to the bathroom lmao!
Delayed procrastination is an art form. I'm an artist.
Load More Replies...my brother was in the bathroom an hour just a couple of days ago when he was supposed to be helping us clean cuz we had guests coming over
Twitter shows local time. It was posted at 1:59am for whoever took the screen shot.
Load More Replies...Meh. Not the best candy pill. The best candy pill is Smarties. But this is coming from someone who likes unusually liked things like brussels sprouts and pineapple pizza, so don't take my word for it. TASTE THE HARD, SOUR RAINBOW
Also kid: whywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhosatthedoormommy
Load More Replies...I think that's where the "MMMMMMMMMOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM" yell came from while I was eating breakfast
Truth. And that is coming from a young teen with 2 small siblings
Young teen? Wow there are sure a lot of kids in the Internet.
Load More Replies...You mean hoodies? I've only worn hoodies since I was 13. I'm almost 42.
Just wait until it starts to rain, and see how comfortable that sweatshirt stays.
It’s true! The sweatshirts ARE our jackets! Adults will never understand...
Yeah! I just wear like 3 hoodies and take them off as needed! Who needs coats?
Load More Replies...I feel college is better than school for many, including me.
Load More Replies...Why was she in your room in the first place? As a kid, my parent's room was some kind of "sacred" space, I'd never go there even if it wasn't forbidden whatsoever. It was just... a room I don't go in.
Hmm, I guess every household is different. My son is in our room all the time. No room is off limits. We just lock the door when somthing inappropriate may come into view.
Load More Replies...Seriously? That’s the first and easiest thing you get used to as a parent. By the time the third one popped out, I wouldn’t even flinch when faced with myriad bodily fluids!
Load More Replies...My kids know to give me every pack of smarties that enter the house.
it's the Sweedish fish and m&ms that everyone gives me
Load More Replies...my parents steal the candy then walk away opening it and eating it while laughing evilly
Mine did a plank move on me while I tried to put him in his car seat UGH.
That is crazy right? I don't remember ever following my mom into bathroom. And she always closes door. It so weird
Load More Replies...Kipper the Dog babysat my toddler, while she sat on my lap. I was sleeping.
It’s Kipper!!! I loved that show when I was a kid
Load More Replies...Yes, i never buy toothpaste, i have a dentist friend, but since i don't have kids (aka human raccoons), i open a new one when the tube is empty.
Load More Replies...I'm 53 now but I remember asking my Mom where she was going and she said to the moon while closing the car door as fast as she could...
because MURRICAAAAAA? They do have a competitive culture. "if you work harder than any other you will get rewarded for that" and they teach their kids from a very young age, LOL! I have the same respect for my doctor that i have to my garbage cleaner or any cleaning person, as a french. I don't get it but it their culture. For example we don't usually tip in France, because they have a better salary than most of us, and we tip when a very good person was in charge, or a very friendly young person doing their job just fine. Instead of grades some (communists!) towns pay people to help preschoolers who have trouble to reach 1st grade just to help them and they are OK. YES i pay for it and i don't have a kid and it is OK.
Load More Replies...It seems that soon you won't even be able to breath without the appropriate app installed on your phone.
I'm 34 and my dad was a computer addict even in the 80's. I have one app (telegram) and i'm really happy with my 2 hours internet on my phone. But i have a ton of books, thats why my dad sounded really clever when buying me a kindle for my birthday 10 years ago, i'm into books, i don't care about the weight." You did, asshole"
Load More Replies...It is called INOW. And somehow my password got changed and I can't get into it. I am typing exactly what the school says it is, but it is not working.
YoChicken: For their transcripts when they apply to Harvard.
Just admit it's yours and tell them to flush it and resume the conversation on which country has the best chocolate.
Why is the door locked while they peep under the bathroom door looking for you..
Zombies usually come in through the windows. A responsible parent would have known that.
Send them to go watch for the zombies that should by you about 10 minutes...
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.
Load More Replies...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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