Parenting can be quite the experience. For the most part, it brings pure, unbridled joy. But there are those moments when being a mom or dad brings out the sarcastic person from within.
These social media posts from the Sarcastic Mommy Instagram page show the best of both worlds. Some are about adorably funny parts about raising children, while others are subtle expressions of the occasional exhaustion and mild frustration.
Check out our top picks from the page. If you’re a parent, see which ones are most relatable.
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The page’s creator, Lisa Munn, created Sarcastic Mommy to document the funny moments while raising her four boys. As she told Bored Panda in a 2024 interview, she used the platform as an “escape” and to “decompress.”
Knowing that her social media acquaintances have also shared their experiences, Munn continued to post content until the account grew into what it is currently. The Instagram page has 573,000 followers and counting.
Lol one kid will do the dishes and stuff, two of my children would burn the house down making a cupper
As you’ll read from these posts, parenting has its draining moments. Moms, in particular, may experience periods of burnout, which experts refer to as Depleted Mother Syndrome (DMS).
As the name suggests, it happens when a mother gets physically, emotionally, and mentally drained from the demands of her role. According to Parents.com, DMS may manifest in the form of chronic fatigue, appetite changes, and overwhelming guilt, to name a few.
I went in looking as terrible as I could on purpose. Now every time I’m carded I look way better than the swamp monster on my ID. Follow me for more life hacks. ;)
While DMS isn’t an official medical diagnosis, it gained traction on social media as a fitting description for the burnout women experience as parents. As Cleveland Clinic Director of Behavioral Medicine Dr. Amy Sullivan, PsyD, explains, moms experience higher levels of stress and anxiety compared to their husbands.
“All that juggling and those mental exercises — and the guilt from not doing it perfectly — results in women experiencing burnout more often than men,” Dr. Sullivan stated.
Haha. My husband has the audacity to ask me what to do when we are doing chores. Um, I KNOW you know what to do without my input and direction. I know because we have been living together for 22 years. You seem to manage chores just fine without me. Just pretend I wasn't here also doing chores.
Along with Depleted Mom Syndrome is mom guilt, where mothers experience feelings of inadequacy and think that they have failed as parents because of unmet expectations. According to Dr. Sullivan, moms should drop the “Superwoman” label and recognize their strengths apart from their weaknesses.
“You’re spectacular in some areas of life, but accept that other areas are a work in progress — just like all of us.”
Grab two different things from the hotel breakfast bar and bring them up and say this one is for you, wait a second and she will say I want what you got.
Dr. Sullivan adds that combating DMS and burnout is about recognizing them. The next step is to learn to live with the idea that things won’t be perfect.
Many of these moms are likely doing this through these posts–learning to poke fun at these imperfections through sarcastic quips. If you do it right, they will come off as funny and lighthearted.
Sadly, the village doesn't exist anymore. Between the increase in unsafe villagers and not knowing who will complain about what... yeah... the village moved on...
Isn't that what AI was supposed to do in the first place instead of replacing creative people?
Ooh a list maker. My sister and niece are one of those people. Any other list makers out there..what is the first thing on your list? I bet you actual dollars it is :make to do list. You might not do that anymore but when you were younger, you absolutely did.
I was very amused by my friend's daughter's alarm app, which asked you to solve a maths problem correctly before it turned off the alarm.
Where do you think McDonald's gets its meat? So in a way, you can
30 minutes earlier... "What kind of toys does your friend -- not YOU, your FRIEND -- like?"
Mine is QR codes. I gave up. If it requires a QR code, it ain't happenin, baby!
My partner and i drove home from work together - SLOWLY, for JUST that reason.
Then as you got home and decided to take a shower, he decided to take one.
My youngest daughter can run three devices simultaneously on one video game but it once took her ten minutes to figure out how to open the microwave door.
When you become an adult you learn that you can sleep in a little longer if you cry and shower at the same time.👍
Why does Santa have the same handwriting as you? That's when I knew...I knew.
What about freezing to watch them play hockey? Does that count, or should I get him to do a non-ice sport?
I don't even have kids and I was losing my scissors all the time. So I bought a load of them, there's 2 in the kitchen, 2 on my desk and 1 in a cupboard. Works wonders, they're never ALL missing at the same time, so I always have scissors. Regular scissors are cheap, and it saves so much frustration. Same with pens, there's a bunch in every room.
“I’m sorry, did you say ‘Sing it all loud and proud?’ Wish granted!”
Or you ask them to do something and the resonse is "I will". No timeframe at all.
Solo shopping trips, me time. Many occasions I will have people apologize for, what they believe, is their slowness. Naw baby, drag it out for me. I am okie dokie on that, take your time.
When I was a kid, my dad would watch me or my brother playing games. We'd ask if he wanted to play, and he would just say he was watching for tips & tricks. This past weekend, I caught myself doing the same thing with my son. It was then I realized, it was not for the tips or tricks, but just to spend time with us, no matter how quiet he was.
