“I’m Not A Regular Mom, I’m A Cool Mom”: 40 Neat Mom Memes That Sum Up The Absurdity And Hilarity Of Raising Kids
Nobody said being a mom would be easy. But as soon as you become one, you realize how much time, energy, sacrifice, commitment, and patience it requires for something that yields little outside reward. Add the societal pressure to be not just a mom but a perfect one, and it becomes too much.
No wonder parenting-related memes are on the rise in times of the post-pandemic world, where parents, educators, and entire households have faced unprecedented challenges in leading their lives as normally as possible. From dad jokes to mom memes, it’s a whole new form of absurd comedy that points out the reality of parenthood and wraps it in the internet’s language.
Just like this Neat Mom Instagram account, which is home to a whopping 1.1M followers who chuckle over “moms will get it”-type content. Below, we selected some of the funniest, so scroll down and upvote your favorite ones as you go!
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We were not yet sure if we wanted to know so we asked the Dr to write it on a piece of paper so we could decide later. My pregnancy brain lost the envelop. We had a girl. Three months after she was born, I found the paper. Hubby and I had a gender reveal "party" that involved us drinking a champagne and ceremoniously opening the envelope to reveal we'd had a girl. lol
"OMG it's a girl" *pink balloons set loose, pink elephant leads a pink brass band through the streets playing 'My Girl'* "And she has a twin brother!" *Blue fireworks light...
We didn't want to know, so our gender reveal party was combined with our son's birth-day.
During our ultrasound checkup, the nurse asked if we want to know and then proceeded to draw a little arrow with the word ‘penis :)’
In a family album somewhere, I have an ultrasound of myself with an arrow pointing to my privates and announcing that I'm a girl XD.
Load More Replies...So derivatively sane...:') no fire, or unexploded ordnance? Mon dieu!
Look at the admiration on their little faces. The ultimate coolness level a parent can achieve.
This would've been my dad 😊 can't tell you how many times I made that man beat Gannon for me
And now I have my son beat hard levels for me. How the tables have turned.
Fantastic idea! I'm so fed up with having to choose (no idea how that fell to me!) and then being told 'don't fancy it'. Argh!
Same in our house - “did you find us something to watch!?” … like he has no idea what kind of chore he gave me.
Load More Replies...My husband and I make independent lists of movies we want to watch. We take turns and the person has complete control of their choice.
Our solution to this is for one person to select 6 DVDs/movies they would like to see, and the second person choosing from that selection.
What happens if there’s nothing in the six that the other person wants to see?
Load More Replies...There actually is an app for that. But I forget what it’s called.
Please remember! I need this in my life soooo bad it's not even funny
Load More Replies...https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/01/16/swipe-with-friends-is-like-tinder-for-finding-movies-and-shows-to-watch/ (also L Melville found this)
For me and my 10 yr old, yes please! We take 20-30 minutes to agree on a film or TV show, by which time I'm feeling super over it!
Memes used to be seen as something that belonged to a younger generation. Part of the miscellaneous language, they have power to point out a particular situation by showing it in a very relatable manner. Today, more and more parents are browsing the internet for humor-related content, much of which is made of memes. So how did that happen, you may wonder?
Oh,this is the funniest. I know when I am tired: when my phone rings and I answer with the remote.
I remember as a child when my mum was drunk her trying to switch tv channels using a calculator.
Load More Replies...I've done this. In my defense the pillowcase was made of t-shirt fabric.
That's your story and you're sticking to it, right? 😄
Load More Replies...I like budget bytes because it's 5 paragraphs max, and usually mostly about the itself food and substitutions for the recipe. And you can still skip it and go straight to the recipe with a button at the top.
Load More Replies...It should be mandatory for all websites to have a "skip to recipe button". And none of this two-page nonsense where the recipes on the second page.
Exactly! Or put your long story after the recipe! Putting it before doesn’t make more people read it - it increases the chances of people just leaving the site because they didn’t get their info right away and had to scroll too long. I hope this is a trend that does soon. (I do enjoy a good paragraph or two talking about the uses of the recipe or modifications though!)
Load More Replies...The other day I read one where she talked about an embarrassing story (that did not relate to food) from her husband's childhood ad nauseam and then abruptly switched to how to prepare a spaghetti squash
"Jump to recipe" has to be the most misleading hyperlink ever. Even after it autoscrolls for 32.6 seconds, have you ever really found yourself at te recipe?? Also...if wanted to subscribe to your blog, I would but I don't, so let's get on with it.
If the 'jump to recipe' link isn't at the top of the page, I'm outtie.
You'll notice this was written in 2019. We found out that 99% of the people who saw that cabin meme and said they'd love to live in that secluded cabin away from society and other people, couldn't even make it a couple of months before they were whining about the lockdown.
I enjoyed the lockdown. I was happier than everyone around me, which I odd because I lean toward being pessimistic most times
Load More Replies...Blueberries will never work. The stains will never come out. Try acorns
laughed so hard at this😂 i'm 25 and i'm feeling that shift of attitude happening rn
Me, 60: I want to live in the forest with some dogs and the blueberry currency idea is a good one. Yes.
When life gets bumpy, and in the lives of parents, this is daily business, humor can become a savior. Funny parenting memes are one type of humor easily accessible via social media. On the more fundamental level, parenting memes reflect some of the quintessential aspects and experiences of raising kids that many families have in common. Memes help parents to recognize that they are not alone in their parenting journey, and this becomes a form of light-hearted relief.
My inlaws had the same problem with their dog. We have such an inconsistent bedtime that our dogs are too confused.
My dog used to wake me up at the same time every morning, which sucked on days off.
Load More Replies...My cat did this. If I didn't come up to bed she would stomp, yes I said stomp down the stairs meowing all the way and meow screech at me until I gave up and followed back up to bed. Then she wuld snuggly curl into my shoulder and purr at me until I fell asleep. Miss you my kaddy watz.
My cat did this! If I wasn't in bed by 930, she would make me. Jumped up in front of the TV screen during movie night once. Gotta love cats
My Guinea pigs have a rputine that I get home, shower And THEN feed them. If I fail to imediatelly feed them after my shower, they stare at me from the kitchen And cuss me out in piggy language
My cat has the rule that it's fine for her to sit on the table if there is a "cat bed" aka newspaper on it. She will sit on said newspaper and get really petulant if someone tries to shush her away.
I had a cat who slept on the bed with me and and a dog who slept under it (cave environment thing, I guess). Each night at bedtime the cat would proudly shoo/"spank" the dog from the top of the bed as the dog crawled under. It was like a nightly "tucking-in" routine.
My youngest will chase his older sis (molly) into the bathroom when my mom gets ready for bed. Its their "playtime" routine. One day he didnt do it (was in my room sleeping) she mom told me the next day molly was very distraught that her bro didnt chase her in
Load More Replies...Mine definitely tell me when it's bedtime. TJ starts herding me around 9. Once I'm in my bedroom, she sits by my pillow where she sleeps. She starts yelling at me if I take too long to get in bed. Blanche starts nudging the covers to get underneath until I turn down my bedding. Creatures of habit.
We cat sat for friends for a week and their very bossy (and cute) kitty was policing our sleep time like we were in grade school! It was a riot, she even tried to herd my sister to sleep in my (& my hubby's) room until we convinced her everyone didn't sleep in some kinda puppy pile at our place :)
Many of us (who literally have ADHD and perfectionist tendencies) don't have the energy either. So we're frequently running out of time and having panic attacks. So no time to keep up with friends..
Load More Replies...Getting ready for bed wakes you up! Particularly that flipping minty fresh toothpaste malarkey. Why has no one come up with flavours that will promote sleep? Chamomile toothpaste or something?!
Delete this and make it happen. I would buy chamomile toothpaste right now!
Load More Replies...Sits on the couch: *falls asleep*. Lays on the bed: *anxiously thinking about the future and stays awake until 3 AM*
Right? I read for about an hour in bed. The Kindle starts drooping & hubs says I'm snoring. So, I turn off the Kindle and roll over - wide the f*ck awake.
The chair or sofa sucks the essential sleep-now ingredient out of you.
As an insomniac, I feel this in my soul... The couch is too uncomfortable to sleep on but makes me tired, but my bed is comfy and gives me "Second Wind with dash of... The Full Brunt of ADHD Energy after giving the ADHD Child a Whole Bar of Chocolate!" feeling and I lie there awake, contemplating why my body hates me enough to be so awake and energized for no reason. Like, come on man... I'm not a phone and my bed is a wireless charger...
Many moms and dads are under the immense stress of being perfect parents. But through the shared sense of absurdity that memes offer, they get a much-needed sense of encouragement. Parents realize that they will get through the challenging days, the rough patches, the uncertainties, and the worries. A little gesture like sending a parenting meme to a friend can be an excellent way to send some encouragement their way, share a laugh, and brighten their day.
Hmmm...perhaps I should ask my wife if I'm honestly the world's greatest lover.
It was to keep you from having idle hands, while also keeping you from sledding too late in the cold and so that you wouldn't go on a cross country trip recording wild america. I am glad it wasn't your final destination. Should i go on? :)
My mom : "you don't like my salad dressing ? Well, from now on you'll make it yourself". I was about 10 years old, it's been 35 years and counting. I'm also the one who cuts the potatoes into French fries because I'm good at it "just like grandpa was".
Having a mom who got you to appreciate & be proud of your skills is Priceless.
I visited my sister, and stayed for dinner. Afterward, my 6 year old niece said to me, "Guess what, Aunt D? Now I do dishes!" And I thought, 'WHY the EFF didn't I have kids?!".
The water almost coming out my nose is quite uncomfortable. Gosh that's funny.
I feel like Fat cannoli foot is attached to a delicious stuffed sausage leg. Nom nom nom!!
Omg! I did this when my, now 17 y.o., kid was a baby. We called it 'foot phone'.
I'm the same "kitchen phone" age, but feel "mail by horseback" years old.
Clearly you are not old enough for this thread then. 😋
Load More Replies...At the same time, memes can be about anything and everything, and younger generations share the most memes. So understanding memes and knowing how to communicate using them is a way for parents to bridge the communication and generation gap between them and their children.
They also learn about their children’s culture and trends, as well as giving parents a sense of how they can better relate to their kids. For that reason, parenting memes can open doors to more in-depth conversations with our kids so they surpass the sole purpose of having a laugh.
The Dodo and Pigeon are in the same family, so yes!
Load More Replies...Recommend this recipe. I changed the vanilla for bacon, the hemp milk for mushrooms and the feather with an egg. I know I altered the recipe a little bit, but it was delicious!
Should not have read this before eating brekkies!
Load More Replies...yeah basically. also with authors: "I'll use some simpler words to describe what i'm writing-the main character has pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis and is a floccinaucinihilipilificator. many of you would say it's tergiversational."
Don't forget the "pinch" of salt! As i watch them throw a fist full of salt into the food...
YES. TEXT 👏 ME 👏 FIRST 👏 and if it’s vital that we speak verbal words at each other then fine, don’t just scare me by calling out of the blue
Load More Replies...Google has now on some phones a built in call screen that literally just asks "why are you calling?" Then if it thinks you're worthy enough it will tell me what you said and I can answer or toss it to voicemail
This is actually funny, definitely an underrated comment
Load More Replies...My cousin claims he'd rather call because "it's too hard to type a message." That sounds like a "you" problem, my dude. Practice.
I have that on my voice mail. "Tell me who you are and why you are calling, or send me a text". I don't answer unknown numbers.
LOL when I worked in home care I took care of a 96 year old. I would go in in the morning and say " how are you today?" Her answer was always a snarling " how do you think I am? I woke up AGAIN!" I never really understood until I hit 65. Sigh
As an adult it becomes: damnit! What time is it? *looks at time* DAMNIT!
A parable about phone calls vs. texting vs. emails, based on a story (probably apocryphal) about Marilyn Monroe and Albert Einstein. Marilyn said to him, "Albert! We should get married. With my looks and your brains, imagine our kids!" Einstein answered, but what if they had my looks and your brains?" Very old, slightly sexist joke, but.... Coming from a grumpy old geezer. Texting is the worst. It has the intrusiveness of a phone call, and the inefficiency of an email, worst characteristics of either.
Middle aged white guy still hoarding stickers from the 1970's that are now basically just pieces of paper because the adhesive has long since dried out.
I should introduce you to my middle aged white guy who does the same thing.
Load More Replies...My anxiety level rises every time I think of my sticker collection, because I don't know where they are anymore. Been 25 years, but still wonder.
I'm still this... Bought some cool stickers for my water bottles and ski helmet but can't commit to which ones go where so nothing is stickers and stickers are back in their bag, staring at me everytime I go to my desk.
Stickers are for putting on things? I thought they were for throwing into a drawer at random that will be meticulously sorted into at least five categories at a later date when I should be folding towels.
I still have a box of stickers I hoarded as a child, 40 now with my own children - I cringe when they waste their pretty stickers by sticking them on all sorts of random stuff and tearing them as they try to remove them again 🙈
that;s so damn relatable, i'm 36 old morning person with zero kids who likes to be in pyjamas by 9; if thing won't start by 6, i'm definitely not going
I'm 48, had a hospital appointment for an hour this morning which meant having to get up at 6am(I'm not a morning person), spent one hour in a taxi to get there and then home again and I'm just exhausted and already in my nightgown and in bed. Not even 6pm lol
Load More Replies...All you guys who say they are ready for bed by 6, what are you doing between coming home and 6?
Hmm... I'm 52 and we're not leaving the house till 2200 to go to tonight's show.
the towel that gets washed goes back on the hook on the door. not gonna' fold that one.
My scales measure liquids so I use them instead. Been working fine for years.
Lots of things just rinse out really easily too... rinse, shake, done! Lol
My rule was always "out of the drawer, clean no more". I was so naïve.
I dried a load of towels 3 times last night, once this morning and folded them twice.. now they're unfolded in the floor because my 3 year old wanted to help fold them.
I guess I'm alone on this bench. I always fold clothes straight out of the dryer, and put them away. I cannot abide wrinkles.
I did laundry its still in thr basket needed to be folded
Load More Replies...Imagine if field trips were a thing for employees. No, not a team building activity. Just a field trip where you take a day off work and learn how a medieval farm was run.
And suddenly, you just realise it work better than any f******g team building activity...
Load More Replies...As a teacher: this is one of the perks!! Though you're still a little bit 'at work' because you've got a herd of children to watch
Definitely. Also love the growing trend in schools to replace team building activities with well being days. Last one I learned a few circus skills, tried out knitting then sat round a fire roasting marshmallows. I'm always first to volunteer for kids trips.
Load More Replies...My work took us all on a surprise field trip to a rage room. It was awesome!
???? I’m old, what’s a rage room?(besides my car when people are driving like AS*HATS!!!)
Load More Replies...You know...they never did say that he was an egg.
Probably in New England, and after his great fall, experienced New England urban winter and realized all pleasure is ephemeral.
Load More Replies...Reminder: Nowhere in the original version was it implied that Humpty Dumpty was an egg.
It’s cute but cats don’t work that way. It can take weeks for a cat to take to a new environment and feel safe. And that’s with their family not with complete strangers.
Yeah I wouldn’t lend out my orange cat but I’d invite the family to come over and make lasagna dinner with me & cat :) wouldn’t even ask them to help clean up!
Load More Replies...I've got an abnormally social and kid loving orange cat who would be perfect for this.
*Will return said orange cat much more 'relaxed' after a definite mauling by excited toddlers.
My POV of getting an actual bunny for easter. If you set up a shelter where you rent the bunnies out for the holiday, you'd make top dollar.
I want to know if it worked? And then see a photo, that's a feel good moment
I have an orange kitty of 15 years but he's just gonna eat the lasagna himself so... What's the number?
Seriously, I would never want ANY cant, let alone mine, near someone who doesn't know lasagna is contraindicated for real felines.
Might be a joke. If not, at least they said it up front. 🤷🏼♂️
Load More Replies...Aw, bet that was a fantastic laugh! I grew up on a farm and my dad would put us on the back of an old trailer, pulled by a tractor, and drive around the bumpiest fields with deep ruts in them. We would be jolted and thrown about and had to hang on for dear life! Dangerous? Yep! Fun? So much fun! We would be shrieking with laughter. If I had kids I wouldn't do it in a million years!!
LOL now that we are all adults, it seems like a few times a year, my parents learn about some crazy thing that us kids used to do on the farm. My dad always says "jeez, I'm glad I didn't know about that at the time" and then proceeds to tell about something crazy that HE did that HIS parents didn't know about on the same farm haha.
Load More Replies...Made me laugh and think: "Safety only gets in the way of death."
Load More Replies...My dad used ti throw me up so high, he would pretend to walk away! Then turned around and caught me. Cue mother in the background having heart attack
I used ironing board that I put on my sitting dad And slid down it with some help of my dad. Or our doberman pulling me around the house ona tangled old shirt he had as a toy And I sat on it as in a makeshift seat
My kids had that duvet set , and use said duvet cover as ropes to climb up and down off bunkbeds, thank goodness they were really good quality
My brother used to pull us on a toboggan (the sled, not the hat) behind his snowmobile. Don't worry, we had helmets.
I have dropped both my nephew and my godson, both of them LOVE to have.me arround to play with. Oh and my father dropped me while playing with me and a broke my head kkk
Like seriously for a few moments it looks like he's hitting his brother against the wall 😂
They look like they're far enough in age that big guy won't be so angry at little guy that he lets go. My big brother (two years older) had lots of grievances with me.
It is probably more interesting and relatable. And more reflective of reality.
Work in a school. I recommend a middle school. Befriend the kid that knows EVERYTHING. It's an amazing experience.
I’m fascinated by your post! It actually makes me wish I could do that.
Load More Replies...Hey I work at kohls night shift. Current drama is the manager of the shoes area (where I work) is always put on register because she gets the general manager a ton of points, and she never gets to organize the shoes so it’s always a hot mess
Well, I heard that Brittany was fed up because every time Lisa works in her department she ALWAYS forgets to organize the tshirts.
I went to cover someone in an afterschool care at a school I had never been to last week and the first 20 minutes were spent setting, with two staff members in the background gossiping about parents. I was simultaneously judging them and enjoying the content!
I’m retired. I miss the “talking” so much. Not gossip, but details of somebody else’s life. Who won the game? What did she wear? Are they really a couple? How was the movie? That new girl looks like Kristen Stewart! Just new stuff about people I sorta know. Now I’ve gotta work at meeting new people- what a drag.
This is why I don't plan tasks, other than establishing what the first step of the task is. Once I do the first step, it motivates me to continue. If I try to plan out all the steps, the entire task becomes emotionally overwhelming and I won't do it.
Yeah why is it right before I fall asleep I want to take a shower and get ready then when I wake up I have no desire to do so
Or mine, where I wake up in a beautiful log cabin in a beautiful forest and completely healthy and obscenely rich lol
Its a "had to be there moment" but during the 90s I used to watch a TV chef called "The Frugal Gourmet". I was watching one episode where he was making both Lebanese and Greek style baklava. While laying a layer of phyllo dough and happily talking about types of honey he likes to use for different recipes, he angrily put down everything and screamed at the top of his voice "YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MUCH GARLIC!!!!" into the camera. He then calmly returned to talking about honey. There is no garlic in the dish and 30 years later it still makes me laugh as my favorite non sequitur of all time.
Load More Replies...Devided them into small packs and put into freezer, they don't have to peel garlic for the rest of year.
I chop it up and put it into an ice tray with olive oil, then freeze it. Next time I need garlic, I just pop it out of the tray and into the pan.
Load More Replies...Found out you can buy it already peeled and minced in jars of olive oil and I’ve Never. Looked. Back.
Jarred minced garlic is convenient and all but you’re missing out on a lot of flavour and health benefits (allicin in preminced garlic is HUGELY reduced). If you’re just looking for mild flavour, jarred is fine, but to get all the healthy oils and compounds and the best flavours, fresh always wins :)
Load More Replies...Fair play to them. I just have my dogs who never question my decisions or argue with me!
"Are you sure Chris? Dry food? but we had that yesterday!"
Load More Replies...You got it the wrong way round - we get home from a long BREAK at work.
It's why my daughter was so anxious to get back to work after 12 months maternity leave. So much easier than being home with 3 kids 24/7
Load More Replies...Even more props to people who work with children then come home to their own.
"Why do you always say 'hi hungry '?" "Why don't you ever actually ask to eat something in particular?"
Load More Replies...My highschool reunion was fun. I wanted to show everyone I was all, like, super cool now so I showed off my party trick of biting the caps off beer bottles. Probably shouldn't have let that one former classmate filming me doing it though - her dad was my dentist.
Yes ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY FANFUCKINGTASTICALLY YES. Just started my invitations 🙌
Or one for, "I didn't see your text and now whatever you were asking about is irrelevant and I feel bad"
This! This is what I need. My partner: "I never know if you get my texts" (to be fair, occasionally I don't) me: "oh sorry" to myself: shoot, did I not reply to that?
Load More Replies...Oh, what the heck. Us Boomers only dodged polio, meningitis, measles, chickenpox, mumps, strep and scarlet fever. We luxuriated under the threat of imminent nuclear obliteration, with only a few grainy black and white tv channels for distraction. Soda, ice cream and movies were rare treats and your besties were your dog(s) and the neighbor kids, who didn't always go to public schools, and were taught that hanging out with people of a different faith meant they were going to hell, no handbasket necessary. DDT was routinely sprayed everywhere and our septic tanks were contaminating our wells. Worst of all, our wild prairie playgrounds were being plowed under and dug up for housing developments, which meant all the wild critters lost their homes. Did I mention that produce was seasonal and that mothers canned summer's bounty to be stored on basement shelves to feed us during the winter? Sometimes I doubt that the present generation would have survived.
You forgot the parts about several above ground nuclear tests that spread enough radiation to ruin film produced across the country and the overwhelming use of leaded gasoline which resulted in 100-200 times the lead levels in people worldwide the tree generations before millennials compared to pre-industrial levels. That said, modern kids are tough too, and just because things were bad for you too doesn't mean things don't need fixing or that younger people should be happy about problems passed on to them rather than actively fixed.
Load More Replies...Right. Half the global poulation is dead as result of COVID-19 and it's variants and human beings still haven't learned to treat each other with kindness and decency.
I am fifty years old and I can say that things are not as bad as people think. There is always a cloud of doom hanging over us. When I was a kid it was nuclear war, now it's climate change. You either let it make you miserable, or you realize that you are only able to control those things that are in your control. So, live your life, help the people around you, recognize the blessings you receive, be grateful and responsible, and give what you ought. In the end, you control your outlook on life.
Yeah, I mean look what you have left us with... Global warming, higher inflation, etc.
I blame media. Too much media. Everything seems extra bad cause all day, all night, 24/7 they keep telling us that it’s extra extra special bad. I’m mad as hell & I won’t take it anymore! Turn it off, turn it off, turn it ALL off. Take a deep breath & listen to the quiet. You’ll be surprised how much better you feel after a little while.
Coming from someone who grew up poor to the point that our summer "consisted of playing in a kiddie pool filled with the laundry rinse water (cause water cost money) I still don't understand the allure of Disney. Over priced garbage.
My friend told me her family went to Disney...the kids enjoyed the hotel more than the actual park because each ride had like a 2 hour+ wait time
Load More Replies...It would be more educational and less cult driven cash suck! Yay, garbage retrieval!
I tutored 3 kids who were taken to Disney land Paris for 2 days, then sightseeing round Paris for 2 days. Last day of holiday, they got to choose. They chose Paris, as long as they could dress as Disney princesses. Kind of like these values
Entertaining kids is fun, but it also CAN be easy and cheap (not always, obviously) You can tell your kid “oh it’s getting late and we’re going to Disney QUICK we’re gonna be late and we’ll miss the fun WHY ARE YOU SO SLOW?” Or you can say in an excited tone, “Ellie, do you wanna go with me to the LAUNDROMAT? Remember, that place that smells so nice and where you met that nice lady in a PINK SHIRT? If you behave I’ll let you put in the coins all by yourself!” Trust me, you can get kids excited about the weirdest stuff (speaking from my experience as a teacher)
I remember, ages ago, commenting on a thread about Disneyland saying I never intended to take my kids, and people got SO OFFENDED. They made it seem like I was depriving my children of some essential life experience.
You people are all depressed or something... it's the BEST! Disneyland NOT world, Disney world isn't all that but if you go at the right time (winter) Disneyland is awesome and reasonably priced.
When my younger brother was little, our family went to an amusement park and my brother saw a goat at the petting zoo squat down and pee. He was completely amazed. That provided more "amusement" to him than any of the other attractions combined.
The best time I ever had at an amusement park was one that was relatively new, still trying to build up their reputation, on a mid-week day at the fringe of the season. The lines were non-existent. It. was. awesome.
Approach staff. Declare that you are having an existential crisis and that you would like assistance to be able to shop on your own.
Load More Replies...Is there a color in between ? I want to shop on my own so don't bother me unless I ask but be around when I need you so I don't have to go hunting for you.. color.
Why are there red baskets? If I want help, I approach the staff to help me.
that's you personally :) other people are different
Load More Replies...Red=worker gets commission Black=I don't want 20 workers hounding me, all wanting the same commission.
I woke up around 9:30pm one night and went to a fast food restaurant because I really wanted a salad before they closed. So I'm all apologizing for my bedhead and general state of disarray and she's not even paying attention to that... She's just in shock because I crawled out of bed at night and went out for a salad.
Seems like I was always 36 years old - I can't handle multiple people talking.
Also : age 16 "Great, this place is packed!" Age 36 : "Oh no, there's nowhere to sit!"
36 is how I feel when I visit my oldest son and his family. I love it that all their kids are excited to see me, but they gather around me and all talk at the same time. It's complete chaos and I have little idea what any of them said. I came up with a plan for when I visited them: I take one child at a time for a walk around their neighborhood. This way they each have one-on-one time with me. It worked rather well when they had only 4 children. I really enjoyed that. But now they have seven children and I'm older now. There's no way I can walk that far now! 🤭
I'm legit not even 24, but according to this panel, have been 36 for the last 23 years. 🤷🏻♀️
At 42: I hate all people and I'm staying home to have quality time with my ben and jerrys with a little Netflix on top
I think for parents it's like we have the loudness all day long and at the end, we just want to be able to hear ourselves think.
I know men who do... their eyebrows meet in the middle and they would rather they didn't. Not emasculated by it. Be a bit sad to be emasculated by the removal of a few hairs!!
Load More Replies...I remember 1 year my grandkids had been complaining that my pancakes were bad because I didn't have a non stick frying pan but I couldn't afford to buy one. 2 weeks later I got one from my daughter lol. Her boys had told her I needed a new frying pan. Last Christmas I'd told my daughter not to buy me anything as I knew she didn't have much money to buy gifts because of being on maternity leave. Imagine my surprise when she gave me a an electric heating blanket because she knew I couldn't afford to have the heating on.
How to tell us you live in the U.S. w/o telling us you live in the U.S.
Load More Replies...Dogs should never drive, their head would be outside the whole time.
Then, in your best Darth Vader voice, tell him "Be one with the dark side." and then explain that if they walk in the darkness, they have no shadow. I have nephews and explaining the logic behind things and adding some humour in it makes them better behaved and my sister thanks me profusely every time. She literally invented the term "Auntie Trin Talk" for when the kids are driving her mad about something and calls me up, then hands the phone to the nephew who is mucking up and I explain things for my nephew and make her life easier.
Load More Replies...It's been a week since my 4 yo boy started worrying for not having money. "I need to watch TV or I'll have no money". "I have to play videogames or I'll have no money". He looks truely concerned about all this deal
I'm 19 and feel this is it. Like I'm just going to graduate get a job maybe get married and kids. Like Meh.... Nothing interesting
Follow your own pattern :) Maybe graduate, get a job, rent/buy a place, spend your money on hobbies instead of kids :)
Load More Replies...I suffered from major depression for at least a year, and even after I recovered I then had to deal with burnout of exactly this sort for even longer. It was only this year that I started to shrug off my lingering case of "why even bother"-itis.
I’m sure you’re doing your absolute best, Katie, and that’s the important part!
Load More Replies...Find a good group of people who share your interests. A church, a club, a community group, any group of people who share an interest in the things that matter to you. Then go do stuff with them. I am fairly introverted but I am a part of the Knights of Columbus and I really enjoy the community service projects we do, but I generally avoid purely social events.
I'm 48 and have a white beard as result of stress hormones and bad girlfriends. Take what you can get. Enjoy your spinach.
I miss this too! Best part was there were barely any selfie duck faces too.
I miss the Facebook you had to be invited to and was for college students/graduates.
Yeah I was completely confused when when a classmate asked me to join. What is this craziness you speak of? What are you too good for AOL messenger now?
Load More Replies...Miss social media when it's just you and your handful of friends, sharing stuff that you actually do together. Nobody follows internet strangers and try to win their likes.
My mum was a scientist who studied marine organisms. It meant she spent a lot of time looking at thinly sliced molluscs under a microscope. At least when we went to the beach she knew the scientific names of the creatures in rock pools and could tell us some interesting things about them. So that was cool. :D
I was born later than that and I think that it's a wonderful career idea.
i know you think it is but it was REALLY corrupt and awful. so instead Lisa Frank Artwork = Awesome
Load More Replies...YES when I was looking for my current job a few years ago my parents got quite mad at me for not printing resumes and handing them out to businesses in person (I didn’t have a car and they were offering to drive me around). Did NOT understand when I said I’d already applied everywhere online, told me I was being lazy and ignorant (I was 26 at the time so just ignored them, they clearly didn’t understand and would just get angrier and accuse me of lying to be lazy when I tried to explain that a computer was all I needed). Got my current job 3 days later lol. Moved out asap.
Load More Replies...Yeah! My niece is 19, and her pictures look like 1-2 years old. Mine were overexposed, underlighted, with red eyes, typical ugly 90's baby clothes... And I'm just 5 years older!!!! (That's the difference between a camera with celluloid film and digital photos...)
You're adorable. Mine are in black and white like some weirdly adult-looking Victorian baby.
Honestly, I have always been that way because my mom kept a one page laminated bird chart next to the window to identify the birds at the feeder. Great winter activity when it was too cold to go out.
My house was like this too! And if anyone saw an unusual bird, there would be a yell through the house, "Everyone come here! Hurry up! There's a rose-breasted grosbeak perched on the honeysuckle!" My daughter and I still do this.
Load More Replies...Going for a switcheroo where I apply thus advice between New Year's and Christmas
I would be moving if my bathroom trash was watching me like that. 😆 🤣 😂
Just weird, tell the inlaws to leave the room and wait at home 'til the baby is born like sensible people.
Yeah actually going out of your way to organize a “labour photo” feels a little contrived and weird. Poor mama.
Load More Replies...That poor woman. Her husband should stand beside her, not his parents! Time to throw out the in-laws!
My husband and I saw a Dawn dish soap commercial the other day. He got excited that it's a squeeze bottle and I got excited that it can be used to pre-treat laundry. We both stopped for a second and burst out laughing.
I have just the Facebook group for you... Neurodivergent Cleaning Crew (unashamed worshipping of the Dawn Power Wash) 😁
Load More Replies...I bought a fancy new double decker drying rack for the kitchen with a built-in drip tray, and when I showed it to my mum and sister there were squeals of delight all around. Wait, what am I talking about; my drying rack IS just that f*****g awesome.
…..I work in an office and we print and fax every day 😅 I even have an app that scans and “faxes” from my phone. Seems outdated tbf but easier than trying to teach Boomers to use Docusign!
Load More Replies...I had a babysitter once that made us a giant cookie on a pizza pan. We got “slices” of cookie pizza for dinner. It was incredible. Now that I’m an adult I think of this often 😂
Our babysitter did this too but it just all melted together and ran off the sides of the pan. Still fun though
Load More Replies...Accept there filled with a random bag of chips that looked good, and this bottle of soap your kid said smelled good.....
Oh historians will absolutely study our social media. It gets worse. Technology in the future will easily be able to crack all your passwords and access your most private documents and images. They'll use AI bots to make connections between all the public and private things you did online, so nothing will be anonymous. Search histories, text and messaging app histories, and so on, it could all be public.
100 years from now, if technology holds, my great grandchildren will be creeping my dead a*s’s Facebook profile and I joined in 2007 - I don’t want anyone to see the first 5 years 😅😅
There are settings for this! You can choose what happens with your account upon death including leaving it as a memorial without access to certain stuff.
Load More Replies...BP, come on. This is also #14. Does no one pay attention there?
I was asking myself the same questions. There were a few mom / parent memes. The rest was mostly just memes about being an adult.
Load More Replies...I was asking myself the same questions. There were a few mom / parent memes. The rest was mostly just memes about being an adult.
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