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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!

#1

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Hans
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same here. Remember the joy vividly to this day.

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lenka
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

LuckyL
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It would have been so funny if the paper said "boy".

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Brendan Roberts
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3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"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...

Sequoia door.
Community Member
3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"It's a girl!" *Bomb explodes* *Wildfire* *Earthquake*

Puck
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We didn't want to know, so our gender reveal party was combined with our son's birth-day.

Viktor
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

During our ultrasound checkup, the nurse asked if we want to know and then proceeded to draw a little arrow with the word ‘penis :)’

Raven DeathShade
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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Dancy Chandler
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So derivatively sane...:') no fire, or unexploded ordnance? Mon dieu!

RawPapaya
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've never understood the need or the logic behind these

Justme
Community Member
3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep, that’s how we did it. It was revealed to everyone else when we said “it’s a boy” casually as it came up in conversation.

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    #2

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    Ivana Bašić
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Look at the admiration on their little faces. The ultimate coolness level a parent can achieve.

    Benita Valdez
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This would've been my dad 😊 can't tell you how many times I made that man beat Gannon for me

    Evi Grimes
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And now I have my son beat hard levels for me. How the tables have turned.

    Darth Bob
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It doesn't happen often, but I still love that look of jealousy on my (adult) son's gave when mom beats a level or a game faster than he does...

    Terry Tobias
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is so cute! What a cool mom!

    Rad Roxxy
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to play video games...now I'm the one ruining them at bed time 😩

    JustKate
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandma always helped us, she beat us in Tetris and doctor Mario too. I think she secretly got the console for herself and not for the grandkids XD

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    Chris Jones
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!

    Justme
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same in our house - “did you find us something to watch!?” … like he has no idea what kind of chore he gave me.

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    Mama Penguin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Laura Ketteridge
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Mary Rose Kent
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What happens if there’s nothing in the six that the other person wants to see?

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    Nicole Pasalagua
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There actually is an app for that. But I forget what it’s called.

    Carmiline_1234
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please remember! I need this in my life soooo bad it's not even funny

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    BubbaLouie
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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)

    Surfing Panda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Basically an app to avoid talking to your partner...?

    Polly Hart
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!

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    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?

    #4

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    Libstak
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg I want to be a fly on the wall for this so much. Lmao

    CurlyCucumber
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh,this is the funniest. I know when I am tired: when my phone rings and I answer with the remote.

    Natalia Allen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember as a child when my mum was drunk her trying to switch tv channels using a calculator.

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    Kelly Fifer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've done this. In my defense the pillowcase was made of t-shirt fabric.

    ThatRandomGuy
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel every part of this sentence

    BJames
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My wife loves to bargain shop from some bamboo fabric company and buy up the cheap funky patterns nobody in their right mind would buy. So we end up with kids clothes, adult clothes, pillow cases and sheets all in the exact same pattern. So I can 100% relate.

    Hagen Radcliffe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oohhhh fresh outta the dryer to wear in bed. BLISS !!!

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    #5

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    Liesl English
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    It's Izzy 🇺🇦 (They/Them)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!)

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    Emily M
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Susan Bosse
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "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.

    rowhobbit
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oh my god EXACTLY! every single time I try to find a recipe they go on this loooong talk first

    Carl Lipscombe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So you spend more time on the site and see all the ads

    Curry on...
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the 'jump to recipe' link isn't at the top of the page, I'm outtie.

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    #6

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    lenka
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ME 40: I want to live in a big house in the forest with my attractive spouse and big pile of blueberries to use as currency.

    ...
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would eat all the currency

    Marvelous Rex
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    tl gmc
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I enjoyed the lockdown. I was happier than everyone around me, which I odd because I lean toward being pessimistic most times

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    ohjojo (you/your's)
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Blueberries will never work. The stains will never come out. Try acorns

    ליזה וולושין
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    laughed so hard at this😂 i'm 25 and i'm feeling that shift of attitude happening rn

    Clover
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am retired, live in a cabin in the woods. There are blueberries, but don't use them as currency. I love it here!

    Marita Berndt
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me, 60: I want to live in the forest with some dogs and the blueberry currency idea is a good one. Yes.

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    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.

    #7

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    Chris Jones
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My inlaws had the same problem with their dog. We have such an inconsistent bedtime that our dogs are too confused.

    Curry on...
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dog used to wake me up at the same time every morning, which sucked on days off.

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    Libstak
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Bethany Heller
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Dana Ondráčková
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Aran Lindvail
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Cat Chat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    AngelWingsYT
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

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    Susan Bosse
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Cyndielouwhoo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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 :)

    Zophra
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cat approves of this.

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    RandomFrog
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How did you get a description of me??

    Adam Miller
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't have the energy to be that complicated.

    GV Martinez-Williams
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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..

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    Liz W
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm In This Meme And I Don't Like It

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    Chris Jones
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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?!

    C W
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Delete this and make it happen. I would buy chamomile toothpaste right now!

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    Mama Penguin
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sits on the couch: *falls asleep*. Lays on the bed: *anxiously thinking about the future and stays awake until 3 AM*

    Jaithesaint
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I gave up and now sleep on my couch

    Celtic Pirate Queen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Clover
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you find out, let me know

    Robert Trebor
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The chair or sofa sucks the essential sleep-now ingredient out of you.

    Trinity
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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...

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    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.

    #10

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    Brendan Roberts
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmmm...perhaps I should ask my wife if I'm honestly the world's greatest lover.

    Bored Seb
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I challenge you for the title of worlds greatest potato peeler. I'm ready !

    PumpernickelsBum
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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? :)

    François Carré
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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".

    Hagen Radcliffe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Having a mom who got you to appreciate & be proud of your skills is Priceless.

    Deanna Crichley
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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?!".

    Eric Mesh
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess Devon Sawa didn't have "Idle Hands" after all.

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    E Menendez
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is sweet. It really is the simple things.

    Sarah K
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ahahahaaaaa!!!! I love this. Fat cannoli foot.

    Marianne
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the sweetest thing ever! ♥️

    PupperPanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is adorable and fat cannoli foot is the best description 😂

    Ellen Larkin
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm dying at fat cannoli foot 😂🤣😂🤣

    Meghan Turnis
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The water almost coming out my nose is quite uncomfortable. Gosh that's funny.

    Barbara Skolly
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel like Fat cannoli foot is attached to a delicious stuffed sausage leg. Nom nom nom!!

    funkybluegirl
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg! I did this when my, now 17 y.o., kid was a baby. We called it 'foot phone'.

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    Connie Marciniak
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m only 3 channels on a black and white TV old!

    Brendan Roberts
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm the same "kitchen phone" age, but feel "mail by horseback" years old.

    MediumPimpin
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm rotary phone that you have to lease from Bell old.

    Libstak
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeh I'm spin dial landline years old.

    Nikki Sevven
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm "where is that damn 45 record adaptor" years old.

    Ohhhdear
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m skatekey tight roller skates onto saddle shoes old

    hhh cubed
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Clearly you are not old enough for this thread then. 😋

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    Camo Pena
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    letting the handset dangle to unwind and untangle

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    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.

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    #13

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    Mama Penguin
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would a single pigeon feather do? I found it at a nearby park.

    Chewie Baron
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Dodo and Pigeon are in the same family, so yes!

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    kathryn stretton
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!

    Mary Rose Kent
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Should not have read this before eating brekkies!

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    Chris D'Asta
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Straight up d**k move. Bourdain wouldn't have done that

    chaotic_charlie (they/he)
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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."

    Drake Foxe
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't forget the "pinch" of salt! As i watch them throw a fist full of salt into the food...

    Surfing Panda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why did I read:"...in their panty..."...

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    Emily M
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is why we want people to text us LOL

    Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

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    Michael W
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My phone has a "screen call" feature. Make them say why they're calling before answering.

    Drake Foxe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Justme
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I have to call a patient to confirm an appointment - I ALWAYS announce who I am and why I’m calling first. And I train new employees with this method.

    Sarah K
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Caller justification is the best thing I've ever heard of.

    Liz W
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "We'll be happy to assist you; but first, I'll need to know how to best direct your call: say a few words about your problem, such as - 'dinner plans,' 'mother-in-law visit,' or 'taking the kids to school.'"

    Nikki Sevven
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Tigerpacingthecage
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Robert Trebor
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My phone interrogates strange numbers.

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    Lyne Smith
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    AngelWingsYT
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As an adult it becomes: damnit! What time is it? *looks at time* DAMNIT!

    Ellen Tannenbaum
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine would sit up and immediately yell “where’s my breakfast?”

    Al Padilla
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Chris D'Asta
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor kid. I was 4 when I realized the futility.

    #16

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    Lori E
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel so validated on this one

    Steven Bennett
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Deirdre Segraves
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I should introduce you to my middle aged white guy who does the same thing.

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    Per-Ole Sjuve
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Mary Rose Kent
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    3 years ago

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    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I look forward to my life as an anxious adult

    Katie Lutesinger
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That 'your' is making me anxious. Or at least vaguely irritated.

    Shyla Clay
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just as anxious as a half-peeled sticker.

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    Elliot Love
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Phyzzi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Claire
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do you get bonus points for hoarding those homemade coupons from your siblings because there would always be a better time?

    Lucy Carney
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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 🙈

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    MagicalUnicorn
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Anna Tribe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

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    Beuska
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    last week I went to a party that started at 9:30... I am over 38, can you imagine how hard it was to stay awake?? :D

    The Deez
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My daughter is almost 22 and currently living back at home. She'll be getting ready to go out at, like, 10:00 while I'm heading to bed! LOL!

    foofoofloofy
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yet she's posting at 12:15 AM...

    Cat Logic
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup! I often stay up until 3 am, but when former students want me to go to a club thing that starts at 11 pm, I'm like Are you crazy?!

    Nikki Sevven
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    8pm? That conflicts with my pre-bedtime relaxation.

    Wondering Alice
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All you guys who say they are ready for bed by 6, what are you doing between coming home and 6?

    Celtic Pirate Queen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right? We won't even start a movie that late!

    JustKate
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol it's the opposite for me usually. I work late, so I usually sleep around 3 am and won't wake up before 10 or 11. Yet my mom tries to call me around 7 in the morning regularly if I feel like going somewhere with her.

    Thomas Jones
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmm... I'm 52 and we're not leaving the house till 2200 to go to tonight's show.

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    Lori E
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We gotta embrace those win/win moments

    WoodenLion
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the towel that gets washed goes back on the hook on the door. not gonna' fold that one.

    Carrie de Luka
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My scales measure liquids so I use them instead. Been working fine for years.

    Amanda B Bench
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lots of things just rinse out really easily too... rinse, shake, done! Lol

    Celtic Pirate Queen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My rule was always "out of the drawer, clean no more". I was so naïve.

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    Liana
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please come to our house and do it too. Please...

    Ivy Rutherford
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Deanna Crichley
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    RandomFrog
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bro I’m currently avoiding my piles of laundry rn.

    AngelWingsYT
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did laundry its still in thr basket needed to be folded

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    Robert Trebor
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The imps are reloading your dryer right now.

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    #20

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    Mama Penguin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    mulk
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And suddenly, you just realise it work better than any f******g team building activity...

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    K. Lange
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had a field trip with my old company to a steel Mill my Boss worked at as a Student. Including a guided tour. Was a nice day

    Emily M
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Wondering Alice
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Michael W
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I actually had one of these once. We all jumped on a chartered bus and travelled out of state to an American Civil War battlefield. Still paid like we were at work.

    Amy Felton
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My work took us all on a surprise field trip to a rage room. It was awesome!

    Hagen Radcliffe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ???? I’m old, what’s a rage room?(besides my car when people are driving like AS*HATS!!!)

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    Ria C.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My company's team building was going to a park to have a picnic, drink and play a very bad cornhole tournament. I called it an adult field day instead.

    Phyzzi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is one of the fun things about going to conferences IMO. Also, I have absolutely taken some trips that were basically field trips for work, but they weren't just random, we really were learning stuff.

    Mary Hapenny
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As George Bernard Shaw said "youth is wasted on the young."

    Chris D'Asta
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stop posting on Bored Panda and get back to work, WE own you!

    Deb Dedon
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a future nerd, I would have loved it!

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    Mama Penguin
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awwww looks so cozy :)

    E Menendez
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder what happened that they couldn't put him back together again.

    Phyzzi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably in New England, and after his great fall, experienced New England urban winter and realized all pleasure is ephemeral.

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    Kit Kat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No wonder. He had a cat that actually used the damn cat bed!

    Maiun
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Took me a moment, we call it autumn this side of the pond.

    Beta Bravo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminder: Nowhere in the original version was it implied that Humpty Dumpty was an egg.

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    C W
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!

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    MediumPimpin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've got an abnormally social and kid loving orange cat who would be perfect for this.

    Kiss Army
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me too. Calvin is just too friendly...

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    Dancy Chandler
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *Will return said orange cat much more 'relaxed' after a definite mauling by excited toddlers.

    Ian Taggart
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    E. Hamilton
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want to know if it worked? And then see a photo, that's a feel good moment

    Winter Eleven
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have an orange kitty of 15 years but he's just gonna eat the lasagna himself so... What's the number?

    Chris D'Asta
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are we certain about the 'Not Crazy' statement?

    Cat Chat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously, I would never want ANY cant, let alone mine, near someone who doesn't know lasagna is contraindicated for real felines.

    Elliot Love
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Might be a joke. If not, at least they said it up front. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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    Chris Jones
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!!

    Marvelous Rex
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Brendan Roberts
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Safety only gets in the way of fun.

    Zophra
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Made me laugh and think: "Safety only gets in the way of death."

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    Emily M
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean.. if the dude in the pillow case was into it..

    Rachel W B
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Dana Ondráčková
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Sandra Morison
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Adam Miller
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My brother used to pull us on a toboggan (the sled, not the hat) behind his snowmobile. Don't worry, we had helmets.

    João André
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    XxRayne CloudxX
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like seriously for a few moments it looks like he's hitting his brother against the wall 😂

    Robert Trebor
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    E Menendez
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is probably more interesting and relatable. And more reflective of reality.

    Emily M
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Work in a school. I recommend a middle school. Befriend the kid that knows EVERYTHING. It's an amazing experience.

    Mary Rose Kent
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m fascinated by your post! It actually makes me wish I could do that.

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    Violet Jensen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Kim Charles
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is what gets me through long haul flights

    Charles Barrow
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And welcome to why soaps and ensemble shows are so popular

    Becky's Display Name
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, I heard that Brittany was fed up because every time Lisa works in her department she ALWAYS forgets to organize the tshirts.

    Huddo's sister
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!

    Hagen Radcliffe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    ohjojo (you/your's)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Something to do with a yogurt being labeled

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    Emily M
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As if somehow the discipline will happen to me in the night

    Nikki Sevven
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Trophy Husband
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine revolve around winning a lot of money...

    RandomFrog
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Anna Tribe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or mine, where I wake up in a beautiful log cabin in a beautiful forest and completely healthy and obscenely rich lol

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    Chris Jones
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They nearly have enough...

    Two_rolling_black_eyes
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Viktor
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Damn, what were they trying to cook? Dracula?

    Susan Bosse
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm all for garlic but were they high?

    ADHORTATOR
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    there is no such thing as too much garlic

    jazz cat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Devided them into small packs and put into freezer, they don't have to peel garlic for the rest of year.

    Samantha
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Dixie
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Found out you can buy it already peeled and minced in jars of olive oil and I’ve Never. Looked. Back.

    Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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 :)

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    Ellen Tannenbaum
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least they know a clove is just one part of a bulb!

    Stephen Ford
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well... They're covered in a VAMPIRE INVASION right?

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    Chris Jones
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fair play to them. I just have my dogs who never question my decisions or argue with me!

    crazy_cat_notAlady
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Are you sure Chris? Dry food? but we had that yesterday!"

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    Brendan Roberts
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You got it the wrong way round - we get home from a long BREAK at work.

    Anna Tribe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

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    Ellen Tannenbaum
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Even more props to people who work with children then come home to their own.

    Zophra
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to call it "the second shift." Recaffeinate and begin.

    Taryn Wallace
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And you have to try and keep them alive for EIGHTEEN years.....

    Justme
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    … making a mess and demanding to know what you’re going to feed them

    Phyzzi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Why do you always say 'hi hungry '?" "Why don't you ever actually ask to eat something in particular?"

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    Jenn C
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work at a school and some days I think, at least I get to send them home at night.

    Surfing Panda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just do what most parents do: give 'em food and a tablet or phone

    BJames
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait, you can just leave them home!?! I'm so excited to tell my wife how much money we're gonna save.

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    Trophy Husband
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's a feat I've never managed!

    Rad Roxxy
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just put it on my son's bed. There. NOW we got space.

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    E Menendez
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never went to a high school reunion, but I would go to this!

    Katie Lutesinger
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Mama Penguin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A reunion that actually sounds fun.

    GramDB
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    NOOOooooooooOOOOOOoooo!

    Kelly Jo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So much trouble would happen.... but it would be an awesome time

    Clover
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some, I wouldn't want to see again.

    Debbie Burns
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY FANFUCKINGTASTICALLY YES. Just started my invitations 🙌

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    karen snyder
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This post seriously reminded me to answer a couple texts.

    Axolotl King
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or one for, "I didn't see your text and now whatever you were asking about is irrelevant and I feel bad"

    Phyzzi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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?

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    Evi Grimes
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll use this 🤷🏻‍♀️

    iBlank
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    maybe "... ..." to indicate that you started to respond but had nothing and trailed off

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    Mama Penguin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did not take long to figure that out lol

    Deb Dedon
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Phyzzi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Chris D'Asta
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Adam Miller
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    ErrorGamer2000
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, I mean look what you have left us with... Global warming, higher inflation, etc.

    rowhobbit
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    no brainer yeah! world sucks everything is on fire! yaaaaaay

    Hagen Radcliffe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    EEF🤓
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love these 'well duh' articles.

    Joely King
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Upvote for the gesturing 🤣

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    E Menendez
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Liky K
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

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    iBlank
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was out for a run in a local park and some kids were playing in the creek. One of them yelled enthusiastically that "this is more fun than going to Disney". I told the parents "you'll remember that for next summer I bet" and we all had a good laugh.

    Dancy Chandler
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It would be more educational and less cult driven cash suck! Yay, garbage retrieval!

    Wondering Alice
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Kay Phillips
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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)

    AnonymousApple
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Sensitive Issues
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Ashley Schriber
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Hobby Hopper
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Carrie de Luka
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What if there are only red baskets available and you want black? 😳

    lenka
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Approach staff. Declare that you are having an existential crisis and that you would like assistance to be able to shop on your own.

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    Garth Bock
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Kristof De Smet
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are there red baskets? If I want help, I approach the staff to help me.

    rowhobbit
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that's you personally :) other people are different

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    Megan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm grabbing one of each

    Clover
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That red basket, black basket is a good idea. Never seen that before.

    Susan Teter
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Red=worker gets commission Black=I don't want 20 workers hounding me, all wanting the same commission.

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    Fitz_N_Fartz
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Personal choice is a wonderful thing.....

    Mathew Aaberg
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why we invented computer games, all sorts of whimsy there.

    Becca Hauck
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Chris D'Asta
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Goddamnit. I was fine until I read that. I am so terribly sad now.

    Omi bub
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can I just confirm I do none of these things and also feel like an idiot

    Surfing Panda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Care to escape this ratrace together...?

    CammyCat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This needs to b shown to every kid that says “I can’t wait until I’m a grown up and can do whatever I want!”

    Sandy Parker
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The anger I'm feeling towards these veggies is explosive

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    LuckyL
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seems like I was always 36 years old - I can't handle multiple people talking.

    kathryn stretton
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also : age 16 "Great, this place is packed!" Age 36 : "Oh no, there's nowhere to sit!"

    Glen Ellyn
    Community Member
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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! 🤭

    DoubleHeartDoctor
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm legit not even 24, but according to this panel, have been 36 for the last 23 years. 🤷🏻‍♀️

    Joely King
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Surfing Panda
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Age 62: just shut up, I've got tinnitus.

    Josie Sangione
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Turn down the music during dinner at weddings!

    Becca Hauck
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Cat Logic
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Age 66: Eating at restaurants means too many convos AND I had to change out of my pajamas.

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    Gin Sutaraito
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew!

    Joely King
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fried, lots of salt. Bada boom!

    Channo Sagara
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's always been the latter for me.

    Mike Zech
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    3 years ago

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    Men don't tweeze their eyebrows! One word.... Emasculation! Lmmfao

    Chris Jones
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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!!

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    Anna Tribe
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    JP Purves
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How to tell us you live in the U.S. w/o telling us you live in the U.S.

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    Curry on...
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only if she asked for a vacuum, otherwise you'll be in the dog house.

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    Dancy Chandler
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dogs should never drive, their head would be outside the whole time.

    kathryn stretton
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Read once, his shadow wouldn't stop following him.

    Trinity
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Jody Whitmarsh
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The left shoe won't fit on the right foot

    J Ko
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She couldn’t find any shorts…there were four pairs of shorts in the drawer she had opened. Other kid- I put her diaper in the diaper genie when she wanted to do it herself.

    Jude Fire
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hahahahaha I miss those days when that was what i worried about.

    Leonel Diorno
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Stephanie Did It
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember crying because I wasn't allowed to eat raw bacon.

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    Artsy Bookworm
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Mama Penguin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Follow your own pattern :) Maybe graduate, get a job, rent/buy a place, spend your money on hobbies instead of kids :)

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    Katie Lutesinger
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Mary Rose Kent
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m sure you’re doing your absolute best, Katie, and that’s the important part!

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    Adam Miller
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Kat Snack
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a 40yo single mother who always felt like that. You'll get used to it.

    Chris D'Asta
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm 48 and have a white beard as result of stress hormones and bad girlfriends. Take what you can get. Enjoy your spinach.

    Solidhog
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait! What? You described me and my life exactly!

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    Trixie McMinx
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I miss this too! Best part was there were barely any selfie duck faces too.

    Furmama0501
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I miss the Facebook you had to be invited to and was for college students/graduates.

    Benita Valdez
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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?

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    Kelly Jo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Go back another decade, even better, chat rooms and instant messaging was on the family computer. Much more difficult to send pictures

    Beta Bravo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I miss the old 9gag. Nothing but rage comics.

    Channo Sagara
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Cat Logic
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Influencers are the worst. Why should I give a s**t what you like so somebody pays you?

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    Chelle Jones
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It takes more to earn my loyalty.

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    Satan Laughs
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can confirm. It was a magical career.

    Justme
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep - I thought I’d be a dolphin trainer. Disclaimer: 6 year old me had no idea of the horrors that is Sea World.

    Katie Lutesinger
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Ian Taggart
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was born later than that and I think that it's a wonderful career idea.

    Jo Johannsen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    RIP Jacques Cousteau, an inspiration for so many.

    HeatherDPanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Daughter wanted to be a Wolf Biologist! Too bad she didn't lol

    L̸1̶z̵
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can confirm as an 80's kid I too wanted to be a marine biologist because dolphins are magical

    august is mentally unstable
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i know you think it is but it was REALLY corrupt and awful. so instead Lisa Frank Artwork = Awesome

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    Mama Penguin
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lost count of how envious I get of my cat's lifestyle.

    Lsai Aeon
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not as amazing as you think it is. You'll be bored out of your mind within a week. Source: I only leave my house for doctor appointments, have no friends, and my body is so broken I can barely get out of bed to make it to the bathroom on time.

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    Mama Penguin
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    100/10 would love to see this.

    Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Lsai Aeon
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Need them to pay for college and buy a house, too. My mother is one of those who thinks I just need to stand up out of my wheelchair and hit the streets for a job so I can buy a house and go back to school. She's 75! I'm 43!

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    Laura Mende (Human)
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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...)

    Nikki Sevven
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You're adorable. Mine are in black and white like some weirdly adult-looking Victorian baby.

    Justme
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They’ll probably feel left out and develop a filter to make grainy yellowed pics

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    Mama Penguin
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see you existential crisis dog.

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    E Menendez
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Nikki Sevven
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Chelle Jones
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A super hero in the making.. Spaghetti Girl!

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    Disgruntled Panda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Going for a switcheroo where I apply thus advice between New Year's and Christmas

    Kate
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's called the Merryneum, because it's the bridge that straddles Xmas and New Year (coined by Susie Dent :-)

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    Chelle Jones
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would be moving if my bathroom trash was watching me like that. 😆 🤣 😂

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    Justme
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And you only see them when you’re en-route to another nearby destination and you take the long route so you can meet up for coffee and catch up.

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    SuePrew
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    make her a burned quesadilla, both sides

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    Carrie de Luka
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just weird, tell the inlaws to leave the room and wait at home 'til the baby is born like sensible people.

    Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah actually going out of your way to organize a “labour photo” feels a little contrived and weird. Poor mama.

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    Artsy Bookworm
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Labour photo???? By the way does that look like Sharpay to anyone🤔

    Justme
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve never understood this. The last place I want to “host a get together” is while I’m an unwashed patient in a hospital bed! That’s before throwing in - laboring, sick, injured, and/or in-pain.

    LuckyL
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My boyfriend took 2 pictures of me with our minutes old baby on my chest - seconds apart. On the second I'm smiling and looking really happy - on the first I look about as done with the world as she does. And it summs it all up perfectly!

    Chrissie Anit
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That poor woman. Her husband should stand beside her, not his parents! Time to throw out the in-laws!

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    Mama Penguin
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    C Cat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have just the Facebook group for you... Neurodivergent Cleaning Crew (unashamed worshipping of the Dawn Power Wash) 😁

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    Katie Lutesinger
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    …..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!

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    Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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 😂

    Justme
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our babysitter did this too but it just all melted together and ran off the sides of the pan. Still fun though

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    WhyAmIHere
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Accept there filled with a random bag of chips that looked good, and this bottle of soap your kid said smelled good.....

    Hobby Hopper
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does Target even carry Gucci and Chanel?

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    Elixir
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    to be fair its like 3000 AUD so honestly its still pretty expensive for a bike

    Nikki Sevven
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Peloton is the 21st century equivalent of NordicTrak.

    Hobby Hopper
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And isn't the subscription basically paying someone to yell at you?

    Lori E
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's a Peloton? I'm trying to resist the need to look it up

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    Hobby Hopper
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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 😅😅

    Jennifer Sheppard
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

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    Nate Wu
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I enjoyed #13 more because it's never as funny the second time around.

    Jacqueline Pie Francis
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    BP, come on. This is also #14. Does no one pay attention there?