Becoming a parent really turns your life upside down. Suddenly, sleeping in on a Saturday feels like a luxury, and going on a trip requires a level of planning that honestly deserves some kind of certification. Even making dinner can feel harder than working in a professional kitchen, because your toughest critic is usually a very picky 3-year-old.
In other words, parenting is a lot, and the Instagram page Kids Are The Worst clearly knows it. Through memes and funny posts, it captures the everyday chaos of raising children in a way that makes you laugh and feel seen at the same time. We’ve gathered some of the best ones below.
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The birds later on get food from a feeder after it's filled. Ha ha jokes on the early bird.
It's currently 2:49 am where I am. 😁 Should I go to bed? Yes. Will I? 🤷♀️
Actually the instinct comes from when they HEAR flowing water. Cool right?
But sometimes I have energy! It's just at 330am before a big meeting.
I once herniated a disc by bending over to pick up the dog bowls. The empty dog bowls.
Get a notes app. Mine is full of cryptic notes that I don't remember or recognize, but I'm afraid to delete them.
That reminds me. I've got 40 mins of my lunch break left. Go sort out that pile of clothes or carry on scrolling? Taking votes now.
OK seriously, how do you know this?? Has someone been watching my entire life?
Yes! He has to deliver presents to every single kid. He’s not bringing 7. He’s bringing 1. How does a Christmas bill become a Christmas law?
Moms are doing dad jokes. This is what equality gets you. I hope you're all satisfied now.
I once had a boss ask me if I put lithium in my cereal in the morning LOL
Oh, the feeling when the doors would open...pure joy. That was when summer lasted forever.
Bills, bills they still come as depression letters. Even if you sign up for paperless...
Dad is on the toilet, looking at his phone for the next 45 minutes
The last time I got asked if I was pregnant was the last time I wore a peasant blouse. 😕
Typical American grade school lunch - circa 1983. I ate it for years thinking it was delicious - then one day I went "WT.F is this junk?" and spit it out disgustedly. I haven't touched a piece of bologna since then! 😁
I gave a friend a similar basket full of stuff as a housewarming gift. She absolutely loved it!
"Why do they both cost the same?! Plastic should be cheaper than organic!" /JK (just in case)
My childhood memories include one where my brother's friend's dad (who's also my dad's friend) used our yard as a turnaround
or the unmistakable ERP SPlat! that gets your body moving before your eyes start working
I always cheated at that game. I'd have my head down but eyes open looking at the floor. Then I'd identify people by their shoes. 😁 And 8 year old me was totally fine with being a cheater apparently! 😂
I learned that quick as a kid after missing a few episodes of Are You Afraid of the Dark because I thought it came on at 8 instead of 7 (central)
When I was a teen, when playing hide and seek with my little cousin, if it was obvious where he was, I'd go to another spot for a second and pretend I hadn't seen him, then act like I happened to walk over to his correct hiding spot.
I don't understand, I was attending weddings from birth, I was bridesmaid (1st time) at age 2. I enjoyed living so I did not; run around, make sound, misbehave, or otherwise 'let my mother down' in any way. However, in those days it was usual for parents of small ones to leave the reception after the speeches and before the party.
Oh dear g*d, that is diaper rash cream. It's going to take industrial grade solvents to get that stuff off.
