Getting sick is scary. Especially if there is something that never used to happen, or something that happens rarely, but feels different, it immediately sends alerts to our brains.

Getting sick is scary. Especially if there is something that never used to happen, or something that happens rarely, but feels different, it immediately sends alerts to our brains.

"I don’t think it’s just fathers terrified of their daughters dating, but parents in general worried about their kids — boys and girls — finding and maintaining healthy friendships and relationships."

"I don’t think it’s just fathers terrified of their daughters dating, but parents in general worried about their kids — boys and girls — finding and maintaining healthy friendships and relationships."

Mom-of-three and blogger Ashley Gibson strives to be the best parent. And that's definitely something to be proud of. However, from time to time she -- like all moms -- ends up in situations where she has to do things she's...

Mom-of-three and blogger Ashley Gibson strives to be the best parent. And that's definitely something to be proud of. However, from time to time she -- like all moms -- ends...

No matter how embarrassing things get, some of us can’t help but share what happened with our loved ones, hoping to make them laugh.

No matter how embarrassing things get, some of us can’t help but share what happened with our loved ones, hoping to make them laugh.

The holiday season is the time of year when you, for better or worse, reconnect with your family. One young man, however, just experienced both ends of the spectrum. When Cydney Prescott was celebrating Christmas, he got to feel the resentment...

The holiday season is the time of year when you, for better or worse, reconnect with your family. One young man, however, just experienced both ends of the spectrum. When Cydney...

Since I’m a mom of 3 children, I never run out of inspiration, and I made a comic every single day for most of the year. It's fun to capture the good moments, as well as to cope with struggles.

Since I’m a mom of 3 children, I never run out of inspiration, and I made a comic every single day for most of the year. It's fun to capture the...

Betje and Violeta Draseikaitė

Parenting can be full of challenges. Yet it can also be full of fun. For instance, when you have a frank and serious discussion with your kid about swearing, cursing, and insulting gestures.

Parenting can be full of challenges. Yet it can also be full of fun. For instance, when you have a frank and serious discussion with your kid about swearing, cursing, and...

A mom’s post about a memory that her son shared with her has gone viral as an example of how surviving neglect affects children.

A mom’s post about a memory that her son shared with her has gone viral as an example of how surviving neglect affects children.

When I became a dad, I decided to start drawing. I illustrated everyday moments with my son, as well as my thoughts, fears, and frustrations with being a parent. We're about to shake things up with another one coming along!

When I became a dad, I decided to start drawing. I illustrated everyday moments with my son, as well as my thoughts, fears, and frustrations with being a parent. We're about...

Jonathan Jui and Violeta Draseikaitė

Twitter user Titi told the internet a story of real familial love: her mother pulled Titi’s brother, who was in the 3rd grade at the time, out of school for a whole month because he was depressed.

Twitter user Titi told the internet a story of real familial love: her mother pulled Titi’s brother, who was in the 3rd grade at the time, out of school for a...

One stepmother faced major backlash both online and in the media for the way that she treated her stepchild. She asked a Facebook group to edit her stepson out of the pictures in a family photo shoot.

One stepmother faced major backlash both online and in the media for the way that she treated her stepchild. She asked a Facebook group to edit her stepson out of the...

You had to save up $60 for a Nintendo when you were 7? Your brother gets an Xbox when he's 7. You're threatened you'll be kicked out of your house if you don't make your bed? Your sister let's food rot...

You had to save up $60 for a Nintendo when you were 7? Your brother gets an Xbox when he's 7. You're threatened you'll be kicked out of your house if...

We all know how easily embarrassed teenagers and young adults are by their parents and this dad is using it for his advantage. Every time he picks his daughter up from the airport, he comes up with hilarious pick-up signs.

We all know how easily embarrassed teenagers and young adults are by their parents and this dad is using it for his advantage. Every time he picks his daughter up from...

This guy managed to tick every box of choosing beggar bingo.

This guy managed to tick every box of choosing beggar bingo.

The Bergerons might be sending out the most awkward Christmas cards, but the Stanleys know how to play the game as well. This family from Charlotte, North Carolina have been using the same format to capture the essence of raising boys, and...

The Bergerons might be sending out the most awkward Christmas cards, but the Stanleys know how to play the game as well. This family from Charlotte, North Carolina have been using the...

Fed up with outdated premises in the original, the 38-year-old dad of two took a classic 19th-century fairytale and gave it a completely different meaning. After adding clever twists to the plot, it transformed into an empowering tale of a bravery.

Fed up with outdated premises in the original, the 38-year-old dad of two took a classic 19th-century fairytale and gave it a completely different meaning. After adding clever twists to the...

Hidrėlėy

A series of real ‘I disown my child’ classifieds appeared in national and local newspapers, allowing various families to publicly support their LGBT+ kids for being proud of who they are and who they love. These ads have stirred huge public...

A series of real ‘I disown my child’ classifieds appeared in national and local newspapers, allowing various families to publicly support their LGBT+ kids for being proud of who they are...

Dubravka Perisic and Titas Burinskas

Hello, Bored Panda! My name is Caitlin and my husband Christian and I have had a lot of struggles with fertility, including three miscarriages and a failed round of IVF. To our blessing our second round of IVF was successful and for...

Hello, Bored Panda! My name is Caitlin and my husband Christian and I have had a lot of struggles with fertility, including three miscarriages and a failed round of IVF. To our...

Caitlin Bellamy

"I was lucky to have people who wanted to celebrate the life of our daughter, I just had some a bit late, which left me feeling exhausted as shown in my picture, staring at everyone wishing they would leave so I...

"I was lucky to have people who wanted to celebrate the life of our daughter, I just had some a bit late, which left me feeling exhausted as shown in my...

This hardworking young mother is proof that nobody stands in your way of success except for yourself. She became pregnant at a very young age, gave up her education and was bullied for being a teenage mother - but Rachel went...

This hardworking young mother is proof that nobody stands in your way of success except for yourself. She became pregnant at a very young age, gave up her education and was...