50 Memes That Perfectly Describe Marriage And Parenting, Shared On The “The Spicy Disaster Mama” Instagram Page
Being a parent is a full-time job. Having one hell-raiser is plenty to have both your hands full, but with each addition to the family, chaos usually increases. It becomes a quest that provides all sorts of surprises every day.
And you can find them on The Spicy Disaster Mama’s socials. Based in California, the content creator mom perfectly depicts, in her own words, “the good, the bad, and the ugly of parenthood and life one meme at a time”. The entertaining Instagram account has already attracted over 80,000 followers who can enjoy some much-needed giggles.
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Some people are really keen on starting a family. They cannot wait to settle down, create a home, and watch a mini version of themselves run around it. In the US, the number of families has been steadily increasing since the ‘60s. According to Statista, there are currently nearly 85 million of them in the country.
Heads of these families might say that parenthood is a gift that keeps on giving. There is nothing quite like watching your little ones take their first steps, say their first words, and develop their character. They might also state that a parent’s love is unconditional. Yet children will try to test it a gazillion times just to make sure.
Some parenting challenges have changed drastically since the good old days. In a 2020 survey, the Pew Research Center found that two-thirds of parents agree that raising children now is more difficult than it was two decades ago. They find it challenging to keep up with the rapid technological advancement. The surveyed people believe that it affects children as well, as they tend to have less patience and choose the virtual world over real-life interaction.
I worked in a daycare for a while. I had a kid that loved coming to the daycare. One day when his mom came to pick him up, he gave me a big wave goodbye as he's walking out the door to tell me how much fun he had that day. And then he walked straight into the edge end of the open door cause he wasn't watching where he was going. I felt loved too. ❤🙊
Parents worry about their kid’s online safety. Respondents of the Pew Research Center survey admit they are concerned about the messages their children receive and the abundance of all sorts of information online. The internet provides not only easy access to the good, but also the bad, and the ugly. Plus, children might not have the best judgment on what content belongs online where everyone can see it.
In addition to oversharing, children might also become targets of unwanted messages and other online attacks. Data shows that over 35% of students in the US aged 12 to 17 have experienced cyberbullying. 10% revealed that they have been victims of someone using their information for impersonation and nearly as many kids said they have experienced racism online.
Ok but seriously periods are so crazy, like you bleed what would probably be a concerning amount, if it were coming from anywhere else, and you get mild to severe pain, but have to continue with your life as if nothing is wrong? Not to mention this goes on for a week every month for YEARS. WTF nature?
I have to admit I enjoyed watching men using a period pain simulator at the same time as their wives. It's level 8, the man is crying on the floor and the woman is shrugging and saying "Yeah this is about normal for me".
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"Seriously though your period is like coming home one day and finding that your spouse has constructed this entire new baby bedroom inside your house and you have to tell them “Sweetie we don’t have a baby” and then your spouse FLIPS THE F**K OUT like “The F**K do you mean we don’t have a baby I DID ALL THIS WORK” and then they spend the next week tearing the whole room apart and throwing it out into the street and screaming at you and then finally when the room is completely gutted they calm down and say “It’s okay hon we’ll have a baby next month” and then they start building the room again AND THIS S**T KEEPS GOING FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE UNTIL YOU HIT LIKE 50 AND THEN YOUR SPOUSE LEAVES YOU BUT NOT BEFORE SETTING THE WHOLE HOUSE ON FIRE SO IT’S NEVER THE SAME AGAIN." ~ typed by a well spoken anonymous person that isn't me.
Not to be funny but I stumbled across this forum for me seeking help with their wives during menopause and one man was beyond himself stupified when his wife decided she wanted nothing to do with him or her children after menopause started moved into a house next door. Blew my mind. Is this what a mid life crisis is for a women will be like?
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Add on endometriosis where your organs go union on you in support of the uterus!
And adenomyosis. They both suck and it sucks when both are from 1 side of the family.
Load More Replies... I had a major problem wth my cycle. Child birth made it so much worse. I began bleeding between periods, then bleeding with zero stops. Just heavy during what would have been periods then light when I should have stopped. This steadily got worse over five years. It got to the point that I had to use a pad and tampon to keep up. I'd change both every 30 minutes. Doctors kept saying I was fine even when I became anemic. Had to go through 6 doctors including a psychiatrist (because I "wanted attending" according to some doctors). After all the hoops were jumped through and they got my husband's opinion (because apparently that matters? - PS they didn't like that he was on my side) , my plea for a hysterectomy was accepted. Had my surgery just before the pandemic took off. I'm now battling for hormone replacement therapy because I'm getting really bad menopause symptoms. Women's health is treated as a joke.
I don't know how women deal with this every freaking month!! They're a true badass to be able to carry on while losing blood for a WEEK!! I freak out over a paper cut!!!
When I was in middle school my period was so violent that it became a danger to my safety (hello fainting spells and loosing an unholy amount of blood) so I was put on birth control and it was the best decision I ever made. I got my life back, so if you’re struggling and that’s an option for you, I’d recommend it!
No wonder some people think that c**p is some sort of divine punishment from a douchebag god.
Me, an asexual: WHYYYYYYYYY edit: spelling error 😑
I went to a chiropractor once because I couldn't move my neck. The guy is asking me to describe the pain, and I was struggling how to do that. He suggested some things on the scale of 1 to 10, with a 5 being period pain. So I said maybe a 3 or 4 then because Id happily live with this if it meant no more period pain. So he takes a look and I'd dislocated 2 vertebrae. He said he couldn't understand why it wasn't more painful. I reminded him I had said it really hurt, just not as much as a period.
Body wants you to have baby. You do not have baby. Body gets revenge.
Hadn't had my period since my baby was born 1,5 years ago. Body seems to be content for now with my baby production
your body just says HOL UP - one is enough (or how many you may have)
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why couldn't we get confettis instead? if you don't want to be pregnant then it's even more of a celebration, and if you ARE trying to get pregnant at least it's just confettis raining down on you for a few seconds, no pads/tampons/diva cup needed, no pain, no messing up your sheets and underwear, no fear of sneezing, etc.
This would be why at 30 I told my gyno. That my youngest was 8, tubes tied since his birth- they say it's cruel to leave a female dog unaltered if you are not going to breed her I'VE HAD HORRIBLE PERIODS FOR 18 YEARS HOW IS THIS ANY DIFFERENT THAN YOU LITERALLY DO FOR A DOG- I WANT TO BE SPAYED! He damned near choked but the agreed & I suddenly developed terrible fibroids & required an urgent hysterectomy. .. BEST DAMNED MEDICAL PROCEDURE I EVER HAD (& my surgeries number in double digits )🐩🐩🐩
It sucks every time. Every single month. I'm a quarter century in, waiting for it to get easier. It has not. Leaves me anemic and doubled over, cramped up, and it's just a regular fact of a woman's life.
Men don't understand this still. No matter how much we explain and they watch videos of men trying period simulators.
I have an incredibly—for lack of a better term—f*cked menstrual cycle. one time I missed 6 months in a row and the agony of it suddenly coming back was so bad I had to spend a whole day curled up in bed. it was radiating pain all the way down to my knees. do keep in mind that I'm also someone who has chronic pain so I'm actually quite numb to the feeling 😓
In earlier times we probably didn't have so many periods. Either we got pregnant year after year or there was a famine from time to time that reduced our body fat to levels incompatible with ovulation. Then of course, there was the whole "died from childbirth at age 28" bit.
I wish people would remember that there are no open veins involved in menstruation, therefore no "bleeding". Aside from that, all these observations are valid and valued.
Not sure what the downvoting is about...true, no open vessels....but blood saturated tissues are expelled. It is easier for general understanding to call it a bleed however. ....seems to have universal understanding
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Nowadays, social media and the internet are way more intertwined with our lives than they were just a couple of decades ago. Research discovered that back in 2005, only 5% of American adults used social media, while recently the number has risen to 72%. Using these platforms themselves, grown-ups know what kind of threats they might pose. Therefore, as much as 75% of parents check the apps and websites their kids are using.
People see a large number of parent influencers online (there are around 4.5 million mom-influencers alone), some of whom might present a beautified view of reality. They can create unreasonable expectations for those with children.
From their squeaky clean houses and children behaving like angels, it might seem like influencers have it all figured out; even though it’s not always the case. Nevertheless, their kids eating vegetables with a smile can frustrate parents with a kid screaming at the sight of a carrot alone.
As if raising children isn’t enough to have one’s plate full, parents have to solve financial riddles as well. Providing for several hungry mouths and maintaining the household is not an easy task. Therefore, moms and dads have to find the best work-life balance for the well-being of all the members.
Based on recent data, one-fourth of parents find it difficult to cover all the expenses of the family, such as housing, food, or healthcare. This puts additional stress on them as spending time with the kids becomes more difficult when working long hours.
I’m an introvert but people like me and want to tell me their life stories all the time. I’m not mean though so I smile and listen, then hide in my room for a week or two.
Parents deal with all sorts of pressure when it comes to planning family finances. Bills, car maintenance, grocery shopping, and other responsibilities seem like a never-ending cycle of expenses. To make things worse, grown-ups in the family often feel pressured to buy things that are less necessary as well. Research shows that around 60% of parents in the US feel the need to purchase certain expensive items of the latest edition.
To be fair I thought she meant sticky tape at first! I taught myself to say record instead, not that it really matters. I don’t know why I did it, I don’t have much going on.
Kids are also not immune to the latest trends. Especially when their peers are walking around with the newest gadgets and ads on TV are blasting about a new kit for making your own slime (who doesn’t love a living room rug covered in glitter, huh?). Investment in digital advertising for children has been steadily rising for years now. Together with the increase in social media usage, it might put thoughts in kids’ heads of things they might need.
just don't say that when they're around or it'll come back to bite ya
The amount of money spent is not the only thing that changes after starting a family. The items parents buy often shift as well, as they tend to trade the nice ones for the practical ones. High heels for New Year? Forget it. Mom’s rocking her new crocs. Some of these amusing memes cover exactly that and the comments show people can relate.
1) Where does this happen? I get a person every time (during business hours of course) and the actual doctor will call me back between patients if I need. 2) I really don’t think my kids school asked for this. I don’t remember it at all. But the school nurse reached out before my kid started kinder based on what I wrote on some “about me” form during registration (my son does have some medical issues).
Physical well-being is another aspect covered perfectly in some of these memes. Living with children might add to the toll time takes on our bodies. More times than not, giving piggyback rides and carrying home three-year-olds (who were absolutely certain about their ability to walk back home) do little to help one’s aching back or stiff neck.
Unpopular opinion coming up. Lies to avoid telling the kids no is quite toxic. Depending on their age this stunt can easily be exposed. You have then taught your kid it is OK to lie to loved ones and that you are willing to do a advanced hoax to fool them. When you later tells them something, perhaps much more important, do you want that them to not trust you?
At that point it's inevitable. Might as well give work a heads up I'll be sick in a few days.
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I never tire of how these posts for Mums are a broad spectrum of themes and issues, but all the "Single Dad" posts are about beer and fishing. Who am I kidding, there are never any single dad posts.
Also dads/guys in general often get portrayed as complete idiots by women in these kind of posts. Kind of weird that you chose to marry/reproduce with him then. I’m a woman with a male partner and it astounds me how much c**p women talk about their “useless” partners whilst simultaneously not allowing them to contribute to the rocket science that is pressing two buttons on the washing machine.
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Just one thing... Why were there so many memes with Pete Davidson? Just seemed weird in this bunch, even if a few where family related.
Parents calling their kids arseholes and turning them into memes...Start saving for the kids therapy, maybe.
Relax. It's not like they go and call their kids names in their faces. It's just some people venting on the internet, because parenting is exhausting.
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I also see a trend where kids seem to be in charge of the home. Called the first priority, they begin to think they're first in everything. My parents took good care of us, but they were in charge. What they said went and we fell in line. Children are just that, children, and being super mom so everyone will think you're brilliant is a waste of time. Love them, provide for them, teach them self discipline and prepare them to live in a cold hard world. In other words, raise them to be adults, not tall children.
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I never tire of how these posts for Mums are a broad spectrum of themes and issues, but all the "Single Dad" posts are about beer and fishing. Who am I kidding, there are never any single dad posts.
Also dads/guys in general often get portrayed as complete idiots by women in these kind of posts. Kind of weird that you chose to marry/reproduce with him then. I’m a woman with a male partner and it astounds me how much c**p women talk about their “useless” partners whilst simultaneously not allowing them to contribute to the rocket science that is pressing two buttons on the washing machine.
Load More Replies... Just one thing... Why were there so many memes with Pete Davidson? Just seemed weird in this bunch, even if a few where family related.
Parents calling their kids arseholes and turning them into memes...Start saving for the kids therapy, maybe.
Relax. It's not like they go and call their kids names in their faces. It's just some people venting on the internet, because parenting is exhausting.
Load More Replies... I also see a trend where kids seem to be in charge of the home. Called the first priority, they begin to think they're first in everything. My parents took good care of us, but they were in charge. What they said went and we fell in line. Children are just that, children, and being super mom so everyone will think you're brilliant is a waste of time. Love them, provide for them, teach them self discipline and prepare them to live in a cold hard world. In other words, raise them to be adults, not tall children.
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