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50 Times Moms Won The Internet By Being Their Wholesome, Hilarious Selves
Moms are the superheroes of our lives, providing an endless supply of love, support, and guidance that we need to thrive. From the moment we're born, they do everything in their power to make sure we're happy and healthy.
They're the ones who bandage our scraped knees, cook us our favorite meals, and offer a listening ear when we need to talk. And as we grow older, they continue to be our biggest cheerleaders, offering words of encouragement and unwavering support through all of life's ups and downs.
Whether we're celebrating our greatest achievements or weathering our toughest challenges, our moms are always there, reminding us of our worth and helping us find our way. They truly are the heart and soul of our families, and we're forever grateful for all that they do.
So we at Bored Panda decided to compile a list of wholesome moments that perfectly capture the magic of motherhood.
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Asking For Salt, So The Needy Neighbor Won't Feel Guilty Asking For Help
The Little Things We Take For Granted
Parents sometimes view joking as a distraction or departure from the usual routine – a break from the serious side of parenting, but contrary to what many think, you don’t have to be a comic or jokester to make humor work for you and your children. In fact, it can be a parent's most useful tool for calming situations, encouraging proper behavior, and cementing the parent-child bond.
"Parental anger may seem like the right response when your child does something wrong. But, you run the risk of putting a wedge in your relationship," says Susan Newman, Ph.D., who is a social psychologist researching and writing about parenting concerns and family dynamics.
However, as you can see in the pictures, you have to know how to pick your spots.
My Mom Crochets And Donated 48 Blankets To Sick Children This Year
Mom Texted Me And Said She Was Going To Be A Mother Again. A Minute Later I Get This Picture
Legend Mom
"Consider a thoughtful, humorous exchange: laughter or a joke, but one not made at your child’s expense in a way that demeans him," Newman says. "Sarcasm and put-downs work against tightening your parent-child bond."
"Let’s say you send your child to his room or take your daughter’s cell phone away for two weeks. You are ultimately pushing a child away who already feels miserable because he broke a rule or your favorite bowl (or because he got caught). She’s stressed by the transgression that curtailed her privileges and may begin to harbor resentment toward her restricting parent."
Wholesome Mother
My Mom Crocheted My Dog A Cigar
A Proud Moroccan Mama
My Mom Got To Visit Snow White - Her Favorite Princess Since She Was A Little Girl. My Mom Retired Friday And This Was Her First Trip To Disney Ever
So according to the psychologist, sometimes humor isn’t the answer. "Anything that puts your child in physical danger or seems to put his academic or social standing at risk calls for a serious chat or imposing restrictions."
But in so many instances, a lighter approach reduces both the parent’s and the child’s stress, and can also keep a situation from escalating as well as reduce a child’s feelings of regret or remorse over having done something inappropriate. Most importantly, however, humor underscores that you love your child despite any missteps on their part.
My Adorable Grandma Standing Under A Rhododendron Her Mom Planted Over 45 Years Ago For Her
How My Mother Decided To Celebrate Hanukkah While Her Kids Are Away At College
My Mother Insisted We Put A Bindi On My Bird To Celebrate Diwali
Mom’s Last Hair. Self-Portrait. 4 Months Of Chemo Remaining For This Incredible Woman
Injecting humor into a difficult situation doesn’t make you a pushover. It is a tool that can soften the rough parenting patches and preserve your connection with your child. Newman suggests catching yourself before you explode, and asking yourself, “How important is this misbehavior or accident in the scheme of your or your child's life?” Most of the time. the answer will probably be, not very. And the moms we see in the pictures seem to not only understand this, but also apply it to their everyday lives.
Going To Class With Mom
My Mom Remembered I Don't Have Room In My Place For A Christmas Tree, So She Made Me This Wreath With Built-In Lights And All The Ornaments From When I Was A Kid
A Photo That Definitely Makes Me Smile. My Dad Has Alzheimer's And Mum Is His Carer, 40+ Years Married
He finds it hard to communicate now but I managed to take this picture, a look that says 1000 words.
Oh, So Wholesome
If you decide that the indiscretion isn’t serious enough to warrant an actual punishment or talking to, Newman encourages trying these silly approaches instead (and she says you don’t have to be all that funny to do them):
- Act silly. Walk backward or abruptly stop speaking as a signal that you don't approve of whatever might be going on at the moment. Your children will laugh at you once they understand your action means you are not happy with the current behavior.
- Talk to your child in pig Latin. Or ask her to repeat back to you something you said in the language she’s studying in school or in Pig Latin.
- Swoop in. Pretend you’re an angel or part of a cleanup crew (if a mess has been created) to diffuse the situation and get help with cleanup.
Savage Mom
My Mom Missed A Group Photo, So She Offered To Photoshop Herself In
Look At This Giant Blanket My Mom Crocheted
My 90-Year-Old Mother Just Finished Another Painting
- Get emotional, but not really. Make believe you are crying or sad, or do a dance and give it a name: “The Broken Vase Dance” or the “Not Going to Bed Dance.”
- Make up a jingle. Use it when your child might be acting unsuitably or is about to break one of your rules, and repeat it often. For example, bust out a tune when you see your daughter is about to go over her allotted nightly screen time. Or, sing when your son is about to touch an object he shouldn’t.
- Laugh at yourself. Do this when you make a mistake or do something boneheaded.
My Mom Made Something For My Birthday
Working From Home Mom's Gotta Do What A Working From Home Mom's Gotta Do
Yeah. Something tells me that Dylan is the "more spirited" child.
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I've had 5 kids. I have one exactly like Dylan. And he is my first one! Thank goodness I had more! Lmao!
Love it!! Sure hope Dylan & Oscar can READ simple Rules & Understand Them!! Way to Go MOM!!
Should've scrolled before reading. Didn't notice the large print version until after straining to read the top one. Great idea, though. Gotta hand it to this Mom.
Mum could put that on the door and disappear for a whole day!!!! Does that make me evil?
This Cute Wholesome Mom Memeing With Her Daughter
I sent this to my daughter, I told her I'd seen it online but apparently it still made her cry.
Blooming Love
We're not all naturally funny, but we can still foster situations for laughter to emerge. By changing the tempo, you deflect your child’s apprehension; using humor gives him a chance to rethink his actions instead of being upset with his parent’s reprimand or pouting over the grounding you deliver.
My Mum Got Married To My Now-Stepdad On Tuesday Before He Goes In For A Bone Marrow Transplant Operation
He got the results of his PET scan and the stage IV aggressive cancer in his heart and abdomen is gone. What a wedding present.
Mom Paints A Large Birthmark On Her Face To Match Her Son
My Mom Threw Her Dog A Quinceanera
This Is What Happens When I Leave My 90-Year-Old Mother Alone In The Kitchen For Ten Minutes
When asked about their aspirations for their kids when they reach adulthood, roughly nine-in-ten parents say it’s extremely or very important to them that their children be financially independent and the same share say it’s equally important that their children have jobs or careers they enjoy.
About four-in-ten say it’s extremely or very important to them that their children earn a college degree, while smaller shares place a lot of importance on their children eventually becoming parents (20%) and getting married (21%).
And, as we can see, moms are ready to not only help their little ones get there, even if it means sacrificing for their success, but also make the most out of the twisty and bumpy ride.
I Wanted A Bearded Dragon For My Birthday, So My Mom Made Me One. In Cake Form. She's Incredible
My Mom Crocheted A Couch For Her Cat
I should have gotten a couch for my birthday. Shyla knows how to crochet. But nooooooo.
This Is What My Mom Made After Watching Bob Ross Back In The 90's
My Mother Prepared This For Her Hocus Pocus 2 Watch Party This Evening
My Mom Knit Some Things For My Unborn Son, Including A Blanket With Mama, Papa, Baby, And Dog. I Love That She Included My Dog Son
My Mom Had A Pic Of My Dad In Her Wallet Like This
I Asked My Mom To Send Me A Picture Of My Dog, Who She Is Watching For The Holidays. She Sent Me This "Proof Of Life"
Had A Vasectomy And My Mom Dropped Off A Care Package
My Dog Just Had Surgery And Is Scared Of Her Cone, This Is My Mom's Solution
My Short Mom Sends Our Family Photos Of Her With Really Tall People
I Found A Present From My Recently Passed Mom
I lost my mom to cancer late this year. Going through some of her things, I found this present made out to me. Needless to say, it means the world to me.
My Mom Loves Feeding The Squirrels. Upgraded From A Charcuterie Board To A Full Picnic Table
This Cake My Mom Made Me For My Birthday. She Is Not A Professional Of Any Kind. I Have A Lot Of Vans
My Mother Is Knitting Zoo Animals, Putting Them In Little Bags With Info On Their Food Preferences Etc And Hangs Them Outside For Kids To Take Home
My Mother Just Told Everyone "This Is The Vegan Option"
My Mom Asked If I Wanted To See Her Melon
For My Birthday, My Mom Made Me A Quilt Out Of Old T-Shirts I've Collected Along The Way. It Is The Best Gift I've Ever Received
My Dad Was Going Through Old Photos Recently, He Found This Picture Of Me On Halloween Dressed As Michelangelo, My Mom Made This Costume From Scratch
My Mom, Who Designed A Mario-Themed Party At Her Office (All By Hand) Dressed As A Cloud Guy
This Mom
Today I Saw The David By Michelangelo. My Mother Made Sure To Take Some Photos
My Mom Aga Lost Her Phone, So When My Other Mom, Katie Is Working In Her Office In The Basement, They Apparently Communicate Via Paper Airplane
I Asked My Bar Guest What She Was Writing. Turns Out She Has 3 Daughters And She Writes 5 Lines A Day To Each Of Them. These Will Be Gifts When They Get Married One Day
Mom of the year!
She Would Probably Be A Very Good Software Developer Too
My Mom Surprised Me With The Gayest Fans During Our Mother/Son Dance At My Wedding
Parents Gave Me A Gift For College Today, Which Was All The Money That My Mom Found In My Pockets When Doing My Laundry
I don't have that much money to not notice if it went missing, lol
My Mom's (91) Beautiful Laugh
My Mom And Her Siblings, 1971 And 2023
Came Home And Found This. I Love My Mom
After My Dad Passed, My Mom Finally Organized And Labeled The Tool Chest In A Way That Made Sense To Her
I Told My Mom When I Turn 21, I Wanted A Minecraft Party. Well, Here It Is
This Is The Patch On My Mom’s Gun Bag. She’s Quiet, 62, And Shoots Every Weekend
My Mom Doesn't Have A Ladder Long Enough
Mom Made Us Dress As Tulips For A Visit To The Tulip Garden In 1999
The fact that the younger kid's head perfectly blends in with the tulips 💀💀😂😂
The Picture I Get When My Mom Is Having Issues With Her Phone
My Mom Puts Googly Eyes On Jesus Statues For Her Etsy Store She's Making And I Can't Stop Laughing
My Mom Paints Rocks
Happy Easter. My Mom Still Has An "Egg" Hunt For Her Adult Children, Just Modified A Bit
Nice! Your mum is awesome! Do the small bottles lead to slightly more adult-sized bottles? LOL
My Mom Knitted A Little Beanie For My CAE Shifter Because It Gets Hot In The Sun. It Has "Miata" On It
Bit more yarn ...she could make a car cover. Miata's are pretty small
One Of Mom's Christmas Gifts This Year
I Was Stressed Learning A New Line Of Business. Even Though I'm 41 My Parents' Support Always Makes Me Smile
My Mom Made This Epic Rick And Morty Cake
My Mom Got My Dad This "Spatula Holding Crab" And Since Then It Has Exclusively Held Peppers
My Mom Is Diabetic. She Eats Rockets To Raise Her Sugar Levels. I Come To The Pantry Looking For Something To Snack On And Find This
My Mom’s Idea Of A “Christmas” Gift Bag
My Mom Knitted This Hat For Me For Christmas And Was Worried It Would Be Too Small
My Mom Did Tell Me Christmas Was Going To Be Different For Me This Year
That’s my sister-in-law. My mom got her a keurig and she got me diapers. My pregnant wife took the picture. I’m very thankful don’t get me wrong.
My Mom Shhh’d Me So I Wouldn’t Scare Away The "Birds" She Was Trying To Photograph
Mum And Daughter Had To Sit Separately, So The Mum Proceeds To Hold The Daughter's Hand, When She Says: "Mommy You'll Always Keep Me Safe Right?". So Beautiful
If you made it this far and haven’t felt anything, you have no soul
I'm 37 Years Old But I Don't Care, I'm So Happy To Receive A Packed Lunch From My Mum Complete With A Happy Hard-Boiled Egg
My Mom Still Flips The Bread To Hide The Fact That I'm Eating An End Piece. I'm A Senior In High School
My Mom Altered This Card To Give Me, It Took Me Longer Than It Should Have To Notice It Wasn’t Made This Way
Mommy And The Cat (Black) She Didn’t Want
You never know how much you need a cat until you get one. They wriggle their way into your heart and stay there forever
My Parents Threw Me A Belated Birthday Party At Their House, And My Mom Was Confident She Had The Correct Candles Before I Showed Up
A Proud Taxi Driver Mom Has A Sign For Her Customers To Subscribe To Her Son's Twitch Channel
Mom Using Her Car Phone Holder For Written Driving Directions
My Mom Made Me The Best Bachelor Party Cake
My Mom Made A Very Compelling Argument For Coming Over This Morning
My Mom Found Her Old Stash Of "Things We Were Too Young For"
My Mom Made Me Go To The Market While I Was Dressed As Samara From The Ring
My Mom Locked My Switch And I Can't Find The Key
Dang. I’m going to have to remember that. I use an app to lock my son’s switch but I know he will be old enough to hack that at some point and is going to need something a bit more substantial to lock it. Lol. Side note: our old neighbor used to store her kids’ things in our garage when they were grounded from them. Lol! They never knew!
My Mother Washes Her Dishes By Hand Because The Dishwasher Is Used For Other Things
My Mom Gave Me And My Wife These Wine Glasses With Our Initials Engraved
My Mom Put A Fireplace Video On The Living Room TV That’s Directly Above Her Actual Fireplace
My Mom Has Had This Newspaper Clipping Pinned To The Corkboard In Her Kitchen Since I Was 12. I Am Now 26
We… we didn’t use most of those XD I was on AOL as soon as it became a thing in the early 90s, and I’ve been online since, and the only one I recognize/used is “A/S/L” XD
This makes me miss my mom so much. Treasure moms and dads while they are still with you💗
Personally, I would have saved this for Sunday (Mother's Day), but you do you! Great post, lots of sweet and fun stuff.
I LOVE these lists but feel so awful that I don't do anything crafty!!! I asked my husband "what if our kids need costumes and I can't sew them?" He shrugged and said, "We have amazon now." But it's not the same!!
2. I believed in 2 of these stories. Felt good to read it all, though!:)
Funny how suddendly no more comments about ''I don't want children blah blah blah '' . Being a parent can be great also. Only by making an human being happy
This makes me miss my mom so much. Treasure moms and dads while they are still with you💗
Personally, I would have saved this for Sunday (Mother's Day), but you do you! Great post, lots of sweet and fun stuff.
I LOVE these lists but feel so awful that I don't do anything crafty!!! I asked my husband "what if our kids need costumes and I can't sew them?" He shrugged and said, "We have amazon now." But it's not the same!!
2. I believed in 2 of these stories. Felt good to read it all, though!:)
Funny how suddendly no more comments about ''I don't want children blah blah blah '' . Being a parent can be great also. Only by making an human being happy