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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you don’t need to be a perfect parent. In fact, it’s impossible to be perfect! So what if your child went to school wearing pajamas today, had more ice cream than vegetables yesterday or threw a fit in the grocery store? As long as they’re safe, healthy and loved, you’re doing a great job.

And if you need to feel less alone in the experience of parenting, we’ve got you covered, pandas. We've compiled the very best posts about parenting from X that we've previously featured on Bored Panda down below. From hilarious stories to embarrassing moments, we hope you enjoy scrolling through this list. And keep reading to find a conversation with Anna Marikar, co-founder of In The Playroom!

Being a parent is many things: wonderful, rewarding, hilarious, embarrassing, exhausting, expensive, exciting and more. Raising children is a huge responsibility, but it allows a person to shape the next generation and to experience childlike wonder through the eyes of their little ones. 

While it’s completely understandable that parenting isn’t for everyone, it’s important for those of us who do choose to start families to be appreciated and understood. And what better way is there to feel seen by other parents than to read about their hilarious and relatable experiences online? 

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Reminds me of my recent interaction. Toddler: "Mama, I love you!". Me: "Say that to daddy too, please". Toddler: "Daddy, I love mama".

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To learn more about the hilarious experience of being a parent, we reached out to mom and co-founder of In the Playroom, Anna Marikar.

Anna was kind enough to have a chat with Bored Panda, and she shared that a sense of humor is a necessity for moms and dads. "As rewarding as parenting is, it’s also hard work, so a good sense of humor will help to see you through the difficult days and the times when you’re exhausted," she noted.

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We also asked Anna if it can be helpful for moms and dads to share their embarrassing and hilarious parenting moments online. "As long as you don’t embarrass your child, it can help to share," she says. "I wouldn’t recommend posting things like embarrassing pictures of your child that they will come to resent when they are older, but some of the cute and relatable funny moments can definitely help to connect us with other parents and realize that we’re all in the same boat."

Anna even shared a funny parenting moment from her own life with Bored Panda. "Something that cracked me up recently was that I left my 7-year-old daughter at home with her older brothers (teenagers) just to pop to Costco. But obviously she must have been missing me, because when I came back to the house she had covered all the doors with homemade missing person signs saying 'Have you seen my mum? Her name is Anna. This is what she looks like' - so dramatic!"

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When i was in first year at secondary school (UK) was on the back footy area and got knocked out by a ball being belted at me full force by one of the 5th years. I've never forgot it. Not cause i got knocked out, but when i got up one of the 'popular' lads came up to me and went 'effin hell mate, you must be one hard barsteward' and made sure i was okay, always stuck with me

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And if any new parents out there are feeling overwhelmed with the responsibilities of being a mom or dad, Anna has some wise words for you. "We all feel overwhelmed going into this. You will learn as you go, and no matter how many kids you already have, you will never stop learning," she shared. "As long as you are trying your best for your kids and doing everything from a place of love, you will figure it out."

If you'd like to hear more parenting advice, be sure to check out In the Playroom!

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For a previous article, we got in touch with mom and creator of Mommy Cusses, Serena, to hear what inspired her to first start posting about her experiences as a mother online. 

“It really was a ‘laugh so you don't cry’ type of thing,” Serena says. “I was depressed trying to be the ‘perfect’ mom for a long time. And then one day I ran across a funny parenting tweet, and it was such a relief. I thought ‘I want to do this. I want to make other parents feel less alone.’”

Parenting is clearly full of hilarious moments, but Serena says, “The funniest parts are when your kids are old enough to start showing their little personalities.”

“They say and do the funniest things, and it's a weird Dr. Frankenstein moment where you're like, ‘I created this…’ The low-brow potty humor is also superb,” she added.

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My youngest son came home from school with an entire playground's worth of bark in his shoes. Yet, this kid can detect a raisin in a cookie without even seeing it.

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Favorite friend right there! Any kid(s) who still do that (or have started doing that again) are the friends I'd want for my kids, as well as the kind of friend I'd want my kids to be.

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I bet a penny that she’s got a whole box of bugs in her room. Or maybe one very scared squirrel

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According to Serena, being able to see the humor in any situation is also a must when it comes to being a parent. “You absolutely need a sense of humor,” she previously shared. “Having kids is very humbling, and they relish in airing out your dirty laundry to strangers and narrating what you do in the public restroom stall to any other restroom patrons.”

Serena also believes it’s crucial for parents to have spaces where they can share their experiences with one another. “The first few years of my first child's life I really tried to be perfect and it was exhausting,” she says. “I was struggling with postpartum depression and anxiety and didn't even know it because those things weren't being talked about much. We have to show the underbelly of parenting sometimes, not to scare mothers, but to let them know it's okay if/when they experience it.”

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Serena also shared a funny story that she had recently experienced. “My 5-year-old just started a pre-k program they're doing at the elementary schools here, and every day I like to ask if she's made any friends, how her day was, etc. Last week she turned the tables on me and asked if I talked to any other moms at pick-up, ‘You know, like did you make any mom friends?’ And I cracked up. She wasn't being a smart alec, she was genuinely curious. But I'm an introvert who struggles with anxiety, and chatting up new people isn't one of my strengths.”

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same, my dog got bored after the 30th time. I had to watch the next 17 times by myself.

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

😭🤣 lol does every parent do this?! My mom told me once that my real parents died in a plane crash and I started balling my eyes out cause we had just watched the Hey Arnold! TV movie about what happened to his parents and I was not prepared.

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“I recently read the quote ‘motherhood is the hardest thing I've ever loved,’ and it's spot-on. Being a mom is filled with so many dualities it makes your head spin, and you're not a bad mom for thinking, ‘I love these kids so damn much,’ but also, ‘If one more person who has been in my vagina asks me for something, I'm going to flip a table over.’”

Whether you have kids playing in the next room or yours are all grown up with babies of their own, we hope you’re enjoying these hilarious parenting posts, pandas. Keep upvoting the ones that you find particularly relatable, and then if you’re interested in checking out even more funny parenting content from Bored Panda, look no further than right here!

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I legit started following this woman on Twitter because of Bored Panda compilations like this. She's hysterical. 😅

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm not even at the acne stage and I'm sure it's not getting easier.

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The little one saw something she liked for at least a few seconds.

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why my husband and I have always each been responsible for our own laundry, and each of our kids were taught to do their laundry when they hit age 7. I only have to fold my own clothes.

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Long enough to tell them "I don't want to buy anything" and shut the door.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Once, my siblings and I each cut some hair and put it in a bag labeled "No hair in here!"

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now I understand why parents embarrass their kids, revenge.

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Anne Jones
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9 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When my kid was 4 she said…mummy, would you be scared if that spider Was in your hair? …I was like… 😳 what f..ing spider???!!!!

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not just hear it, but recreate your original laugh. Each. And. Every. Time.

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Have you ever said a forbidden word like ice cream around a kid this age then try to explain you just said the word, you’re not getting ice cream? Fun times, they are devastated.

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a mom, there is nothing more infuriating than dealing with the following tantrum

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Rule: never ask about them if they like your haircut! There much, MUCH to honest!

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeh because mummy bear has put her time into prepping baby bears breakfast and getting it perfect while hers goes cold. Papa bear then eventually joins after spending forever on the toilet and gets to enjoy his hot ha!

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why... this does not belong here... this post should have made the top fifty!!! Or should at least be number one here!

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9 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom thinks that she trained her dogs to go potty outside because they always ask to go outside then come back inside right away and even if my mother watches them turn around at the door without ever leaving to go potty, she gives them a treat. She trained them to walk through a door lol

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Up until my dad passed away he would always ask me "Where is your coat?" and I would tell him it was in the car and he would say "I bet the d@mn seat is warm!"... I miss my dad so much!!

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Worked for me when mine was little, she threw a tantrum so did I. The look of disgust on her little face but it stopped her.

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bi mermaid (she/her/hers)
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My friend keeps saying (we did Annie for 8th grade musical), "If I were one of the other orphans, I'd hate Annie. She's the only one with hope for family, then she gets adopted by a super rich dude!"

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My daughter tried that on me once. I answered "Did you forget your keys again?" Man that kid could glare!

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, taller…..That’s your story and you’re sticking to it! 🤣

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They look unique to me, same design but the stripes are in a different colour order. Unique yet similar.

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The game is "Plaque Inc.". Pretty fun if you want to erase humans globally but can't because of laws and such. 😉

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thats ok, just choose one of the multitude of books I've bought over the years but have never read.

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