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Parenting is not an easy task, those who have done it will know that's a fact. Despite our best intentions, it can sometimes go a little awry and little mistakes can be made with the poor little kiddies on the receiving end.
Bored Panda has compiled a list of these fails, nothing serious but definitely relatable and all of them will give you those slightly guilty kind of giggles. Scroll down below to check them out and don't forget to vote for your favourite!
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#1
My Friend Had Her Daughters At A Zoo When She Heard, "Ma'am, There's A Lemur On Your Baby."
#3
Accidentally Sent My Son To School With His Newly Bought Ugly Christmas Sweater. Didn't Realize What Santa Was Doing Until His Kindergarten Teacher Pointed It Out When I Picked Him Up After School
#4
Nine Hour Flight To Budapest. No Problem. We’re An Experienced Family Of Travellers
#5
I Was Spitting Sunflower Seeds Out The Window On The Way Home But I Guess They Found Their Way Back In The Car
#8
Once Upon A Time, I Sent My Daughter And My Husband Off To Buy Her Some Nice New Clothes
#10
Oh My Gosh We Really Don’t Deserve My Mom. All She Wanted To Do Was Spell Out Love In Our Family Pictures. She Had No Idea
#11
Instead Of Millennium Falcons Or Fire Trucks, My 8-Year-Old Son Builds Lego Bars With Drunk Patrons
#13
I Took This Picture. The Baby Was Fine. I Still Get Hate Mail About It Occasionally, Even A Couple Of Years After The Fact
#16
My Daughter's Nose Started Bleeding In The Car And This Was The Only Thing I Had Handy.. She Called It A "Cotton Stick" :)
#19
Teacher Asks Kindy Children To Write What Their Mum Does Best. My Spawn Know Me Well
#23
So My Daughter Found The Webcam, And Took A Pic... I Swear I'm A Good Parent
#24
Friend On Facebook Sent Their Kid To School On Picture Day With The Wrong Shirt
#26
Found My Husband Like This Getting Our One Year Old To Bed
Holly Hofmann 7 years ago
My daughter had the same toddler bed. It's not made to last but you'll try anything to get kids to sleep in their own bed. Even if it means a crappy, plastic, Dora the Explorer bed.
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#28
This Is How Dad Dressed Daughter For The Daycare. Who Needs A Shirt In Summer Anyway
#30
He Wanted To Get On That Ride. I'm Really Hoping This Isn't His First Memory
#33
My Girlfriend Randomly Took A Couple Pictures Of Me At The Grocery Store. Only Later Did We Notice...
#36
When Your Dad Puts Your Swimsuit On Backwards And It Becomes A Different Kind Of Swimsuit
#37
I Left My 7-Year Old Daughter Unattended For 10 Minutes To Make Dinner. Big Mistake
#38
When You Rush Out Of The House To Try And Get Everything Done Before The Next Feed Is Due And Forget The Car Seat Connectors For The Pram And Only Have One Bassinet In The Boot... You Have To Improvise!
#45
On Our Third Kid But Still Managed To Leave The House Without Shoes In 30 Degree Weather
#46
Note To Self, Don't Let Baby Fall Asleep On You After You Spray Tan If You Do Not Want Said Baby To Have A Half "Tanned" Face The Next Morning.
#49
So We Thought We Would Have An Afternoon Of Art, I Set Up Her Easel And Paints And Went To The Kitchen Whilst Mini Picasso Went To Work.... A Few Minutes Later I Walked Outside To Find Someone Had Decided To Explore Visual Art With Herself As The Canvas! Thank Goddess For Washable Paints! ' ' ' ' ' '
#51
Those Few Seconds You Take The Washing Out And Put It In The Dryer... Littlest Has Put Big Brothers Texta Coloured Ball In His Mouth 😂
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What do you think ?
Julie Julie 7 years ago
Why are these called parenting fails? It's just parenting. Good luck finding a parent whose child never fell on their face, never ate something they're not supposed to, never had a tantrum, etc. All those things are just part of life.
Rikke Hackner 7 years ago
why is the dad in the restaurant bad, is it so wrong for kids to strip down to their nappies in the heat? or am I missing the point.
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Melissa Nunya 7 years ago
Just because folks take cute pictures of their kids doesn't automatically mean they don't love and hold their children.
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Hans 7 years ago
Parenting fails are great, and I guess our children will forgive us, for many of these fails ultimately come from the love for the children and the strive to care for them. A few entries, however, reflect selfishness and ignorance on the parents' side. Hard to not be judgemental in these cases, particularly if thoughtlessly endagering the children is proudly posted on the Web as a mere mishap.
Melissa Nunya 7 years ago
It's been 20 years and I still cringe over some of my screwups. Nice to be able to look back and laugh at myself too
Katya Whittaker 7 years ago
There's a lot of judgemental people on this page. It's bloody hard parenting and these people are letting us all know we're not monsters!
Zenozenobee 7 years ago
Thank you sooo much! I came here after the "grandparents meeting their grandchil(dren) for the first time" and all the ninja cutting onion that went with it.Now, I can't stop laughing. Feel better.
Rina R. N. 7 years ago
#4 Am I supposed to feel amused seeing this? That's littering, and I feel bad for the little girl having such parents.
Karen Bathker 7 years ago
As hard as I laughed at some of these (15, 17), I think the bigger parenting fail is subjecting your child to having his or her photo taken rather than remedying the errant situation. I realize many of these photos came about as the parents attempted to capture a happy memory and things didn’t go as expected, but leaving your kid with soggy sunflower seed shells stuck to her face or standing in wet shorts in a puddle of his own urine (just for example, because there were other offenders) so that you can document the mishap seems more cruel than kind. For many of these I got much the same feeling that I did when I used to catch bits of America’s Funniest Home Videos where most of the submissions were of people—including a lot of kids—tripping or getting hit with some flying object. Maybe the videographer’s first instinct was to see if the person was alright, but why was it followed by the need to air the injury on national television so millions of people can laugh at their misfortune?
Julie Julie 7 years ago
Why are these called parenting fails? It's just parenting. Good luck finding a parent whose child never fell on their face, never ate something they're not supposed to, never had a tantrum, etc. All those things are just part of life.
Rikke Hackner 7 years ago
why is the dad in the restaurant bad, is it so wrong for kids to strip down to their nappies in the heat? or am I missing the point.
Load More Replies... Melissa Nunya 7 years ago
Just because folks take cute pictures of their kids doesn't automatically mean they don't love and hold their children.
Load More Replies... Hans 7 years ago
Parenting fails are great, and I guess our children will forgive us, for many of these fails ultimately come from the love for the children and the strive to care for them. A few entries, however, reflect selfishness and ignorance on the parents' side. Hard to not be judgemental in these cases, particularly if thoughtlessly endagering the children is proudly posted on the Web as a mere mishap.
Melissa Nunya 7 years ago
It's been 20 years and I still cringe over some of my screwups. Nice to be able to look back and laugh at myself too
Katya Whittaker 7 years ago
There's a lot of judgemental people on this page. It's bloody hard parenting and these people are letting us all know we're not monsters!
Zenozenobee 7 years ago
Thank you sooo much! I came here after the "grandparents meeting their grandchil(dren) for the first time" and all the ninja cutting onion that went with it.Now, I can't stop laughing. Feel better.
Rina R. N. 7 years ago
#4 Am I supposed to feel amused seeing this? That's littering, and I feel bad for the little girl having such parents.
Karen Bathker 7 years ago
As hard as I laughed at some of these (15, 17), I think the bigger parenting fail is subjecting your child to having his or her photo taken rather than remedying the errant situation. I realize many of these photos came about as the parents attempted to capture a happy memory and things didn’t go as expected, but leaving your kid with soggy sunflower seed shells stuck to her face or standing in wet shorts in a puddle of his own urine (just for example, because there were other offenders) so that you can document the mishap seems more cruel than kind. For many of these I got much the same feeling that I did when I used to catch bits of America’s Funniest Home Videos where most of the submissions were of people—including a lot of kids—tripping or getting hit with some flying object. Maybe the videographer’s first instinct was to see if the person was alright, but why was it followed by the need to air the injury on national television so millions of people can laugh at their misfortune?
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